Australia News API

Get the live top headlines from Australia with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Australia News API

API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from Australia.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=au&category=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 346680,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "57771785a1dede2f8cf3e5bd4f332d97",
            "title": "Scientists Engineer Blood Clots That Stop Severe Bleeding in Seconds",
            "description": "Blood clots are the body's built-in way of staunching blood loss.",
            "content": "Blood clots are the body's built-in way of staunching blood loss. In the right circumstances, they can save your life.\nScientists have now developed new custom-made blood clots that form faster and last longer than the natural versions.\nThey're calle... [3834 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-engineer-blood-clots-that-stop-severe-bleeding-in-seconds",
            "image": "https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/05/blood-clot-illustration.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T21:01:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "76a2943c768c5c3be7d790e609b40403",
                "name": "ScienceAlert",
                "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8536eaaad128fbe6a4a762e0cb875748",
            "title": "NASA's Psyche Snaps Mars in Gravity Assist Flyby",
            "description": "2 Min Read\nPIA26750\n\tCredits:\tNASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU\n\t\nPhotojournal NavigationSciencePhotojournalNASA's Psyche",
            "content": "Description\nThis colorized image of Mars was captured by NASA's Psyche mission on May 3, 2026, about 3 million miles (4.8 million kilometers) from the planet. The spacecraft is approaching the planet for a gravity assist on May 15 that will give it a... [1951 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/nasas-psyche-snaps-mars-in-gravity-assist-flyby-1670402/",
            "image": "https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/psd/photojournal/pia/pia26/pia26750/PIA26750.jpg?w=1059&h=864&fit=clip&crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T19:42:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2a68a24f2affe3a781c84176f44fbbc2",
            "title": "Deaf and blind cricketers feel disrespected by changes to Cricket Australia's funding",
            "description": "Significant changes to how Cricket Australia funds Deaf, blind and intellectually disabled teams prompt concern from players and advocates.",
            "content": "A decision by Cricket Australia (CA) to change how it funds inclusive teams has left many cricketers feeling disappointed, with some saying it could ultimately drive players away from the game.\nUnder the new arrangement, deaf and intellectually disab... [6901 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-09/cricket-australia-inclusive-blind-deaf-disabled-programs-funding/106284494",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/752d9e51b70fd4cd54e9b4b7566e4d37?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=1882&cropW=3347&xPos=635&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-08T19:28:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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