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": 346958,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9e1a5cb507fc621f80bc902781d78100",
            "title": "Lords of the Fallen 2 can now launch on Steam as CI Games and Epic terminate exclusivity deal",
            "description": "CI Games and Epic Games have terminated their exclusivity deal, and Lords of the Fallen II is no longer Epic Store exclusive and can now launch on Steam.",
            "content": "Lords of the Fallen 2 is no longer locked to the Epic Games Store, and is now free to launch on any PC storefront, including Steam.\nVIEW GALLERY - 2 IMAGES\nNew filings from CI Games spotted by Polish publication Bankier show that the company has now ... [1408 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.tweaktown.com/news/111684/lords-of-the-fallen-2-can-now-launch-on-steam-as-ci-games-and-epic-terminate-exclusivity-deal/index.html",
            "image": "https://static.tweaktown.com/news/1/1/111684_1_lords-of-the-fallen-2-can-now-come-to-steam-as-ci-games-and-epic-terminate-exclusivity-deal_full.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T02:29:05Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "88d2c803bf7465094b81545571a67996",
                "name": "TweakTown",
                "url": "https://www.tweaktown.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3bff7a130752a6b201454bf0c4a537cd",
            "title": "He signed with Melbourne, now NBA star Joe Ingles wants to be reunited with Patty Mills",
            "description": "Australian basketball star Joe Ingles opens up on his return to the NBL with Melbourne United, a great mate he would love to play with, and whether he wants to continue his distinguished career with the Boomers.",
            "content": "Updated May 19, 2026 — 12:08pm,first published May 19, 2026 — 8:00am\nYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.\nRemove items from your saved list to add more.\nJoe Ingles will return home to the National Basketball League with Melbourne Unit... [5214 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/sport/basketball/incredibly-special-why-joe-ingles-has-joined-melbourne-united-20260518-p5zyey.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.5899211314543912%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_534%2C$y_15/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/dd469acb678bba9bed167cca0acca97dd3284a57",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T02:08:02Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "687ac37b715669db81a38ab94ed44db0",
            "title": "‘I’d agreed to two more years’: Benji reveals bombshell career call... before Wayne stepped in",
            "description": "‘I’d agreed two more years’: Benji’s bombshell career call... before Wayne stepped in",
            "content": "Watch Shaun Johnson’s exclusive sit down with Tigers coach Benji Marshall on Fox League at 7.30pm AEST Tuesday!\nTigers icon and coach Benji Marshall has revealed he would have continued playing through to the end of 2023 were it not for an eleventh h... [5404 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2026-benji-marshall-reveals-how-close-he-was-to-joining-the-gold-coast-titans-interview-with-shaun-johnson/news-story/bf680818b7fdb3984c0b8cefeac54eee",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/f58d81da68290035e017ee41aabf4d34",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T01:56:10Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4dff6eec49aed8ad858c020da892bcf1",
                "name": "Fox Sports",
                "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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