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": 347904,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "bc16ba9e1408fecf17b6b82107dce197",
            "title": "Saturday session: Roosters v Broncos; Warriors riding high; Raiders salute",
            "description": "Follow all the action from Round 9 of the NRL Telstra Premiership on NRL.com's live blog.",
            "content": "The Titans and Raiders kicked off a huge Saturday of action with both sides looking to find some momentum and it was the Green Machine who stood tall.\nLast year's minor premiers were missing a host of stars but young playmaker Ethan Sanders stood tal... [21737 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nrl.com/news/2026/05/02/saturday-session-titans-v-raiders-eels-v-warriors-roosters-v-broncos/",
            "image": "https://www.nrl.com/siteassets/2026/nrl-season/round-9/roosters-v-broncos/80930367_carrigan-p_260502-_km_9787-copy_202652172022.jpg?center=0.271%2C0.583&preset=share",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-02T10:10:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6e9cb848877718eb091dd0195c10d23e",
                "name": "NRL.com",
                "url": "https://www.nrl.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "eff56e704c75396cc3f231913b7da94b",
            "title": "Dirty act spoils crazy Broncos 30-point comeback bid as injury carnage stuns",
            "description": "Dirty act spoils crazy Broncos 30-point comeback bid as injury carnage stuns",
            "content": "The Roosters beat the Broncos 38-24 but the visitors nearly came up with a miracle 30-point comeback, as injuries and suspensions loom from a chaotic clash at Allianz Stadium.\nWatch every game of every round of the Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-... [597 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2026-live-updates-sydney-roosters-vs-brisbane-broncos-round-9-teams-how-to-watch-scores-james-tedesco-reece-walsh/news-story/ca9c7ea9b9e1d783550cc1fcbad0ec4a",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/adde3db4ade2feded72673dc1c3bd69c",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-02T09:36:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4dff6eec49aed8ad858c020da892bcf1",
                "name": "Fox Sports",
                "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e47caf5b9985585ff21bb8e5da4aad85",
            "title": "Cats pounce late to bury brave Roos after early arm wrestle",
            "description": "Geelong flexes its muscles late to record a 49-point win over North Melbourne",
            "content": "GEELONG has mauled North Melbourne with a nine-goal final quarter to rack up its 15th consecutive win over the Kangaroos.\nLeading by less than a goal late in the third quarter, the Cats kicked clear as Max Holmes starred in the 21.9 (135) to 13.8 (86... [4065 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.afl.com.au/news/1510089/match-report-geelong-cats-pounce-late-to-bury-brave-north-melbourne-kangaroos-after-early-arm-wrestle",
            "image": "https://resources.afl.com.au/afl/photo/2026/05/02/ccf932be-5315-44ac-b985-aee9ee7a4a22/QwSjIFR0.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-02T09:22:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a46a0522ac739f3ecebe94711f4dabe",
                "name": "afl.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.afl.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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