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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": 252732,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d34693d648b36469468b87bd8031c04d",
            "title": "Why potatoes and grains can’t replace each other in a healthy diet",
            "description": "White potatoes are nutrient-rich, offering potassium and vitamins. Replacing grains with them may reduce essential nutrients like iron and folate.",
            "content": "Researchers have shown that white potatoes provide crucial nutrients that Americans lack, yet swapping them for grains triggers significant losses in iron, folate, and other essential nutrients, reshaping our understanding of “healthy carbs.”\nStudy: ... [6400 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news-medical.net/news/20251201/Why-potatoes-and-grains-cane28099t-replace-each-other-in-a-healthy-diet.aspx",
            "image": "https://www.news-medical.net/images/news/ImageForNews_825120_17645872220263170.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-01T11:10:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2ca7a45d20357cb42858868cb4a4946",
                "name": "News-Medical",
                "url": "https://www.news-medical.net"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "78c6ec2f55b1aecb0032765f1f29cfa5",
            "title": "Black Shark returns to wearables with the IP69K-rated GS3 Ultra",
            "description": "Black Shark—the gaming hardware brand with ties to Xiaomi—has unveiled its latest smartwatch, the Black Shark GS3 Ultra. Here are the details.",
            "content": "The gaming brand's new outdoor watch boasts an 18-day battery life and extreme durability specs\nBlack Shark—the gaming hardware brand with ties to Xiaomi—has unveiled its latest smartwatch, the Black Shark GS3 Ultra.\nSimilar to the brand’s debut smar... [2189 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.wareable.com/smartwatches/black-shark-gs3-ultra-outdoor-watch-china-announcement",
            "image": "https://www.wareable.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/12/black-shark-gs3-ultra.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-01T10:15:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "eac5277e6f9678b96e19783ed2a2ba38",
                "name": "Wareable",
                "url": "https://www.wareable.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a3ee3f84870198139336245b466a37bb",
            "title": "Research: Beer Belly Tied to Heart Damage in Men",
            "description": "CHICAGO – A large new study using advanced imaging found that abdominal obesity, sometimes referred to as a \"beer belly,\" is associated with more",
            "content": "CHICAGO – A large new study using advanced imaging found that abdominal obesity, sometimes referred to as a \"beer belly,\" is associated with more harmful changes in heart structure than overall body weight alone, especially in men. The findings, bein... [4123 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.miragenews.com/research-beer-belly-tied-to-heart-damage-in-men-1580686/",
            "image": "https://cdn1.miragenews.com/tmp_cache?cdn=images.unsplash.com%2Fphoto-1526470608268-f674ce90ebd4%3Fixid%3DMnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8%26amp%3Bixlib%3Drb-1.2.1%26amp%3Bauto%3Dformat%26amp%3Bfit%3Dcrop%26amp%3Bw%3D1267%26amp%3Bq%3D80",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-01T10:02:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0368281c39ba31f7435685e8b620f675",
                "name": "Mirage News",
                "url": "https://www.miragenews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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