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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": 306928,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f005868047d09f2df2489f3a45c9fce3",
            "title": "Investigation under way after glass fire bombs thrown at Sydney home in 'targeted' attack",
            "description": "Emergency services were called to a home on Gallipoli Street in Condell Park following reports that two gla...",
            "content": "P olice are investigating after multiple glass fire bombs were tossed at a home in Sydney's south-west overnight.\nEmergency services were called to a home on Gallipoli Street in Condell Park following reports that two glass bottles containing petrol ... [808 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/national/condell-park-sydney-fire-bombs-thrown-at-home/f2a7695e-c448-4331-8614-b8d0909b67c4",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/g8DjZo3MJXDAQQGnr61qxNvKT2g=/0x0:1794x1009/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F5e00bab0-59ae-4d7f-bfd6-b754bd5f5561",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-31T20:22:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
                "name": "9News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a297fd29d6c11e941d169586df4c0075",
            "title": "Woman hospitalised after Juniper prescribes weight",
            "description": "Claire Munch says she was hospitalised with an eating disorder after a telehealth provider approved weight-loss drugs her GP had refused — and that even after she complained, she was later sent marketing promotions.",
            "content": "A woman says she was hospitalised with an eating disorder after a medical telehealth provider approved weight-loss drugs her GP had refused.\nEven after she complained following her discharge, she was later sent marketing promotions and discount codes... [6840 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-01/woman-hospitalised-telehealth-provider-weight-loss-drugs-juniper/106273356",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/7633d6fc349326f20196f2eb5a7a39de?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=675&cropW=1200&xPos=0&yPos=307&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-31T19:19:01Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "777e6cc44d8cc1d34799f87bcf2d23f2",
            "title": "Dog Park review - this charming comedy lures you in with dogs - but you’ll stay for the humans",
            "description": "Marketed as a comedy, the show is more of a light-touch drama, and it manages to sketch a fractious depiction of love that many will relate to",
            "content": "How do you create interesting drama themed around a dog park? If you’ve been to one before, it doesn’t exactly scream “riveting”. I approached the ABC’s new six-part series wondering: will random people from the dog park meet and bonk? Will various d... [4002 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/jan/31/dog-park-tv-show-review-abc-comedy-celia-pacquola-leon-ford",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2d936b2601443372a26747b2f344a65dc251f696/125_0_1875_1500/master/1875.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=a8b3064f6ce32ba43e361f1cc42a1900",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-31T19:03:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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