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": 337502,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7d1cd4858d38d5ae9a45942c3dffdb8c",
            "title": "‘Exhilarating’: Grandmother’s wild act at 81",
            "description": "A Byron Bay grandmother experienced something so “exhilarating” - she’s done it three times.",
            "content": "Never in her wildest dreams did Kuatarina Mount think she would be jumping out of planes after the age of 73.\nThe now 81-year-old said it was during her travels to Nepal back in 2008 when she saw paragliders, that her interest piqued.\n“We drove to th... [3094 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/travel-stories/exhilarating-grandmothers-wild-act-at-81/news-story/c3c3063a89dd9058ea316c2d7ca5678e",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/4d9eaf6d55d3fad7b4136105035163f9",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-29T21:10:36Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fb80671fb5d2de16a7e1a267ced6d12a",
                "name": "News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "687a3d0c8cf49ab1912674cec932aca2",
            "title": "Guardian Essential poll: Australians want higher tax on gas exports and extension of petrol excise cut",
            "description": "The fuel crisis is seeing more voters keen to shift to renewable energy rather than stick with fossil fuels",
            "content": "Most Australians support taxing profits from gas exports and extending the cut to the fuel excise, according to the latest Guardian Essential poll, despite Anthony Albanese on Wednesday ruling out a new tax on existing gas export contracts.\nThe poll ... [4826 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/30/guardian-essential-poll-australians-want-higher-tax-on-gas-exports-and-extension-of-petrol-excise-cut",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/44cfdfafeb4e5b8572035e220006a79da4b769da/0_0_1667_1334/master/1667.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=7854a9a14f3821c8a92e9ea8c69f578a",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-29T20:56:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9afc4c7fc0d4572add5713dc62d85004",
            "title": "Royals pay tribute at 9/11 memorial; War has cost $35 billion, says Pentagon",
            "description": "Follow our live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East, King Charles and Queen Camilla’s US state visit and related developments in Australia.",
            "content": "Pinned post from 4.00am\nGo to latest\nWhat you need to know\nBy\nThank you for joining our continuing live coverage of the conflict in the Middle East and King Charles and Queen Camilla’s state visit to the United States, as well as developments in Aust... [7179 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-news-king-charles-queen-camilla-state-visit-royals-pay-respects-at-9-11-memorial-war-has-cost-35-billion-to-date-pentagon-confirms-20260429-p5zsc6.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.38215518518518515%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_48%2C$y_11/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/3ececc313f5c0d75653b0acabac8c2f09d8d0522",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-29T20:36:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "65045958568caf3ea94d17e4238416e8",
                "name": "SMH.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.smh.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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