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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": 312196,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d4724f9894415c589fd2c7d025ddda98",
            "title": "Windows Secure Boot Certificates From 2011 Will Be Expiring Soon. What You Need to Know",
            "description": "You're probably all set, but you should still probably check and update if necessary.",
            "content": "In June 2025, Microsoft announced that, in June 2026, it would begin deprecating Secure Boot certificates of Windows systems from 2011, which were superseded by their 2023 counterparts.\nAs the clock counts down, it's time to do some housecleaning to ... [3533 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/windows-secure-boot-certificates-from-2011-will-be-expiring-soon-what-you-need-to-know/",
            "image": "https://www.cnet.com/a/img/resize/1326aa4fa2a1b7cde8c903bcaf3b5a2a9a5c7ee7/hub/2026/01/05/6133776e-ef8c-4c55-b0e3-bb8b417790b0/hp-omnibook-ultra-14.png?auto=webp&fit=crop&height=675&width=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-14T16:02:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f262b4e25cc8e3206db7723c77d4fd60",
                "name": "CNET",
                "url": "https://www.cnet.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bcacfb4028a042558657f1ed630cb6ab",
            "title": "Adelaide 36ers coach Mike Wells says MVP race is over, Bryce Cotton, video, press conference",
            "description": "‘It’s over’: Coach sends blunt message to rival superstars",
            "content": "Mike Wells is not messing around.\nThe 36ers coach believes the MVP race is “over” after another brilliant performance by superstar Bryce Cotton lifted Adelaide to a stunning win on Valentine’s Day.\nDJ Vasiljevic also caught fire in the second half on... [4247 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au/basketball/nbl/nbl-2026-adelaide-36ers-coach-mike-wells-says-mvp-race-is-over-bryce-cotton-video-press-conference/news-story/f9d8d9770b42e5bc7dbf8057691f4673",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/530fb5ecf399a9ec538b8b187142885a",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-14T13:50:42Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "4dff6eec49aed8ad858c020da892bcf1",
                "name": "Fox Sports",
                "url": "https://www.foxsports.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e06f517cbe1da530f194a4b14a689892",
            "title": "Russia poisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, UK and allies say",
            "description": "Five European foreign ministers say analysis of samples from the former Russian opposition leader, who died two years ago, confirmed the presence of a toxin from poison frogs.",
            "content": "Five European nations say Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin, and are blaming the Russian state for the attack.\nThe foreign ministries of the UK, France, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands said that analysis of... [1373 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-15/russia-poisoned-alexei-navalny-uk-allies-say/106345766",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/ea84d1b389b5620f730177c85218370c?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=259&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-14T13:24:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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