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": 339938,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "983fcc4cf949c2b734084e032c5ad98f",
            "title": "Scientists Solve The Mystery of How The Twelve Apostles Formed",
            "description": "Every year, millions of visitors stand at the clifftop lookouts along Victoria's Great Ocean Road and gaze out at the Twelve Apostles.",
            "content": "Every year, millions of visitors stand at the clifftop lookouts along Victoria's Great Ocean Road and gaze out at the Twelve Apostles.\nThese towering limestone stacks, rising up to 70 metres above the Southern Ocean, are some of Australia's most reco... [4710 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-solve-the-mystery-of-how-the-twelve-apostles-formed",
            "image": "https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/04/TwelveApostlesAtSunset.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-03T14:01:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "76a2943c768c5c3be7d790e609b40403",
                "name": "ScienceAlert",
                "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6069a03c22e7f1e913ed66a92c01d62a",
            "title": "Brit mum left 'numb' at serious NHS diagnosis after symptoms on toilet",
            "description": "Bronwyn was diagnosed after her symptoms were initially attributed to piles - now she is warning others to seek help",
            "content": "Bronwyn was diagnosed after her symptoms were initially attributed to piles - now she is warning others to seek help\nA mum has warned others to be aware of serious health symptoms she noticed on the toilet. Bronwyn Tagg first noticed something amiss ... [6488 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/real-life/mum-left-numb-serious-nhs-33880797",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.walesonline.co.uk/article33880573.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_bronwyn2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-03T12:49:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fcad4c1746f88086ef59fadd050f7798",
                "name": "Wales Online",
                "url": "https://www.walesonline.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "46f96b3d1af478b4bfbc2262572571ea",
            "title": "Cambridge mum, 27, left 'numb' after serious NHS diagnosis from symptoms on toilet",
            "description": "Bronwyn was diagnosed after her symptoms were initially attributed to piles - now she is warning others to seek help",
            "content": "Bronwyn was diagnosed after her symptoms were initially attributed to piles - now she is warning others to seek help\nA Cambridge mum has warned others to be aware of serious health symptoms she noticed on the toilet. Bronwyn Tagg first noticed someth... [6498 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/real-life/cambridge-mum-27-left-numb-33880456",
            "image": "https://i2-prod.cambridge-news.co.uk/article33880573.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_bronwyn2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-03T11:20:29Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "16594169776b3b4b2fa81291788f6ac0",
                "name": "Cambridge News",
                "url": "https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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