Australia World News API

Get the live top world headlines from Australia with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Australia World 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=world&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 153546,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "70284fd7b03c2d41b70687e490caa23f",
            "title": "US-Iran war live updates: Strait of Hormuz closed; US ends latest round of strikes on Iran; Albanese ‘deeply concerned’; Oil prices rise",
            "description": "The US has launched airstrikes against Iran after blaming Tehran for the crash of the American attack helicopter. Follow our live coverage.",
            "content": "Thanks for tuning into our rolling coverage of the conflict in the Middle East. Here’s what we know about the latest strikes:\nThe United States has carried out a fresh wave of attacks on targets in Iran after President Donald Trump warned Tehran woul... [7656 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-live-updates-trump-says-tehran-is-playing-us-for-suckers-as-us-military-resumes-strikes-on-iran-20260611-p605rc.html?post=p5ajop",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.1226%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/db62badc474d7ca5788716d6d5c890158a2a086e",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T04:03:37Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1e104e3fda6d832168e6302f0134852e",
            "title": "US politics, Iran war live updates: Iran closes Strait of Hormuz, claims ships targeted and struck",
            "description": "Welcome to our live coverage of US politics and the Middle East.",
            "content": "Welcome to our live coverage of US politics and the Middle East.\nBarely a day after projecting some optimism, US forces have launched a second consecutive day of air strikes on Iran, with American military command confirming the latest wave of attack... [1295 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news.com.au/world/middle-east/us-politics-iran-war-live-updates/live-coverage/5dc40d2b38d7e8191f9c6e9ac8f0dcec",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/dfbbca16d722c4c416dfa7767cc7c6ca",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T02:14:52Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fb80671fb5d2de16a7e1a267ced6d12a",
                "name": "News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1805b59c32c6153739461db5225b7d82",
            "title": "Man who spent 10 years building treehouse home facing eviction",
            "description": "A court battle has threatened to evict a man living in a home he built himself.",
            "content": "For the past 10 years, Matthew Franzen has lived in a treehouse he built himself, suspended a shocking 15 metres above the ground.\nHowever, the military veteran could soon lose it all, as Pitkin County has filed a lawsuit against him, threatening to ... [3367 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.domain.com.au/news/man-who-spent-10-years-building-treehouse-home-facing-eviction-1524003/",
            "image": "https://res.akamaized.net/domain/image/upload/c_crop,h_544,w_968,x_144,y_58/t_web/c_fill,w_720,h_480/v1781141909/Screenshot_2026-06-11_111857_jr4j3c.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-11T01:43:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "40d15ccc69cb89413b69d5ec3e0abe92",
                "name": "Domain",
                "url": "https://www.domain.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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