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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": 151010,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "a6f89614fd2c7c59f2ce651d55a6edb4",
            "title": "Donald Trump tells Davos summit he wants 'immediate' Greenland deal, but won't use force to take island",
            "description": "Donald Trump says he wants \"immediate\" negotiations to begin on selling Greenland to the United States, as tensions between his administration and European allies continue to rise.",
            "content": "Donald Trump says he wants \"immediate\" negotiations on the United States acquiring Greenland, but has ruled out using force to take the Danish territory.\nThe US president used an address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday,... [2467 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-22/donald-trump-tells-davos-he-wants-greenland-deal-with-denmark/106255244",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/1a4f4241252b2c28d254d582826a9750?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=720&cropW=1280&xPos=0&yPos=0&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-21T14:28:37Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7741f01f5cad883e6fed9c95e56d96be",
            "title": "Greenland: France calls for NATO exercise amid Trump threats",
            "description": "Paris is ready to contribute troops to a \"NATO exercise\" in Greenland amid threats being made by US President Donald Trump. NATO chief Mark Rutte said he was working to resolve the row behind ‍the scenes. DW has more.",
            "content": "Live\nPoliticsNorth America\nGreenland: France calls for NATO exercise amid Trump threats\nMatt Ford with AFP, AP, Reuters, dpa\nPublished 01/21/2026Published January 21, 2026\nParis is ready to contribute troops to a \"NATO exercise\" in Greenland amid thr... [10934 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/greenland-france-calls-for-nato-exercise-amid-trump-threats/live-75588065",
            "image": "https://static.dw.com/image/75590613_6.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-21T12:10:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "67e0c40c5e24b3fec372ab75763abad9",
                "name": "dw.com",
                "url": "https://www.dw.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5489e7a7e4e40687e622c592dc204a39",
            "title": "Former South Korean PM jailed for 23 years for role in martial law insurrection",
            "description": "Han Duck-soo verdict marks first judicial ruling stemming from ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol’s 2024 martial law decree",
            "content": "South Korea’s former prime minister Han Duck-soo has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for his role in an insurrection stemming from the former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed martial law declaration.\nThe judge, Lee Jin-kwan, ordered Han’s immedi... [2547 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/21/former-south-korea-pm-han-duck-soo-jailed-martial-law-insurrection",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/297251ca3d202ca07715d1d5dfe873e426a2f944/588_12_3186_2548/master/3186.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=52e90d18b810a4bb1612d4d94cede207",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-21T11:57:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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