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": 156684,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "0f3f52f0f622fde53f4a943439c478b0",
            "title": "US strikes Iranian radar; Trump toughens peace deal conditions; Sydney, Melbourne house prices fall",
            "description": "Follow along as we bring you the latest live news updates from Australia and beyond.",
            "content": "5.32pm\nWhat we covered today\nBy Marta Pascual Juanola\nThanks for reading the national news blog. This is where we’ll end today’s coverage.\nHere’s a look back at the day’s major stories to wrap things up:\nThe US military confirmed it launched airstrik... [9607 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/australia-news-live-sydney-melbourne-property-prices-fall-sharply-trump-sends-tougher-peace-deal-terms-to-iran-ebola-cases-in-the-drc-climb-to-260-20260601-p602l8.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.5295%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/620269f7236556cf4b7597e8c3a981d558f3080b",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T07:32:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c603a60ac40ff998dd7aeead5e4953dc",
                "name": "Brisbane Times",
                "url": "https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bc9dd4ba5605fa05147f2334b3d5117e",
            "title": "Japan introduces litter fine in Tokyo's tourist hotspot",
            "description": "Dozens of officials will patrol world-famous Shibuya as Japan responds to the impacts of overtourism.",
            "content": "Litterbugs in the Japanese tourist hub of Shibuya will now face an on-the-spot fine of 2,000 Japanese yen ($13; £9), as new penalties take effect amid the country's tourism boom.\nThe fine collection system kicked in on Monday in Shibuya Ward, a comme... [2143 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr7py513njmo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/9537/live/5afcfe50-5d81-11f1-9eb5-ab3a963c44d3.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T06:52:40Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e94dae9ce86cd0022d18c5078e52ba55",
            "title": "US and Iran exchange strikes amid negotiations to end war",
            "description": "The United States says it struck Iranian military and Iran says it responded by targeting a US base.",
            "content": "Iran and the United States have again exchanged fire, amid negotiations to end the three-month-old war.\nThe US said it struck Iranian military sites on the weekend, and Iran's Revolutionary Guard said on Monday it had targeted a US base in response.\n... [3161 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-01/us-iran-exchange-strikes-amid-negotiations-to-end-war/106746458",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/8a3bd0917a66ed31d43a5d12e5fbe53e?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=260&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T06:30:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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