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": 163916,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "497192fcfe833693170c2f70db04ef4f",
            "title": "Middle East crisis live: Iran says ‘fundamental’ issues’ still to be resolved with US amid strait of Hormuz impasse",
            "description": "Iran’s top negotiator says both sides remain far apart after Tehran again closed strait of Hormuz after US said it would not end its blockade",
            "content": "The world has lost more than $50bn worth of crude oil that has not been produced since the Iran war began nearly 50 days ago, according to analysts and Reuters calculations. The aftershock of the crisis is expected to be felt for months and even year... [3719 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/19/middle-east-crisis-live-iran-us-strait-of-hormuz-trump-lebanon-israel",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/0fd03407f4aa44c64e74ffcb8629b460db495abf/1076_0_3193_2557/master/3193.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=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctbGl2ZS5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=b4e5c2f9a8831487e495725ea40e1958",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T06:11:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d0fd76b85c8204b584eb15e08df75ffb",
            "title": "Iran plays down uranium deal",
            "description": "Iran says it is once again shutting down the Strait of Hormuz, blaming the US for \"breaches of trust\" durin...",
            "content": "Iran has closed the key shipping route the Strait of Hormuz again, blaming the US for \"breaches of trust\" during the ongoing ceasefire.\nUS officials have been seen arriving at the White House as negotiations with Iran approach a critical juncture, wi... [2126 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-april-19-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/c2c7491b-d22a-4f1b-bfba-8e932b044fd6",
            "image": "https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/uwu9cvAW0dUY2w4igxv8NfL9R4I=/0x271:5248x3223/1200x628/smart/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F03958536-4912-4a19-9275-b859c1f95b6f",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T04:55:16Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0a61032700ac7fb846fa8c9c95b0e2d5",
                "name": "9News",
                "url": "https://www.9news.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ec87ed5a9109a8df8118f8386391cb1e",
            "title": "US-Iran war live updates: Trump says allies showed ‘true colours’",
            "description": "Welcome to our live coverage of the US and Israel’s war on Iran.",
            "content": "Welcome to our live coverage of the US and Israel’s war on Iran.\nDonald Trump has taken a veiled swipe at US allies who declined to join in the war with Iran, saying they had showed their “true colours”, while reserving praise for Israel.\nEarlier, Mo... [941 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.news.com.au/world/middle-east/usiran-war-live-updates-iran-says-strait-of-hormuz-shut-down-again/live-coverage/a669f0b7f3cea656e09984869e0d9471",
            "image": "https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/aac7bb28e6c96449aefaf2b5aa575698",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T04:02:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fb80671fb5d2de16a7e1a267ced6d12a",
                "name": "News.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.news.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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