Australia World News API

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

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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": 166004,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "417afd02af77528c6fecb33a7274adea",
            "title": "Australia news live: dozens paddle out in Sydney and Newcastle in solidarity with Gaza Flotilla; PM commits another $1.8bn to urgent care clinics",
            "description": "Follow updates live",
            "content": "From 25m ago\nPaddle-out organisers call on government to condemn interception of Global Sumud Flotilla\nDozens of people have paddled and sailed across Sydney and Newcastle harbours on Sunday in a show of solidarity with the Australians who were aboar... [21785 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/may/03/politics-updates-liberals-nepean-byelection-victoria-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-matt-canavan-nationals-ntwnfb",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/d87e46a62be9a2d3c171dd73f126d4d6a951f0f7/35_0_3360_2688/master/3360.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=698e54215262be07513929f2e96c32d4",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-03T05:52:39Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a7b42b14b7488d1149b0225298ddaaaa",
            "title": "Ukraine war briefing: Russia tries for a foothold in Ukraine’s eastern ‘fortress belt’, continues attacks on civilians",
            "description": "Russian troops edge closer to Kostiantynivka in Donetsk region; two people killed in Kherson after drone attack. What we know on day 1,530",
            "content": "Russian troops are inching towards the city of Kostiantynivka in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, trying to establish a foothold close to a heavily defended area, Ukraine’s top army official said on Saturday. Kostiantynivka, along with other cities,... [2806 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/03/ukraine-war-briefing-russia-tries-for-a-foothold-in-ukraines-eastern-fortress-belt-continues-attacks-on-civilians",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/8fe3248a2b535952cf0586e3a4080b0e43b0b149/2_0_3293_2635/master/3293.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=ba9ff8e78971c0f94e2850b3435598a7",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-03T00:56:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9ccc43493bdcf8eb14de45b4eb72df61",
            "title": "Iran war live updates: US President Donald Trump considering a new Iranian proposal but says resuming strikes is 'a possibility'",
            "description": "The US president told reporters he is reviewing a new peace proposal from Iranian negotiators. Follow live.",
            "content": "Let's go back to speculation on the new proposal from Iran.\nThat comes after US President Donald Trump rejected an earlier proposal from Iran, telling reporters on Friday that he wasn't satisfied with it, without giving any further details.\nReuters i... [6544 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-03/iran-war-live-updates-us-may-3-donald-trump-lebanon/106634634",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/9bf6b0a820f898c640417105246676a3?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2813&cropW=5000&xPos=0&yPos=260&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-02T23:16:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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