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": 157592,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "4da8dce7ec35d81d9a9d3904ff6245be",
            "title": "Apple and Google given three months to ban nude images on children's devices",
            "description": "Firms will be expected to activate built-in features to stop children accessing sexually explicit images.",
            "content": "Starmer tells Apple and Google to ban nude images on children's phones\nTech companies such as Apple and Google have been asked by the UK government to block access to naked images on smartphones and other devices for under-18s.\nSir Keir Starmer has t... [4394 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly752ydjw6o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/7e75/live/86335d20-632c-11f1-a3f6-0f405eeda939.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-08T11:00:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "62c9c4a1208130f934955b0cd8c28623",
            "title": "‘I want to be other people’s cautionary tale’: how do you financially prepare for a parent’s death?",
            "description": "Author Beth Pinsker discusses the documents that matter more than a will – and why so few of us have them",
            "content": "As a certified financial planner, Beth Pinsker had spent decades guiding clients through retirement and managing ageing parents’ finances. Yet when her own mother fell ill, she was caught off-guard: transferring funds on behalf of her mother and exer... [8133 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jun/08/financial-planner-preparing-parent-death",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/818a4b18bf137b0c6749639c63330a6a6fc32423/499_0_2509_2008/master/2509.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=23ed6727416fa56e9a1434aab32d0a29",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-08T11:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8476029d00e48343245bbde72958a3f0",
            "title": "The Australian",
            "description": "No Cookies | The Australian",
            "content": "Please note that by blocking any or all cookies you may not have access to certain features, content or personalization. For more information see our Cookie Policy.\nTo enable cookies, follow the instructions for your browser below.\nFacebook App: Open... [1735 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nocookies?a=A.flavipes",
            "image": "https://www.theaustralian.com.au/wp-content/themes/newscorpau-news-dna/dist/images/fallback/fallback-theaustralian-169.svg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-08T10:26:07Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "30b44acf8108f4e5e172e6a0ef2da1cf",
                "name": "The Australian",
                "url": "https://www.theaustralian.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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