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": 161302,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "518a46af02064e9289e518b97f6b7e58",
            "title": "Iran foreign minister says Strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’",
            "description": "Iran says ‘passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz’ open during the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.",
            "content": "Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz is “completely open” for all commercial vessels and will remain so during the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.\n“In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is decl... [3118 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/17/iran-foreign-minister-says-strait-of-hormuz-completely-open",
            "image": "https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2025-10-05T095413Z_2054928136_RC2L5HAPSEZ0_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-NUCLEAR-1775755216.jpg?resize=1920%2C1440",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T13:48:44Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "7530d90c9af769eda4cb548f32ed381d",
                "name": "Al Jazeera",
                "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "93e2f38b47b918c86223c7a2c90bc89a",
            "title": "Aung San Suu Kyi to be freed earlier as Myanmar releases ex",
            "description": "Myanmar's ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi has her prison sentence cut as thousands of prisoners are freed. Meanwhile, the UN reveals 2025 marked the deadliest year on record for Rohingya refugees fleeing Myanmar.",
            "content": "The prison sentence of Myanmar's imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been reduced as her ally, former president Win Myint, is released from jail as part of a mass amnesty.\nSuu Kyi was serving a 27-year sentence for a range of politically-motiva... [2846 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-17/former-myanmar-president-released-from-jail/106578702",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/22128d0d5a1d40780a2239492de4d2dc?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2387&cropW=4243&xPos=0&yPos=105&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T13:00:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e8c36164945f2e5325d8f1e3ce1c3774",
            "title": "South Koreans breathe sighs of relief as escaped wolf is returned to zoo safely",
            "description": "Nine-day search for two-year-old Neukgu gripped nation and sparked safety concerns for animal and public",
            "content": "The internet in South Korea erupted in celebration as a two-year-old wolf that escaped from a zoo was captured safely after a nine-day search that had gripped the nation and made the animal a national celebrity.\nThe male wolf, named Neukgu, burrowed ... [2455 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/17/south-korea-escaped-wolf-captured-returned-zoo-safely",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e01e3b9ea62aac2ebbfb097e547c24a229255645/40_0_1200_960/master/1200.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=e0956d6313b28512ab5f458bd06db579",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-17T11:48:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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