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": 145978,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "55dbbcbfb5462e37f8cc468669cfafc7",
            "title": "Record bear sightings in Japan cause alarm as hibernation ends",
            "description": "Woman’s body found in Iwate prefecture last week, soon after a police officer was injured in bear attack nearby",
            "content": "Rested but famished bears emerging from hibernation in Japan are already coming into contact with humans, with the pace of sightings outstripping that seen in 2025, a record year for bear attacks.\nAccording to media reports, the animals have been spo... [2746 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/27/bear-sightings-warning-japan",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/a30f3bec76e951df37f3d9991be35bea00a99a09/785_0_5488_4390/master/5488.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=6accc3a6ab7b75b01c1de157c330876e",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T05:43:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "9fe31c7c56f0c3c787217bbc2d4a28c9",
            "title": "US-Iran war and Trump assassination attempt: Donald Trump lashes out at journalist, guman’s manifesto revealed",
            "description": "LIVE UPDATES: Donald Trump lashed out during a televised interview after a reporter read aloud claims from the alleged shooter’s manifesto, triggering a tense exchange on air.",
            "content": "Wall Street investors’ bets on the potential of artificial intelligence sent US stock markets to records on Friday, ignoring inflation and Middle East oil shortages.\nThe Nasdaq rose 1.8 per cent to a record 24,836 points and the S&P/500 rose 0.8 per ... [6710 chars]",
            "url": "https://thenightly.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-and-trump-assassination-attempt-gunmans-disturbing-manifesto-revealed-iran-peace-talks-on-hold-c-22196282",
            "image": "https://images.thenightly.com.au/publication/C-22196282/551bd9bf15444af012319f95b844396aac98aeb5-16x9-x1y0w2446h1376.webp?imwidth=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T05:33:34Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "20bb5956d6815cfa1e442a067839d5a2",
                "name": "The Nightly",
                "url": "https://thenightly.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b30acf23de52f2582d5e15e2934d5a8d",
            "title": "US politics live updates: Trump becomes hostile in 60 Minutes interview after manifesto revealed of alleged White House Correspondents’ dinner shooter Cole Tomas Allen; Iran offers new deal over Strai",
            "description": "The gunman arrested outside the White House Correspondents’ dinner is in custody as US authorities investigate. Follow the latest news live.",
            "content": "Donald Trump became hostile during an interview on 60 Minutes when confronted with parts of the alleged shooter’s manifesto.\nInterviewer Norah O’Donnell quoted from a document in which alleged gunman Cole Tomas Allen apparently wrote: “I’m no longer ... [6912 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.watoday.com.au/national/trump-dinner-shooting-live-gunman-identified-iran-peace-talks-stall-20260427-p5zr88.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.3014%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_119%2C$y_55/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/8a94cbab6f2a8e44f92ab55ee7a7f8ffd7f47cce",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-27T04:01:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f84de5a9871fd7a3fc44d14afefd2a35",
                "name": "watoday.com.au",
                "url": "https://www.watoday.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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