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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": 158486,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "7c05e8792605eca99c674c3b59db9587",
            "title": "Trump calls for countries to send warships to reopen Hormuz; UN chief urges Israel and Hezbollah to stop fighting",
            "description": "Follow our live coverage as the conflict in the Middle East enters its third week.",
            "content": "Pinned post from 12.06pm\nGo to latest\nThe news so far today\nBy Caitlin Fitzsimmons\nThis is Caitlin Fitzsimmons signing off for now, and handing you over to my colleague Caroline Schelle who will be with you through the afternoon. Thanks for keeping m... [11831 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-live-updates-trump-calls-for-countries-to-send-warships-to-reopen-hormuz-un-chief-urges-israel-and-hezbollah-to-stop-fighting-20260315-p5oajn.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_1.765%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/cefa6b509fc23191d7978e6b1a633d081411eb420581dd1cb7d6e97fb2e51695",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-15T03:21:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c603a60ac40ff998dd7aeead5e4953dc",
                "name": "Brisbane Times",
                "url": "https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d328748c7ad9298733990b62cf8bcc0b",
            "title": "Stranger danger: With every Israeli airstrike, Lebanon pays a painful price",
            "description": "While the Israeli Defence Forces hunt down the Hezbollah, their relentless pursuit of the Iranian-backed militia has shredded the secular fabric of Lebanese society..",
            "content": "March 15, 2026 — 1:30pm\nYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.\nRemove items from your saved list to add more.\nSave this article for later\nAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.\nBeirut: The fishing boats are empty... [6522 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/stranger-danger-with-every-israeli-airstrike-lebanon-pays-a-painful-price-20260315-p5oajs.html",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.1972%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_94/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/edef1dfaf653f6532c259efbeff6a29bc2736190",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-15T02:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "70944106846a4a269d96ca6788a293b8",
            "title": "Ukraine war briefing: six people killed as Russia unleashes missile and drone attacks, officials say",
            "description": "Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia targeted energy infrastructure near Kyiv but residential buildings and schools also hit. What we know on day 1,481",
            "content": "Russia hammered Ukraine with missiles and drones on Saturday, killing six people and inflicting damage across several regions of the country, Ukrainian officials said. Five of those killed were in the Kyiv region outside the capital, where Volodymyr ... [2748 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/15/ukraine-war-briefing-six-people-killed-as-russia-unleashes-missile-and-drone-attacks-officials-say",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/e19a3ea5bbf328b93a68e5a2aa1ccebe8075a9c0/13_0_4218_3375/master/4218.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=0551612cc1a8d9697866ee625920a160",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-15T02:13:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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