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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": 156844,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5c5ce29e21edac42892e4d985b8955fc",
            "title": "Explosion at Amsterdam Jewish school 'a deliberate attack' says mayor",
            "description": "Security had been increased at Jewish public institutions following an earlier incident in Rotterdam.",
            "content": "Family of Michigan synagogue suspect killed in Lebanon airstrike, officials say\nThe FBI said the suspect had large quantities of fireworks and petrol in his vehicle when it caught fire after ramming a synagogue on Thursday.\n10 hrs ago\nSuspect dead af... [487 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyg4j58gdyo",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/1c8d/live/c299f6d0-1f79-11f1-801d-ed3cff6bf876.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-14T08:11:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "83d01fe3c6434f7bb42b428dc2141456",
            "title": "Temple Israel: West Bloomfield Jewish community celebrates its resilience a day after attack",
            "description": "A Torah scroll removed from Temple Israel outside Detroit – where a driver rammed an explosives-laden truck and opened fire – was lifted up at Friday’s Shabbat service across the street in a makeshift sanctuary for one of the nation’s largest Reform houses of worship.",
            "content": "A Torah scroll removed from Temple Israel outside Detroit – where a driver rammed an explosives-laden truck and opened fire – was lifted up at Friday’s Shabbat service across the street in a makeshift sanctuary for one of the nation’s largest Reform ... [5345 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/14/us/temple-israel-west-bloomfield-jewish-community",
            "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/still-22449509-597891-still.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-14T07:00:33Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b7f8938851261c8403f75f40eb1d8645",
                "name": "CNN",
                "url": "https://www.cnn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "916c26ffa2ef22ef1ce91c58540993f0",
            "title": "US-Iran war live updates: Trump says US bombed Iran’s Kharg Island; 2500 Marines, US warship sent to Middle East; Fresh airstrikes hit Beirut",
            "description": "Follow our live coverage as the conflict in the Middle East reaches the two-week mark.",
            "content": "6.52pm\n‘Reduced to ashes’: Iran’s threat after US targets vital island\nBy\nIran has threatened to destroy oil and energy facilities in the region that cooperate with, or are partly owned by, the US if Iran’s energy facilities are hit, local media has ... [7882 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/world/middle-east/us-iran-war-live-updates-trump-says-war-will-end-when-i-feel-it-in-my-bones-all-six-crew-aboard-us-aircraft-killed-in-crash-over-iraq-20260313-p5oadx.html?post=p5a3a8",
            "image": "https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.9193%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_17/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_auto/28afa16b974bc03a31743abee1901f8281e97e2df92fbc60385bda1010c0b352",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-14T06:52:55Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8952aa953859e9190b836f04018f5efe",
                "name": "The Age",
                "url": "https://www.theage.com.au"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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