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": 159744,
    "articles": [
        {
            "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": "2026-05-28T03:11:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "30b44acf8108f4e5e172e6a0ef2da1cf",
                "name": "The Australian",
                "url": "https://www.theaustralian.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "8d753bcab70425ca69e5eceec8569b78",
            "title": "Ali Khamenei's Iranian home a site of mourning three months after his death",
            "description": "Outside the Tehran compound that was home to now-dead Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, hundreds of his supporters gather every night to mourn the only leader many of them have ever known.",
            "content": "Standing outside the Tehran compound that was home to now-dead Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hundreds of his supporters gather every night to mourn the only leader many of them have ever known.\nFor almost 37 years, the ayatollah was ... [6856 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-28/iran-war-three-months-some-iranians-hold-vigils-for-khamenei/106725892",
            "image": "https://live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au/530f9301f4d926255cc21019de50ef26?impolicy=wcms_watermark_news&cropH=2385&cropW=4240&xPos=0&yPos=223&width=862&height=485&imformat=generic",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-28T02:01:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5cda8b5d5087e0271b0c94a70da9fe74",
                "name": "Australian Broadcasting Corporation",
                "url": "https://www.abc.net.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "58e7a636d3edb11291880c838799637e",
            "title": "Bolivian president warns country at 'breaking point' amid protests",
            "description": "Rodrigo Paz renewed his appeal for dialogue, but said anyone \"wanting to destroy the nation\" would face the full force of the constitution.",
            "content": "Bolivia's President Rodrigo Paz has warned the country is \"at breaking point\" after a month of anti-government protests that have led to seven deaths and hundreds of arrests.\nDemonstrators led by unions and indigenous groups have set up roadblocks ac... [1946 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyp7w035d5o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/ebbf/live/0b844170-5a26-11f1-b682-cf91850925ea.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-28T01:12:47Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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