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": 169848,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "4f037c80cca8be7a9478f195a8630e3a",
            "title": "Three-year-old dies of heat stroke after being locked in car for 12 hours while mum partied",
            "description": "The three-year-old’s mother reportedly returned home from partying and forgot about her son in the car.",
            "content": "A child has reportedly died of heatstroke after he was left in a car for up to 12 hours after his mother attended a party.\nThree-year-old Vicente was found unresponsive in a locked vehicle parked outside of his home in Mexicali, Mexico, just south of... [1144 chars]",
            "url": "https://thenightly.com.au/world/three-year-old-dies-of-heat-stroke-after-being-locked-in-car-for-12-hours-while-mum-partied-c-22236019",
            "image": "https://images.thenightly.com.au/publication/C-22236019/9aca21f9625f301458356f93942c84bdf9d9b9af-16x9-x1y0w2446h1376.webp?imwidth=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T03:38:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "20bb5956d6815cfa1e442a067839d5a2",
                "name": "The Nightly",
                "url": "https://thenightly.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e416658c0d20f6c34dfc0f1d915262a6",
            "title": "DFAT talking points on US-Israel strikes on Iran reveal legal fears",
            "description": "Key DFAT talking points have revealed the department's concern that questions over the legality of strikes on Iran would emerge.",
            "content": "Talking points prepared for government ministers in response to airstrikes conducted by the United States and Israel on Iran reveal initial concern that questions would be raised over the legality of the strikes.\nDocuments obtained by Crikey through ... [412 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/05/05/dfat-talking-points-us-israel-iran-strikes-legal-concerns/",
            "image": "https://assets.crikey.com.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/05/DFAT-FOI_1680x945.jpg?quality=70&w=1024",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T02:47:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a5c5adadae997bb1a12cf1346178ee74",
                "name": "Crikey",
                "url": "https://www.crikey.com.au"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a691945522a28688761b1bef17f65996",
            "title": "9 in hospital after gas cylinder explosion at Zamzam Restaurant in Samabula",
            "description": "9 in hospital after gas cylinder explosion at Zamzam Restaurant in Samabula",
            "content": "2 of the 9 burn victims of the gas cylinder explosion in the kitchen of Zamzam Restaurant in Samabula this afternoon, are currently on life support while the rest are on Inhalation Burn Treatment and Facial Burn Treatment.\nThe Ministry of Health says... [997 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.fijivillage.com/news/gas-explosion-at-zam-zam-restaurant-in-samabula-4d2969/",
            "image": "https://www.fijivillage.com/news_images/20260505153251_media_69f95f12305d76_09837775.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T01:53:04Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d09bd724492d6dd007b475108c306a91",
                "name": "Fijivillage",
                "url": "https://www.fijivillage.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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