Singapore Nation News API

Get the live top nation headlines from Singapore with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Singapore Nation 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 Singapore.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=sg&category=nation&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 90612,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d1d6b68c4bf21b9618f77b8d4c1103b0",
            "title": "Scarab beetle found on Pulau Ubin new to science",
            "description": "Discover the newly found scarab beetle species on Pulau Ubin, documented in a publication highlighting the island's rich natural heritage. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – Research on the 1 sq km Chek Jawa Wetlands on Pulau Ubin has turned up a newly discovered species of scarab beetle that had not been found anywhere else in the world.\nThe Anomala sp. aff. matricula, which is part of a genus of beetle that... [4937 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/scarab-beetle-found-on-pulau-ubin-new-to-science",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/e73698e8615dfba3baca070f6b3f68fa5f7c5f46d24b78e12e7b90d4963837fc",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-20T09:30:36Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ce0c9b652935e39fb9340856201d6323",
            "title": "Two men arrested after allegedly swapping diamond worth over S$235,000 with fake at a store",
            "description": "The suspects were arrested at Changi Airport Terminal 3 within three hours of the report being made, with the stolen diamond recovered and seized.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: Two men were arrested on Friday (Jun 19) for allegedly stealing a diamond worth over S$235,000 (US$182,000) from a jewellery store after replacing it with a fake.\nIn a news release on Saturday, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) said it rece... [1239 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/spf-two-men-arrested-swapping-diamond-fake-jewellery-store-6197041",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--waL-MXsm--/c_crop,h_720,w_1280,x_0,y_14/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/06/20/6174937574988780193.jpg?itok=cwrT8rxA",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-20T07:52:40Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d296b62bcdc8d834ef0871553e3bfcad",
            "title": "Two men arrested for theft of diamond worth over S$235,000 at Singapore's Chinatown jewellery store",
            "description": "SINGAPORE: Two men, aged 30 and 42, were arrested on Friday (June 19) for allegedly stealing a diamond worth more than S$235,000.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: Two men, aged 30 and 42, were arrested on Friday (June 19) for allegedly stealing a diamond worth more than S$235,000.\nIn a statement on June 20, the police said they received a call for assistance in Kreta Ayer Road in Chinatown at 3.40pm... [1344 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/06/20/two-men-arrested-for-theft-of-diamond-worth-over-s235000-at-singapore039s-chinatown-jewellery-store",
            "image": "https://apicms.thestar.com.my/uploads/images/2026/06/20/3967755.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-20T02:04:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9e101ab52b61103bab415ad7fb0e5659",
                "name": "The Star",
                "url": "https://www.thestar.com.my"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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