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": 86454,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "c1a04c6fd61bf51a57f6699ad707555b",
            "title": "Elderly recluse dies in Tampines flat",
            "description": "An elderly recluse was found dead in his Tampines flat after neighbours detected an unusual odour, leading to police investigations.",
            "content": "A reclusive male senior was found dead in his Tampines home following days of odour emanating from a flat neighbours believed was empty.\nThe man’s body was discovered on June 3, in a unit on the 3rd floor of Block 101 Tampines Street 11.\nIn response ... [1526 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.stomp.sg/trending-now/man-60-dies-tampines-flat-neighbours-thought-unit-was-empty-until-odour-detected",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/stomp/936369a29ccdfcd00ef664124e20387ce527312243832eac73cc661a88611351",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T13:22:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "26aeb262f57f65b35ba17041b84cad1c",
                "name": "Stomp",
                "url": "https://www.stomp.sg"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "199d8746694cda5efcb6f5b7e308d1dc",
            "title": "Singaporean linked to Cambodia-based scam syndicate arrested",
            "description": "A total of 30 suspects - 24 Singaporeans and six Malaysians - linked to the syndicate remain at large.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: A 32-year-old Singaporean man was arrested in Malaysia in connection with a scam syndicate based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.\nThe syndicate is believed to be involved in government official impersonation scams targeting Singapore victims, the ... [1651 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/cambodia-scam-syndicate-singaporean-arrested-6164656",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--m86Imigm--/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/06/05/picture1.png?itok=LzMKfdDb",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T12:10:08Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7559e39c71476bba6de8a0e41d0abd5d",
            "title": "Singapore to ease restrictions on operating new hotels, hostels in heritage precincts at Boat Quay, Beach Road",
            "description": "Proposals for new short-term accommodation uses in the areas were generally not allowed to avoid \"over-proliferation\", says the Urban Redevelopment Authority.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: Restrictions on new hotels, backpacker’s hostels and serviced apartments will be relaxed at two heritage precincts at Boat Quay and Beach Road, National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat said on Friday (Jun 5).\nThe move is in response to ... [3078 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/hotels-hostels-upper-circular-road-beach-road-chee-hong-tat-serviced-apartments-6162201",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--VfGjviC7--/c_crop,h_899,w_1599,x_1,y_167/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2023-11:afp_watermark_14112023,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2025/09/29/singapore_0.jpg?itok=hFRIaV_b",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-05T11:43:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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