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": 90450,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "26004b13a2401033f73341ff38f9f9b0",
            "title": "Street art is flourishing in Singapore. So why does it still make some people uneasy?",
            "description": "As murals, busking and other forms of street art become increasingly common in Singapore's public spaces, artists say acceptance has grown to some degree. Yet, they can't shake off the sense that such art remains carefully curated and managed.",
            "content": "Veteran visual artist and art educator Mohammed Zulkarnaen Othman has had about 20 years of experience in the visual arts, both in Singapore and overseas.\nHe specialises in art with graffiti-like aesthetics, and over the years he's seen how Singapore... [21949 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/today/big-read/singapore-street-art-regulations-vibrancy-public-attitudes-6193461",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--ACUdWeLT--/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_185/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/06/19/arts-public-spaces-singapore-gfx-cna-today-big-read.png?itok=HGBckM-6",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-20T01:56:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d5298f88a4b17db05f7ff0ed25f772fe",
            "title": "Diamond theft from Chinatown jewellery store",
            "description": "Two men arrested in Singapore for allegedly stealing a $235,000 diamond from a Chinatown jewellery store using a fake replacement. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – Two men, aged 30 and 42, were arrested on June 19 for allegedly stealing a diamond worth more than $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 on June ... [1311 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/two-men-arrested-for-theft-of-diamond-worth-over-235000-at-chinatown-jewellery-store",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/5df431bb0f547f83d239e2a3d1e0db3ff392809b4e383d22636fa70b8912aaff",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T23:40:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "e6c200161803c92b0e585aaeece956cf",
            "title": "Avoid Jalan Boon Lay, KPE slip road for the next hour due to risk of flash floods: PUB",
            "description": "PUB advised the public to avoid two roads in Jurong West and an area of the KPE in the east. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – National water agency PUB on the evening of June 19 advised the public to avoid two roads in Jurong West and an expressway slip road due to the risk of flash floods.\nIn posts on social media platform X, PUB advised the public to avoid Jal... [419 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/avoid-jalan-boon-lay-for-the-next-hour-due-to-risk-of-flash-floods-pub",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/7c3452acb53b9dce4f02696665d73c23f1fbe897409100a64f014c350adaf480",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-19T13:35:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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