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": 86880,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "561a163e94b70d7f80de66f1597a8e70",
            "title": "Singapore orders social media sites to block content, likely from China-based platform, targeting Indian community",
            "description": "\"These videos attack our multiracial society and they try to divide people based on race,\" says Second Minister for Home Affairs Edwin Tong, adding that every community in Singapore is valued.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: Three social media platforms have been ordered to block access to 14 posts which “target the Indian community and undermine Singapore’s model of multiculturalism”, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Saturday (Jun 6).\nThe police hav... [4601 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/social-media-block-content-indian-community-6165986",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--0yrwu4XQ--/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/06/06/comp_screenshot_ocha_edwin_tong_2.png?itok=FL24DRhR",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-06T07:30:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "308e3d5899eddaac9f98d2272b5c48e4",
            "title": "Cyclist who sued for S$500,000 in payouts awarded S$55,000 over Nicoll Highway collision with motorcyclist in Singapore",
            "description": "SINGAPORE: Citing medical fees and loss of future earnings as a physiotherapist, a cyclist who was hit by a motorcyclist on Nicoll Highway in 2021 sought over S$500,000 in a civil suit.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: Citing medical fees and loss of future earnings as a physiotherapist, a cyclist who was hit by a motorcyclist on Nicoll Highway in 2021 sought over S$500,000 in a civil suit.\nHowever, Deputy Registrar Sim Mei Ling awarded the cyclist, Gino... [2286 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2026/06/06/cyclist-who-sued-for-s500000-in-payouts-awarded-s55000-over-nicoll-highway-collision-with-motorcyclist-in-singapore",
            "image": "https://apicms.thestar.com.my/uploads/images/2026/06/06/3945718.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-06T06:04:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9e101ab52b61103bab415ad7fb0e5659",
                "name": "thestar.com.my",
                "url": "https://www.thestar.com.my"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "569d3e9962228d36c78e2adf4a290223",
            "title": "Man who creates sidewalk art with power washer detained by SMRT and reported to police",
            "description": "An artist who draws on pavements with chalk and a power washer was reported to the police after creating artwork on a sidewalk near a train station in Mountbatten. In a TikTok video on Friday (June 5), Marcus Pang shared that five hours into his project, he was stopped by Singapore Mass Rapid Transit (SMRT) staff as someone had complained...",
            "content": "An artist who draws on pavements with chalk and a power washer was reported to the police after creating artwork on a sidewalk near a train station in Mountbatten.\nIn a TikTok video on Friday (June 5), Marcus Pang shared that five hours into his proj... [1842 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/marcus-pang-gazing-power-wash-sidewalk-art",
            "image": "https://www.asiaone.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_top_image/public/original_images/Jun2026/marcus%20pang%20power%20washer.jpg?itok=wnZOzAjY",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-06T05:45:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc22c9ffdaef43b7870c03b37c3a22ee",
                "name": "AsiaOne",
                "url": "https://www.asiaone.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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