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": 84908,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "2f199fbb9d2d92fa9942aad5987155bb",
            "title": "Woman, 91, with dementia found soiled, alone at daycare reception; centre says procedures followed",
            "description": "The daughter also questioned polyclinic protocols. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – A woman who went to pick up her 91-year-old mother from a dementia daycare centre when the latter was unwell said she found her mother alone in the reception area, soiled and with vomit on her clothes.\nThe daughter, a single woman in her ... [7015 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/elderly-woman-with-dementia-found-soiled-alone-at-daycare-reception-centre-says-procedures-followed",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/a9438f518ea401ee8e222b1f79fb3c97d3786025155935cdeb9716c513819cfa",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T12:25:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6f0e301c3ea953a131f71c4234c8e980",
            "title": "Nearly 9 in 10 missing person appeals in Singapore involve youths or seniors - what’s behind the trend?",
            "description": "From family conflict and distress among youths to dementia and isolation among seniors, different factors are behind why both groups go missing.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: Missing person reports in Singapore have risen in recent years, putting the spotlight on two vulnerable groups – youths and seniors.\nPolice data shows about 1,450 missing person reports were made last year, the highest since 2021.\nCNA’s re... [8006 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/nine-in-ten-missing-persons-youth-seniors-6067981",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--QSNsSdQ_--/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/2021-09/elderly_men_resting_on_park_benches.jpg?itok=6X5ZLO8N",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T11:12:12Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "6eb86dfaf0b35b5e077326cd95a776ce",
            "title": "Flash flood warning for Jalan Boon Lay, Gul Way",
            "description": "PUB advises avoiding Jalan Boon Lay and Gul Way junctions due to the risk of flash floods. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – National water agency PUB in the evening of April 20 advised the public to avoid two areas in the west due to the risk of flash floods.\nIn posts on social media platform X, PUB urged the public to stay clear of these two areas for an hour... [301 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/avoid-jalan-boon-lay-stretch-gul-way-junction-due-to-risk-of-flash-floods-pub",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/d17944020c292285cabe874e26f7dec745e14b120a0ec017499cc07759e55944",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-20T11:08:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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