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": 87068,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "768d5d5ea93789a953bf9530e1988735",
            "title": "Hong Kong school ordered to explain after principal swears on Singapore trip",
            "description": "Footage posted on social media shows man arguing with two security guards from doorway of coach and then swearing.",
            "content": "Hong Kong’s education authorities have demanded a written report from a secondary school after a video went viral that apparently shows its principal swearing at security guards during a school trip to Singapore.\nThe Education Bureau expressed its co... [967 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3354686/hong-kong-school-ordered-explain-after-principal-swears-singapore-trip",
            "image": "https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/og_image_scmp_generic/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/05/24/047f85d8-0471-45d3-8d2b-20eec5d82426_10d1b3ec.jpg?itok=T8DL4WZs&v=1779622200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-24T11:30:09Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9709bfa71bc46e81262e4096f206f257",
                "name": "South China Morning Post",
                "url": "https://www.scmp.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b447b07c00bcc9296be4f0cd9f8aa8a0",
            "title": "'Master Splinter belongs in the subway': Rat sighted on East-West Line train",
            "description": "In recent days, several rat sightings have been reported in dining establishments at Amoy Street and Kampung Admiralty, but on a train?A 36-second video posted on Reddit on Saturday (May 23) showed just that. In the video, a rat could be seen scurrying about on a train car on the East-West Line where the driver's cabin is located. An announcement...",
            "content": "In recent days, several rat sightings have been reported in dining establishments at Amoy Street and Kampung Admiralty, but on a train?\nA 36-second video posted on Reddit on Saturday (May 23) showed just that.\nIn the video, a rat could be seen scurry... [1915 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/mrt-train-rat-sighting-chinese-garden",
            "image": "https://media.asiaone.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_top_image/public/original_images/May2026/MRT-Train-Rat-Chinese-Garden-Starhub-We-Got-You.png?itok=1_5OYn9a",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-24T09:05:56Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc22c9ffdaef43b7870c03b37c3a22ee",
                "name": "AsiaOne",
                "url": "https://www.asiaone.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "299a28fa678f6f243da80a5fad7f4314",
            "title": "Archaeological study to be carried out at Adam Park, a WWII battlefield and prisoner of war camp",
            "description": "An upcoming archaeological study at Adam Park, a former WWII battlefield and POW camp, aims to uncover more of Singapore's wartime history. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – More than a decade after a “mystery” metal box was unearthed during an archaeological study in Adam Park, it may finally be taken out of the ground for good, offering historians yet another clue about the World War II battlefield’s story.... [6591 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/archaeological-study-to-be-carried-out-at-adam-park-a-wwii-battlefield-and-prisoner-of-war-camp",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/93b63f2f1db78db2d75bdc057748f757e7bb1242586ea39cb79abadff9a53a28",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-24T09:01:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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