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": 86566,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "5ac4a1e181776ed2c018761c17a6e56c",
            "title": "18,000 flats in 12 neighbourhoods to be upgraded under Home Improvement Programme",
            "description": "Discover how 18,000 Housing Board flats will be upgraded under the HIP, including essential structural improvements and optional enhancements. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE - Around 18,000 flats across Singapore have been selected for home upgrading works under the Housing Board’s Home Improvement Programme (HIP).\nThe 198 blocks chosen for upgrades are located in 12 towns including Bedok, Bishan, Jurong West, ... [4361 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/housing/18000-flats-in-12-neighbourhoods-to-be-upgraded-under-home-improvement-programme",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/aecdf70ae0328495f120d1bfd76cbf40dc7ec5786c7de50bd88f6cc8b7c5994b",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T22:19:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "2060babacb401206e286d3a3865fa448",
            "title": "Police obtain footage of fake Zoom meeting in scam impersonating PM Wong",
            "description": "One victim lost at least S$4.9 million (US$3.8 million) in what was purportedly funding assistance related to the Strait of Hormuz.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: The Singapore Police Force has obtained footage of the AI-generated Zoom video conference that was part of a scam involving the impersonation of senior government officials, including Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, it said on Saturday (May ... [3045 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/impersonation-scam-fake-zoom-meeting-footage-lawrence-wong-tharman-indranee-police-6125691",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--8f1O7-0o--/c_crop,h_628,w_1118,x_41,y_-1/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/05/16/screenshot_2026-05-16_210515.png?itok=rgP5alL1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T13:46:20Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "88a511b4a9873d5551781c2d57e7e9d6",
            "title": "52-year-old man found dead at foot of HDB block in Choa Chu Kang",
            "description": "The body of a 52-year-old man was found at the foot of Block 208 Choa Chu Kang Central at about 6.45am on Saturday (May 16).Photographs of the incident posted on a Facebook page show a fully-dressed man lying face down on the pavement at the foot of the said block.In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police and Singapore Civil Defence...",
            "content": "The body of a 52-year-old man was found at the foot of Block 208 Choa Chu Kang Central at about 6.45am on Saturday (May 16).\nPhotographs of the incident posted on a Facebook page show a fully-dressed man lying face down on the pavement at the foot of... [435 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/man-found-dead-hdb-block-208-choa-chu-kang",
            "image": "https://www.asiaone.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_top_image/public/original_images/May2026/Choa-Chu-Kang-HDB-Block-208-Man-Fall-to-Death.png?itok=f-rk2yyB",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-16T12:40:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc22c9ffdaef43b7870c03b37c3a22ee",
                "name": "AsiaOne",
                "url": "https://www.asiaone.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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