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": 87652,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "f2a3e3028c075d65134f4b576678dd3d",
            "title": "Man, 44, arrested after fire at MacPherson HDB flat; 8 taken to hospital",
            "description": "A 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of mischief by fire after a blaze broke out in an 18th-floor HDB unit at MacPherson on Monday night (May 4), with eight people taken to hospital for smoke inhalation.In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the blaze at about 9.40pm on Monday...",
            "content": "A 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of mischief by fire after a blaze broke out in an 18th-floor HDB unit at MacPherson on Monday night (May 4), with eight people taken to hospital for smoke inhalation.\nIn a Facebook post on Tuesday, the Sing... [3834 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/man-44-arrested-after-fire-joo-seng-road-unit-8-taken-hospital-macpherson",
            "image": "https://www.asiaone.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_top_image/public/original_images/May2026/IMG_2714.JPG?itok=7-OmVucc",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-04T21:15:45Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc22c9ffdaef43b7870c03b37c3a22ee",
                "name": "AsiaOne",
                "url": "https://www.asiaone.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "104c0b6b54e9fb42320fc9ea8a5b5237",
            "title": "Toto jackpot of nearly $13 million won by one ticket",
            "description": "The winning numbers were 7, 18, 19, 30, 36 and 48, while the additional number was 11. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – A lucky punter could now be almost $13 million richer, after a single ticket won the top prize of the Toto cascade draw on the night of May 4.\nThe winning numbers were 7, 18, 19, 30, 36 and 48, while the additional number was 11.\nThe Grou... [815 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/toto-jackpot-of-nearly-13-million-won-by-one-winning-ticket",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/3cb795a5fe084ea54015e3ab7f906aff4dcf6137d8e036e9d177f282b54dd14c",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-04T15:45:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d0d1959c0290452fc8811dd869b06a7a",
            "title": "Man who allegedly fled after hit-and-run accident near Woodlands Checkpoint arrested",
            "description": "A motorcyclist was taken to hospital after the accident on April 26. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – A 30-year-old car driver was arrested o n May 4 after allegedly causing an accident near Woodlands Checkpoint and fleeing on April 26.\nIn response to The Straits Times’ queries, the police said the man was arrested for dangerous driving c... [932 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/man-who-fled-after-hit-and-run-accident-near-woodlands-checkpoint-arrested",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/9a2ed9e241cb78cc5b39374cb84858537ce7170270372584ea758b41b7ed01c8",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-04T14:35:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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