Singapore News API

Get the live top headlines from Singapore with our JSON API.

Get API key for the Singapore 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=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 161044,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "78759f3833c6248dab7286d610bfd361",
            "title": "'Raining bird shit': Woman allegedly feeds pigeons from Serangoon flat, affecting residents",
            "description": "Residents of a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in Serangoon have allegedly resorted to keeping their windows closed and not hanging out their laundry due to a neighbour feeding pigeons over the past eight years.A video posted on Instagram by a 46-year-old resident surnamed Chia shows a flock of pigeons outside a high-floor unit at Block 302 Serangoon Avenue...",
            "content": "Residents of a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in Serangoon have allegedly resorted to keeping their windows closed and not hanging out their laundry due to a neighbour feeding pigeons over the past eight years.\nA video posted on Instagram ... [3203 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/serangoon-hdb-pigeon-bird-shit-elderly-feeder",
            "image": "https://www.asiaone.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_top_image/public/original_images/May2026/Serangoon-HDB-pigeon-feeder.jpg?itok=9wOEUame",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-10T07:58:23Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc22c9ffdaef43b7870c03b37c3a22ee",
                "name": "AsiaOne",
                "url": "https://www.asiaone.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "77892dc16be4e45af5ef95dfa5576da0",
            "title": "Hilton Honors offering instant Diamond or Gold status for MNC employees",
            "description": "Work at a big name company? Get instant Hilton Diamond or Gold status for up to 120 days, then retain it until 31 March 2028 with a significantly reduced requirement.",
            "content": "Hilton Honors has launched a status challenge for employees of selected companies, which offers upfront Gold or Diamond status for 90 or 120 days respectively.\nMembers can retain this status until 31 March 2028 when they complete as little as six (Go... [4494 chars]",
            "url": "https://milelion.com/2026/05/10/hilton-honors-offering-instant-diamond-or-gold-status-for-mnc-employees/",
            "image": "https://milelion.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/waldorf-astoria-shanghai-qiantan-standard-queen-guest-room.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-10T06:34:50Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d4e68c1de0ceeedd39299b3f37559aaf",
                "name": "The MileLion",
                "url": "https://milelion.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "00c7f62698e52e77ad1f90bc265350ac",
            "title": "Police appeal for information on missing 11-year-old girl last seen in Jurong",
            "description": "The police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of an 11-year-old girl, Kelly Ho Li Ying.In a news release on Sunday (May 10), the police said she was last seen at Block 632 Jurong West Street 65 at about 10am on Saturday (May 9).The said address is in the vicinity of Boon Lay Secondary School and West Grove Primary...",
            "content": "The police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of an 11-year-old girl, Kelly Ho Li Ying.\nIn a news release on Sunday (May 10), the police said she was last seen at Block 632 Jurong West Street 65 at about 10am on Saturday (May 9).\nThe sa... [390 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/police-missing-person-jurong-west-kelly-ho-li-ying-",
            "image": "https://media.asiaone.com/sites/default/files/styles/article_top_image/public/original_images/May2026/Police-Missing-Person-Kelly_Ho_Li_Ying-Jurong.jpeg?itok=0AMLPcgN",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-10T06:16:25Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fc22c9ffdaef43b7870c03b37c3a22ee",
                "name": "AsiaOne",
                "url": "https://www.asiaone.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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