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": 156248,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "4d09508db5481904264b471ccbfe1eb6",
            "title": "Delivery riders expected to fulfil orders regardless of tips: Grab",
            "description": "Grab's comments come in the wake of reports that a delivery rider had threatened to cancel an order if a tip was not provided.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: Tipping is voluntary and not a requirement for a delivery to be completed, Grab Singapore said on Tuesday (May 5), following local reports of a delivery rider threatening to cancel an order if a tip was not provided.\n\"Tipping on Grab is en... [1448 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/grab-delivery-rider-threaten-cancel-large-kfc-order-no-tips-6100826",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--pmDgMgpy--/c_crop,h_540,w_960,x_0,y_0/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/f_auto,q_auto/singapore-food-delivery.jpg?itok=ssQeUwOX",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T09:55:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1461e7cd4ca9cc3f40e3d75583ff9340",
            "title": "Langkawi falling behind despite 3.2mil tourist arrivals, says Kok",
            "description": "DAP's Teresa Kok says a comparison with regional competitors reveals a ‘harsher reality’.",
            "content": "The Seputeh MP noted that Phuket recorded about 12.74 million visitors between January and November 2025 while Bali attracted 33.56 million tourists last year.\nKok also highlighted growth differences, noting that Bali’s tourist arrivals increased by ... [894 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/05/05/langkawi-falling-behind-despite-3-2mil-tourist-arrivals-says-kok",
            "image": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=75,format=auto,fit=cover,dpr=1,width=1200,height=630,gravity=center/https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/f61ea1aa-langkawi-bernama-020524-1.webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T09:53:54Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "36fca29da23c4fb21f6b9e6062eb3d22",
                "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
                "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d48abd950ae5bb1043c0207c8e0a48dc",
            "title": "Flash flood in KPE slip road subsides; risk alerts for areas in Tanjong Pagar, eastern Singapore",
            "description": "Heavy rain was expected over the southern, eastern and central areas of Singapore from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – A flash flood that took place in a slip road of the KPE near Buangkok on the evening of May 5 subsided after about 30 minutes.\nIn a post on social media platform X at about 5.50pm, national water agency PUB said a flash flood had occurred... [751 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/flash-flood-at-kpe-slip-road-near-buangkok-risk-alerts-for-areas-in-tanjong-pagar-tampines-road",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/891e3e3fc2baf44f1097910205845a8604547c9b7b655eba1f6317d115be7e15",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-05T09:42:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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