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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": 116550,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9f4b161b8a72a1016db2f392aff3b37d",
            "title": "SFA stops sale of 5 batches of Nestle infant formula due to possible presence of toxin",
            "description": "Those who have bought the affected products should not feed them to children, the authorities said. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – The Singapore Food Agency (SFA) has ordered a stop to the sale of five batches of Nestle’s infant and follow-on formulas as a precaution while checking for the presence of cereulide toxin.\nThe order will remain in place while investigatio... [2710 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/halt-to-sales-of-5-batches-of-nestle-infant-formula-sfa",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/2f19e4a2f81e9a619fb5476960c737f1a7dc8b410978e9f50d68565c57560514",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-08T14:37:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1cb307ab4c37085512ac2dea8a30f964",
            "title": "Shanmugam, Tan See Leng defamation suits against Bloomberg to go to trial in April",
            "description": "The civil suits stem from a December 2024 Bloomberg article on Good Class Bungalow transactions.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: Trial dates have been set for the defamation suits that Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam and Manpower Minister Tan See Leng filed against Bloomberg and one of its reporters, with hearings scheduled from Apr 7 to Apr 16, 2026, according to... [1796 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/k-shanmugam-tan-see-leng-bloomberg-defamation-trial-dates-april-lawsuit-5846281",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--oOh36bsN--/c_crop,h_759,w_1350,x_0,y_1/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/01/08/2_panel_composite_7.png?itok=yskmdYNh",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-08T13:02:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a8bded4cba8348dbb8df186493765e16",
            "title": "China confirms extradition of accused scam boss Chen Zhi from Cambodia",
            "description": "Cambodia's central bank has ordered the liquidation of Prince Bank, founded by accused scam boss Chen Zhi, who faces US wire fraud and money laundering charges. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "- Accused scam boss Chen Zhi has been extradited to China from Cambodia, Beijing confirmed on Jan 8, after he was indicted by the United States over alleged multibillion-dollar fraud.\nCambodia said earlier on Jan 8 that a bank founded by Chen, Prince... [4383 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/cambodian-bank-founded-by-accused-scam-boss-chen-zhi-ordered-to-be-liquidated-central-bank",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/7c836bc3b19e7207d33b2e7ca130b5944b7db7434d5b812c9b8faa2cc0d7584e",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-08T10:57:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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