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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": 142912,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "4a834abf7c1ed8fec2ac2b864c073411",
            "title": "Online harms order issued to Meta over social media posts showing video of man stepping on the Quran",
            "description": "The video is believed to have been taken on a public bus in Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE - The police have issued Disabling Directions (DDs) under the Online Criminal Harms Act (OCHA) 2023 to Meta over social media posts showing a video of a man stepping on the Quran.\nThe video is believed to have been taken on a public bus in ... [1070 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/online-harms-order-issued-to-meta-over-social-media-posts-showing-video-of-man-stepping-on-the-quran",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/d46f8d2d968b6a36cb611b94155882b847feaf4b112fcde78ee12fd66e5923b1",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-08T00:55:57Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0ed1f212852358fee11fba7f9971a476",
            "title": "AWARE's Lim Shoon Yin on gender equality in Singapore and why feminism matters",
            "description": "AWARE’s executive director, Lim Shoon Yin, on backlash against feminism, persistent inequalities and why women in Singapore still need stronger protections.",
            "content": "“Are you a feminist?”\nThis was the question that came up when I was interviewed to be the next executive director (ED) of the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE).\nIt was a question that I would venture only an organisation like AWARE... [9725 chars]",
            "url": "https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/women/gender-equality-singapore-aware-lim-shoon-yin-feminism-579236",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--uSdh4_Fr--/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_87/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/03/03/shoonlimcasual.jpg?itok=imQVHN1_",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-07T23:22:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9a6d991b6f7d854881682587ef70f83a",
                "name": "CNA Lifestyle",
                "url": "https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "45b8a952546015878158d7532a184d58",
            "title": "New attacks in Gulf as Iran vows more",
            "description": "Loud explosions were heard in Dubai, Doha and Bahrain, while attacks were later reported in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait.",
            "content": "DUBAI: Gulf nations on Saturday (Mar 7) reported new missile and drone attacks, while Iran vowed to press on with its strikes against neighbouring countries.\nLoud explosions were heard in Dubai, the Qatari capital Doha and Bahrain, while attacks were... [4154 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/iran-war-gulf-strikes-attacks-dubai-qatar-doha-bahrain-uae-saudi-arabia-5979231",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--Do08M0Q6--/c_crop,h_449,w_799,x_1,y_47/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2026-03-07T205559Z_1_LYNXMPEM260IT_RTROPTP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-SAUDI.JPG?itok=6wFg9KG0",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-07T23:13:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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