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": 161450,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "db1a7cade7d06331389d2d89914c6f6d",
            "title": "Weight Loss on GLP-1 Drugs Linked to Lower Risk of Disease, Study Finds",
            "description": "Does losing weight by taking GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy actually improve your risk of other diseases associated with obesity? New research led by scientists at the University of Liverpool in the UK, and presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026), could have an answer.",
            "content": "Does losing weight by taking GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy actually improve your risk of other diseases associated with obesity?\nNew research led by scientists at the University of Liverpool in the UK, and presented at the European Congress ... [3402 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com/weight-loss-on-glp-1-drugs-linked-to-lower-risk-of-disease-study-finds",
            "image": "https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2026/05/WeightScales-1.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-28T18:03:17Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "76a2943c768c5c3be7d790e609b40403",
                "name": "ScienceAlert",
                "url": "https://www.sciencealert.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cb2af7acde76157a0f9a2f7ad3dc5779",
            "title": "Vitamin D in milk is not equivalent to levels in rat poison",
            "description": "Most milk sold in grocery stores is supplemented with vitamin D using an ingredient that is also found in some rat poisons, but the addition does not make the beverage dangerous for humans, as claimed in posts across social media. The poisons deployed to exterminate rodents use a high level of vitamin D that experts said is not comparable to the lower amount found in fortified milk.",
            "content": "\"Over 98% of the milk sold in grocery stores is fortified with vitamin D. The vitamin D they use is called cholecalciferol. Cholecalciferol is RAT POISON!\" says a May 16, 2026 Facebook post from David Wolfe, an American author and raw food advocate w... [2128 chars]",
            "url": "https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.B3Z86G4",
            "image": "https://factcheck.afp.com/sites/default/files/styles/og_image/public/medias/factchecking/g2/2026-05/a00263aa69da5f54f4dd828097a987f7-en.jpeg?itok=5-7gkiNw",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-28T17:56:38Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "3ce03d654c82261dbb429bbc40d929e7",
                "name": "AFP Fact Check",
                "url": "https://factcheck.afp.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "167efd0f8dc1764ae99fe8890f255c91",
            "title": "Hong Kong principal who swore at Singapore security guards resigns, apologises",
            "description": "Lee Cheuk‑hing has tendered his resignation following confrontation with security guards during school trip.",
            "content": "Lee Cheuk‑hing tendered his resignation on Thursday as principal of San Wui Commercial Society Secondary School in Tuen Mun, school manager Edmund Wong Chun‑sek confirmed.\nWong, a former lawmaker, said the school’s board of directors would have to me... [775 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3355200/hong-kong-principal-who-swore-singapore-security-guards-resigns",
            "image": "https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/og_image_scmp_generic/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/05/28/801b2b71-907f-40ec-b60a-3a15c130ed43_a99e0f2b.jpg?itok=sz10fAQm&v=1779969258",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-28T15:37:50Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9709bfa71bc46e81262e4096f206f257",
                "name": "South China Morning Post",
                "url": "https://www.scmp.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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