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": 165834,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "9dca3cb26bd25743aa4934170df41da6",
            "title": "Lazada cuts 5% of South-east Asia staff, including in S'pore",
            "description": "Discover details of Lazada's workforce reduction across South-east Asia, including affected roles in Singapore and industry context. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE - Regional e-commerce company Lazada has retrenched 5 per cent of its workforce in South-east Asia, including an undisclosed number of staff in Singapore, according to a source familiar with the matter.\nWhen contacted, a Lazada spokesperson... [3863 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/business/lazada-cuts-5-of-south-east-asia-workforce-including-roles-in-singapore",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/0c3e4b48fef8bff2a8576928f1294a402c14529b89380ba8b5ade2e1dd0bd5bc",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-23T07:20:13Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f8a6ced52797789e84958739b3edd116",
            "title": "Singapore inflation holds at 1.8% in May, cooler than expected as services costs ease",
            "description": "Core inflation, which strips out accommodation and private transport costs, came in at 1.4%",
            "content": "Inflation in Singapore held steady at 1.8% in May, falling short of economists' expectations as lower prices for telecommunication services helped offset increases in private transport, accommodation, retail and food costs.\nThe figure was below the 2... [1698 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/23/singapore-may-inflation-fastest-energy-prices.html",
            "image": "https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/108324598-1782098541325-gettyimages-1237374875-SINGAPORE_PROPERTY.jpeg?v=1782098553&w=1920&h=1080",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-23T05:14:52Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "32c2ad3fb41cb87b5b847d750028dff0",
                "name": "CNBC",
                "url": "https://www.cnbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "20200deb0d6a0804156864be4d432b90",
            "title": "Erosion of major-power deterrence could spur adventurism, make world more dangerous: Chan Chun Sing",
            "description": "\"The impulse to resort to force to resolve disputes reflects a worrying trend of breakdown in diplomacy,\" says Singapore's defence minister at the Middle East Institute's annual conference.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: The erosion of strategic deterrence by major powers could encourage greater adventurism by states and non-state actors, creating a more dangerous and challenging world, Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing said on Tuesday (Jun 23).\n\"For decades... [4889 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/iran-war-middle-east-institute-unclos-chan-chun-sing-6202676",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--LbvUkCqL--/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/06/23/chan_chun_sing.png?itok=YzLv9xYK",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-23T05:08:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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