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": 177252,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "478aa8466629e72b8a30341482f51674",
            "title": "US strikes Iran after cargo ship attack in Strait of Hormuz",
            "description": "The US military attacked Iran in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, straining a fragile peace deal. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "DUBAI/LONDON - The US military attacked Iran on June 26 in response to an Iranian drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, further straining the fragile peace deal agreed last week between the two countries.\nUS Central Command said aircr... [4073 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/us-strikes-iran-in-response-to-attack-on-cargo-ship-in-strait-of-hormuz",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/56226e275d49260c84b15e4876f57698ca176947c6fa62dc24146caa11302297",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T22:49:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "b675d6de68e3e75153de25d57d0ddc9d",
            "title": "Sources: Norway's Erling Haaland to miss France World Cup clash",
            "description": "Erling Haaland will start Norway's World Cup Group I clash against Kylian Mbappé's France on the substitutes' bench with coach Stale Solbakken planning to rest 10 players, sources told ESPN.",
            "content": "Erling Haaland will start Norway's World Cup Group I clash against Kylian Mbappé's France on the substitutes' bench with coach Stale Solbakken planning to rest 10 players, sources told ESPN.\nHaaland's absence from the starting lineup will dent his ch... [952 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.espn.com.sg/soccer/story/_/id/49188052/norway-erling-haaland-miss-france-world-cup-clash-sources",
            "image": "https://a4.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0617%2Fr1674845_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T18:22:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "036d6181efe00e91cc0acd41b24db4f9",
                "name": "ESPN Singapore",
                "url": "https://www.espn.com.sg"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5582cfd40c4602ef8af283339e32d1b0",
            "title": "Small aircraft crashes into Beijing’s tallest building, say witnesses",
            "description": "CITIC Tower, or China Zun, is a 108-storey skyscraper in Beijing’s central business district. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "BEIJING – An aircraft about the size of a car crashed into Beijing’s tallest building, CITIC Tower, on June 26, two bystanders told Reuters, as police closed off roads around the skyscraper and stopped passers-by from filming the scene.\nThe building,... [1618 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/small-aircraft-crashes-into-beijings-tallest-building-eyewitnesses-say",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/402d0152932401a19208aad1fc2d69395ba09e79861148e178663a6ff1b771db",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T15:18:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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