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": 193676,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "63a070622b3278e0eccd1c40802d1cef",
            "title": "Oil heads for steep weekly drop as Hormuz shipments resume despite ship attack",
            "description": "Brent and US crude are both headed for losses of around 8 per cent this week. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "NEW DELHI – Oil prices sank 2 per cent on June 26 and were headed for steep weekly losses amid easing supply concerns as more stranded oil tankers exited the Strait of Hormuz, even though a cargo vessel was hit near Oman on June 25.\nThe global oil be... [2402 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/business/oil-holds-gain-as-traders-weigh-hormuz-flows-after-ship-attack",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/feec10b4f02a7d8a516302cae259f839a8de7f6947bb0d1856e2c4b37027bc88",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T09:15:53Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "41ae81258bcfdcb7e3b682295fca905a",
            "title": "Man jailed after joining Cambodia scam syndicate that fired him in 3 days for poor performance",
            "description": "Yip Chee Ming was unsuccessful in making any scam calls while at the syndicate's compound.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: A man who decided to join a scam syndicate abroad was fired after three days due to his poor performance.\nYip Chee Ming, 30, could not make any successful scam calls during his short stint at the scam syndicate compound in Phnom Penh, Camb... [5756 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/cambodian-scam-syndicate-man-jailed-failed-job-6212346",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--srg47ajW--/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2025/09/10/screenshot_2025-09-10_220025.png?itok=3I-bktRG",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T08:35:43Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "16c3d03440241b85961d151f29062a8f",
            "title": "Chan Brothers Travel launches wellness-themed Journey Within experience, with trips to Bhutan and Japan",
            "description": "Chan Brothers Travel has launched its new Journey Within experience with trips to Japan and Bhutan.",
            "content": "Chan Brothers Travel has launched its new Journey Within experience, which features wellness-centric itineraries, an initiative the travel agency claims is \"Singapore’s first science-led, outcome-measured inspirational travel series\".\nAs such, each t... [1214 chars]",
            "url": "https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/travel/chan-brothers-journey-within-japan-bhutan-585166",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--z5UYyMJH--/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/06/26/chan_brothers_journey_within_japan_bhutan.jpg?itok=6H7FVy3Y",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-26T06:50:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "9a6d991b6f7d854881682587ef70f83a",
                "name": "CNA Lifestyle",
                "url": "https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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