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": 148190,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "753e5d446a7a5e2912861d8a5f20f62c",
            "title": "Bank association 'aware of feedback' after PayNow name masking spells out inappropriate words",
            "description": "The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) told CNA that the letter \"X\" was used instead of an asterisk, dash or another symbol because not all PayNow-related systems across its 29 participating institutions currently support special characters.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) on Wednesday (Jun 10) said it was aware of feedback after the recent masking of PayNow users' names resulted in inappropriate words being displayed.\nThe nickname feature for PayNow users was disc... [2071 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/paynow-nickname-obscene-words-user-names-masking-banks-6173156",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--siueMcUa--/c_crop,h_758,w_1348,x_0,y_291/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2026/06/10/paynow_obscene_word_3.png?itok=0S_ZirlQ",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-10T06:09:34Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f6ccd7b34c6d65b1f39518d5ffe92a4b",
            "title": "Shanti Pereira headlines provisional 50-strong Team Singapore contingent for Commonwealth Games",
            "description": "The Jul 23 to Aug 2 Glasgow Games will be among the most compact editions in the event's history, featuring just 10 sports and six para sports.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: Sprinter Shanti Pereira will headline a 50-strong provisional Singapore contingent at the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, from Jul 23 to Aug 2.\nThe first slate of Team Singapore athletes was announced by Commonwealth Game... [2159 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/commonwealth-games-glasgow-team-singapore-shanti-pereira-6173046",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--j54SOVbq--/c_crop,h_404,w_720,x_0,y_25/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2021-08:cna,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2025/12/13/jer_0926_720.jpg?itok=s8-7Y8UE",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-10T05:17:06Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ade86c6386646c557092419a1170c697",
            "title": "Woman who fed pigeons and crows in Yishun charged under Wildlife Act",
            "description": "Tan Chong Hong said she did not admit to the charges and wanted to write in to explain. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE – A woman was charged in court on June 10 over feeding pigeons and crows in Yishun on three occasions.\nTan Chong Hong was handed three charges under the Wildlife Act. She had allegedly fed the birds without written approval from the directo... [846 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/woman-who-fed-pigeons-and-crows-in-yishun-charged-under-wildlife-act",
            "image": "https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/straitstimes/3b6506af4eaf72e3fff0f56a097ac350534f0ea14aeda095f78bec3af4da7760",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-10T04:45:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "739b615c65becd670ee152cab7f8c439",
                "name": "The Straits Times",
                "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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