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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": 143370,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "36b002e042e0d56a6578be0f57399d7c",
            "title": "This Tree Kangaroo Was Missing for 90 Years and Scientists Thought It Was Gone Forever",
            "description": "Each year, species are going extinct at an accelerating rate that is alarming conservationists. This fear has increased conservation efforts and research, even for rarely seen animals. One such exampl...",
            "content": "The post This Tree Kangaroo Was Missing for 90 Years and Scientists Thought It Was Gone Forever appeared first on A-Z Animals.\nQuick Take\nThe Wondiwoi achieved a 90-year survival record by avoiding all scientific contact.\nLiving at 6,000 feet caused ... [2656 chars]",
            "url": "https://sg.news.yahoo.com/tree-kangaroo-missing-90-years-130200389.html",
            "image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/z0bgt9tIXlv_hKMrmwf.zQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD03MjA7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/a_z_animals_articles_598/40e06614d17db32d86d6ec9ea6284a74",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T13:02:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "d0f7288d14ec8c674636416b7d8b268b",
                "name": "sg.news.yahoo.com",
                "url": "https://sg.news.yahoo.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "a9a417a4d5fa9e84e48c7263538fc649",
            "title": "Budget 2026 debate: PM Wong defends fiscal projections, GST hike amid back-to-back surpluses",
            "description": "Prime Minister Lawrence Wong also addressed an insinuation that the ruling People’s Action Party “deliberately painted a doom and gloom picture for electoral advantage” last year.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: Fiscal projections in Singapore have frequently resulted in surpluses due to the volatility of the global environment, rather than the government being overly conservative, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said on Thursday (Feb 26).\nWhile such... [7485 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/budget-debate-lawrence-wong-fiscal-projection-surplus-gst-hike-5954961",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--n-9KGZsL--/c_crop,h_900,w_1600,x_0,y_56/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/2023/07/03/ntucfilephoto-01.jpg?itok=4ytkj1ZD",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T11:09:58Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "774a2918fe22b5aa672978e35969c625",
            "title": "Ministerial discretion under laws like POFMA must stay within legal bounds: Chan Chun Sing",
            "description": "Workers' Party MP He Ting Ru had asked the minister how Singapore monitors the use of executive discretion.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: Laws granting ministers broad discretionary powers – including POFMA and other legislation – must always be exercised within the bounds of the law, Coordinating Minister for Public Services Chan Chun Sing said on Thursday (Feb 26).\nHe was ... [1830 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ministerial-discretion-pofma-fica-chan-chun-sing-5955086",
            "image": "https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--xZdc8pBp--/c_crop,h_449,w_799,x_1,y_55/c_fill,g_auto,h_676,w_1200/fl_relative,g_south_east,l_mediacorp:cna:watermark:2024-04:reuters_1,w_0.1/f_auto,q_auto/v1/one-cms/core/2025-09-22T131608Z_1_LYNXNPEL8L0J2_RTROPTP_3_SINGAPORE-POLITICS.JPG?itok=eChUXJ0z",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-26T10:07:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "08538e21f9ef4fd994fa94c90374f079",
                "name": "CNA",
                "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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