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United Kingdom News API

Get the live top headlines from United Kingdom with our JSON API.

Get API key for the United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=gb&category=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 506590,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "84fd3b2bb13afc8047fb74f09530121e",
            "title": "Winter Olympics LIVE: Horror fall halts event as commentator resigns",
            "description": "Live updates from the Winter Olympics with Team GB seeking more medals as officials hope for weather improvements for outside events.",
            "content": "Winter Olympics LIVE: Horror fall in halted event as commentator resigns after backlash\nLive updates from the Winter Olympics with Team GB seeking more medals as officials hope for weather improvements for outside events.\nDay 14 of the Milano-Cortina... [12998 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.express.co.uk/sport/othersport/2173257/winter-olympics-live-friday-team-gb",
            "image": "https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/4/1200x630/6754361.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T16:57:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "5fee56bcfa73257762a23904b3dd8aeb",
                "name": "Daily Express",
                "url": "https://www.express.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "acff89c65bf71fd79d6731d16cb8b694",
            "title": "Nasa targets March 6 date to send humans back around the Moon",
            "description": "Nasa sets the launch date following a successful \"wet dress rehearsal\" of the Artemis II mission.",
            "content": "Nasa is targeting early March to launch a crew around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years, in what would be humankind's furthest trip into space.\nThe Artemis II mission will see four astronauts embark on a 10-day journey around the far ... [2347 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86y1g6wde3o",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/041d/live/dd9135c0-0e80-11f1-801d-ed3cff6bf876.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T16:11:18Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "da05009467a13bbcc84557ea09d86db3",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "caffbde2780db5a22d7f1c6134214df4",
            "title": "US supreme court rules against Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs - live",
            "description": "Conservative justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Brett Kavanaugh dissented in the 6-3 ruling",
            "content": "Key events\nShow key events only\nPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature\nLisa O’Carroll\nReporting on international trade\nDonald Trump is unlikely to abandon his tariff strategy on account of the supreme court ruling, say legal experts.\nBasil Woo... [6655 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/feb/20/us-iran-nuclear-deal-trump-agreement-strikes-latest-news-live-updates",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/2cbccaf847b0b3b283c471ced02d77f87d7eccfa/1213_18_4686_3750/master/4686.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctbGl2ZS5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=75ed1fffd42bac3ef23dd417b5e74692",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T16:04:25Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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