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United States News API
Get the live top headlines from United States with our JSON API.
Get API key for the United States News APIAPI 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 States.
GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=us&category=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
"totalArticles": 412752,
"articles": [
{
"id": "a8d50c912760eeedcebc283c80449470",
"title": "Pakistan’s defense minister says that there is an 'open war' with Afghanistan",
"description": "Pakistan and Afghanistan have traded attacks in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the countries.",
"content": "ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged cross-border attacks overnight in a dramatic escalation of tensions that led Pakistan’s defense minister to say on Friday that the two countries are in a state of “open war.”\nAfghanistan launched a ... [6872 chars]",
"url": "https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-pakistan-airstrikes-open-war-98927b79ee9ef5741bf0804956d3c2e6",
"image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/68f2bc8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3998+0+1/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Ff6%2F2a%2Fd4d9777aebb540e8e13e03c28491%2Fdb9aa862388248c3ade2de0ccb98bff1",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-27T15:12:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "b356d47a35dfffa723fc8131b36c3ed1",
"name": "AP News",
"url": "https://apnews.com"
}
},
{
"id": "76a6d5c00dc5ad4ef1320b858a5bb36b",
"title": "How Hollywood Is Looking for the Next ‘Heated Rivalry’",
"description": "Execs across Hollywood spent this winter buzzing about ‘Heated Rivalry,’ trying to understand what made it connect with audiences so quickly — and how to replicate that success.",
"content": "How hot is Heated Rivalry? In the three months since the steamy Canadian hockey romance debuted on HBO Max, a TV-studio development exec who focuses on literary acquisitions has been fielding pitches from publishers on possible clones. “Book agents h... [11373 chars]",
"url": "https://www.vulture.com/article/shows-like-heated-rivalry-hunt-for-next-phenomenon.html",
"image": "https://pyxis.nymag.com/v1/imgs/38a/e9b/4b8f16a53d779de28da9cc2c401ab104fd-hudson-williams-connor-storrie-2.1x.rsocial.w1200.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-27T15:00:14Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "847f9328d759df8be50f27649963545b",
"name": "Vulture",
"url": "https://www.vulture.com"
}
},
{
"id": "c5d3d9d099ced64fd5f11d44c3a13be7",
"title": "Pentagon shoots down Customs and Border Protection drone in Texas, federal officials say",
"description": "The Defense Department on Wednesday shot down a U.S. Customs and Border Protection drone in southwest Texas, federal officials confirmed to CBS News.",
"content": "The Defense Department on Wednesday shot down a U.S. Customs and Border Protection drone in southwest Texas, federal officials confirmed.\nA U.S. official said a laser weapon was used to down the drone, which occurred in the area of Fort Hancock, a sm... [1821 chars]",
"url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-shoots-down-customs-and-border-protection-drone-texas/",
"image": "https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/12/04/a130aa08-03e2-4778-af66-14292b7a47a6/thumbnail/1200x630/49b6f862af84737a47f6fa97042bc2ee/gettyimages-2249078691.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-02-27T12:13:29Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "f2f2ed82d991515dcc85d86a1374a9ae",
"name": "CBS News",
"url": "https://www.cbsnews.com"
}
}
]
}