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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": 553912,
"articles": [
{
"id": "d835d5b375dea38c62621327a4c0b672",
"title": "Police say man barricaded himself inside bank with others in California city of Bakersfield",
"description": "Several buildings in downtown Bakersfield, Calif., are on lockdown due to a reported active bomb threat and hostage situation.",
"content": "BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Several buildings in downtown Bakersfield, Calif., are on lockdown due to a reported active bomb threat and hostage situation.\nThe bomb threat was reported at the Chase Bank Building at Chester and 17th Street around 1 p.m. Tue... [630 chars]",
"url": "https://abc7.com/post/multiple-california-buildings-lockdown-due-alleged-bomb-threat/19222439/",
"image": "https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/19223189_AP26154019969558.jpg?w=1600",
"publishedAt": "2026-06-03T02:26:15Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "e8558fd2479027f3073a0b5be434a244",
"name": "ABC7 Los Angeles",
"url": "https://abc7.com"
}
},
{
"id": "4f3bcb3192b9a3e1a90e871fbe4cd73d",
"title": "Scott Pelley Out at CBS News After '60 Minutes' Clash",
"description": "Scott Pelley Out at CBS News After Clash With New '60 Minutes' Executive Producer",
"content": "And then there were three.\nCBS News has terminated “60 Minutes” veteran Scott Pelley after the journalist and executives felt they could not find a way to work together following a heated public argument Monday between Pelley and Nick Bilton, the for... [3442 chars]",
"url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/scott-pelley-exit-cbs-news-60-minutes-1236765350/",
"image": "https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/3113482_0398b.jpg?w=320&h=213&crop=1",
"publishedAt": "2026-06-03T01:31:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "c96d85bc8a846b5845a5420fe892ac16",
"name": "Variety",
"url": "https://variety.com"
}
},
{
"id": "1975ab84d527955ac8e7fac80fefd19c",
"title": "Josh Turek wins Democratic primary in battleground Iowa Senate race",
"description": "Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek has won the Democratic nomination for his state’s open U.S.",
"content": "Iowa state Rep. Josh Turek has won the Democratic nomination for his state’s open U.S. Senate seat, NBC News projects, advancing from a combative primary to a potentially competitive general election in a state that has favored Republicans in recent ... [5186 chars]",
"url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/iowa-senate-election-primary-winners-turek-hinson-rcna347468",
"image": "https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_nbcnews-fp-1200-630,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2026-06/260602-josh-turek-mb-1507-38a919.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-06-03T01:29:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "3bab6463853c054dc51d2427c1a5b69e",
"name": "NBC News",
"url": "https://www.nbcnews.com"
}
}
]
}