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United States News API

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

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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 States.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=us&category=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 374270,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "8792af58dbbe0d060630fff5fbdea131",
            "title": "Fact check: Trump denies saying something he said on camera five days ago",
            "description": "President Donald Trump on Monday falsely denied making a comment he had made on camera just five days prior. Then he launched a personal attack against the reporter who had accurately repeated his previous remark.",
            "content": "President Donald Trump on Monday falsely denied making a comment he had made on camera just five days prior. Then he launched a personal attack against the reporter who had accurately repeated his previous remark.\nTrump has a long history of falsely ... [2315 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/politics/fact-check-trump-september-strike-video",
            "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/2025-12-08t200003z-42186986-rc2iciak5jda-rtrmadp-3-usa-trump.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-08T22:29:27Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b7f8938851261c8403f75f40eb1d8645",
                "name": "CNN",
                "url": "https://www.cnn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "4985b5f466aa7f7b0d7698a9580f193a",
            "title": "Paramount Skydance challenges Netflix deal for Warner Bros. Discovery",
            "description": "The competing offer comes days after Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced an $83 billion merger deal, which Trump said he would be “involved” in vetting.",
            "content": "Paramount Skydance launched a hostile bid Monday to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, mere days after Netflix struck an $83 billion deal to acquire the media conglomerate.\nParamount Skydance, which took shape this year under CEO David Ellison, said it woul... [338 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/08/paramount-launches-hostile-bid-warner-bros-challenging-netflix-deal/",
            "image": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/UBNEDEC2V5TNYG6KCOBFLKAG5U.JPG&w=1440",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-08T22:21:48Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa250375ed4d1652ad2c07377b69f537",
                "name": "The Washington Post",
                "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1791da40401394259279848e5f4d0e0a",
            "title": "Golden Globe nominations 2026: See the full list of nominees.",
            "description": "See the full list of movie and television nominations for the 2026 ceremony.",
            "content": "December 8, 2025 at 9:28 a.m. ESTToday at 9:28 a.m. EST\nThe Oscar season came into focus Monday morning with the announcement of the 2026 Golden Globe nominations. As expected, films like “One Battle After Another,” “Sentimental Value” and “Sinners” ... [7686 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/interactive/2025/golden-globe-nominations-2026-list/",
            "image": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com/public/IUNC75XAUVGZRG42RQJX2QUEUY.png&w=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2025-12-08T21:59:35Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "aa250375ed4d1652ad2c07377b69f537",
                "name": "The Washington Post",
                "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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