United States News API

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

Get API key for the United States 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 States.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=us&category=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 493830,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "71b13d6c1febb9e2df49b4f6b1326685",
            "title": "Iranian official says US 'maximalist' demands stall face-to-face talks",
            "description": "Iran is not ready for new face-to-face talks with the U.S., according to a senior Iranian official. The official cited Washington's refusal to abandon \"maximalist\" demands.",
            "content": "ANTALYA, Turkey (AP) — Iran is not yet ready to hold a new round of face-to-face talks with U.S. officials, a senior Iranian official said Saturday, citing Washington’s refusal to abandon “maximalist” demands on key issues.\nIn an interview with The A... [3701 chars]",
            "url": "https://apnews.com/article/iran-deputy-foreign-minister-interview-40d8e43e3c7b5a23cda6783b064b9dbf",
            "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/2f1a71a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3998+0+1/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Feb%2Fb8%2F06ac260915bd02caa0e9368655cd%2F39268fd8a29b46bbbd1eaac1413c8bbf",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T08:08:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "b356d47a35dfffa723fc8131b36c3ed1",
                "name": "AP News",
                "url": "https://apnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "1064474fefc3a565b709a94d0865cfb8",
            "title": "Silver Screen and Roll",
            "description": "Grading every Lakers player’s performance from the team’s 107-98 win over the Rockets in Game 1.",
            "content": "Across the regular season, the crowd at Lakers games does not rank among the best in the league.\nThe lion’s share of the blame falls on ownership for pricing out the common, diehard fans and replacing them with fans who too often view the game as a s... [5948 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.silverscreenandroll.com/lakers-analysis/114697/player-grades-lakers-rockets-stats-box-score-recap-lebron-james-luke-kennard-2026-nba-playoffs",
            "image": "https://platform.silverscreenandroll.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/144/2026/04/gettyimages-2271991936.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C10.732984293194%2C100%2C78.534031413613&w=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T05:54:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "fd7b61a11201acd39c61991e35f3cb0b",
                "name": "Silver Screen and Roll",
                "url": "https://www.silverscreenandroll.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "3d980a8a5d93411ddc79971ca55e6bdd",
            "title": "Reports: Bengals Transform Defense In Draft Deal For Dexter Lawrence",
            "description": "According to explosive reports racing across Saturday night screens, the Bengals have pulled off a franchise  first by dealing their first-round pick in next week’s NFL draft for Giants’ three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence.",
            "content": "According to explosive reports racing across Saturday night screens, the Bengals have pulled off a franchise first by dealing their first-round pick in next week's NFL draft for Giants' three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence.\nIn truly o... [2954 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bengals.com/news/reports-bengals-transform-defense-in-draft-deal-for-dexter-lawrence",
            "image": "https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_editorial_landscape_12_desktop/bengals/raxfnpwznqrqfuwfmu6a",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T05:20:44Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "ad4aa61b9dc8947e9ffbf629e5321088",
                "name": "Cincinnati Bengals",
                "url": "https://www.bengals.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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