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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": 422830,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d3106be5d144954b0ad1c152f72a2dab",
            "title": "Jane Fonda questions Barbra Streisand’s Oscars tribute to Robert Redford",
            "description": "‘She only made one movie with him I made four,’ Fonda said",
            "content": "Jane Fonda is confused about why she was not picked to honor her late co-star Robert Redford during this year’s Oscars’ In Memoriam segment.\nAfter Barbra Streisand shared an emotional onstage tribute to her The Way We Were co-star — who died aged 89 ... [1873 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/robert-redford-jane-fonda-barbra-streisand-oscars-tribute-films-b2939845.html",
            "image": "https://static.the-independent.com/2026/03/16/18/32/GettyImages-471384308.jpg?trim=0,0,1522,0&width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T04:32:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0d5c0adfb0e84da759fe48296b9f6e55",
                "name": "The Independent",
                "url": "https://www.independent.co.uk"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "5e9905abe746a5ace0f07177821fc6ca",
            "title": "Venezuela topples Italy to clinch matchup in WBC final with Team USA",
            "description": "Maikel Garcia keyed a seventh-inning rally and now Venezuela will attempt to take down another superpower on the way to a WBC title.",
            "content": "MIAMI — The chants echoed through the concourse, in the stairwells, off the roof of this ballpark in Little Havana, all of it emanating from the lungs of a throng wearing yellow, blue and red. The noise rattled the elevators of loanDepot Park after V... [6638 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7123965/2026/03/16/venezuela-team-usa-wbc-final-italy/",
            "image": "https://static01.nyt.com/athletic/uploads/wp/2026/03/16223849/GettyImages-2266943275-scaled.jpg?width=1200&height=630&fit=cover",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T04:14:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2f580dc49292a1caf59cd86dd3c9e60b",
                "name": "The New York Times",
                "url": "https://www.nytimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "747433aaaadf37d8092e436861730c8b",
            "title": "Venezuela rallies past Italy to make first WBC final vs. USA",
            "description": "Venezuela rallied from an early deficit to knock off Team Italy and set up a date with the U.S. in the country's first World Baseball Classic.",
            "content": "MIAMI -- Ronald Acuña Jr. scampered to first base, beat the throw from the shortstop, and didn't stop running.\nThe superstar right fielder high-stepped his way another 90 feet down the right-field line, screaming for the second leg of his sprint whil... [3030 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/48227697/venezuela-rallies-italy-make-first-wbc-final-vs-usa",
            "image": "https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2026%2F0317%2Fr1629557_1024x576_16%2D9.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-03-17T04:05:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "0207e330d5d787ce8251900411dd488d",
                "name": "ESPN",
                "url": "https://www.espn.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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