
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": 6528466, "articles": [ { "title": "Brunson, Towns keep Knicks alive, force Game 6 vs. Pacers", "description": "Jalen Brunson scored 32 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and the Knicks stayed alive in the Eastern Conference finals by beating the Pacers on Thursday night in Game 5.", "content": "Jalen Brunson stands tall for New York as they overcome the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 to keep the series alive. (1:13)\nOpen Extended Reactions\nNEW YORK -- Jalen Brunson scored 32 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 13 rebounds despite a bru... [1851 chars]", "url": "https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45383906/brunson-towns-keep-knicks-alive-force-game-5-vs-pacers", "image": "https://a4.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2025%2F0530%2Fr1500178_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg", "publishedAt": "2025-05-30T02:51:00Z", "source": { "name": "ESPN", "url": "https://www.espn.com" } }, { "title": "Bernard Kerik, who led NYPD on 9/11 before prison and pardon, has died at 69", "description": "Bernard Kerik, who served as New York City’s police commissioner on 9/11 and later pleaded guilty to tax fraud before being pardoned, has died. He was 69.", "content": "NEW YORK (AP) — Bernard Kerik, who served as New York City’s police commissioner on 9/11 and later pleaded guilty to tax fraud before being pardoned, has died. He was 69.\nThe New York Police Department confirmed his death Thursday on social media. FB... [3539 chars]", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/bernie-kerik-obit-1ed18ffa7da87bd824dc976eabd51fbf", "image": "https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/c152def/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3578x2013+0+127/resize/1440x810!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F5c%2F4b%2F36812b87271afd9881437d0b1098%2F9405f7ffb68048239426b2f6617da4a5", "publishedAt": "2025-05-30T02:07:00Z", "source": { "name": "AP News", "url": "https://apnews.com" } }, { "title": "Crypto kidnapping case: Detective assigned to NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail allegedly dropped off victim, sources say", "description": "A New York City Police detective assigned to Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail will be questioned in relation to a bizarre crypto currency kidnapping and torture plot after he allegedly delivered the victim to his tormentors, according to multiple law enforcement officials briefed on the case.", "content": "Crime Eric Adams Crypto See all topics Follow\nA New York City Police detective assigned to Mayor Eric Adams’ security detail will be questioned in relation to a bizarre crypto currency kidnapping and torture plot after he allegedly delivered the vict... [3512 chars]", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/29/us/eric-adams-nyc-crypto-kidnapping", "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/ap25147542531710.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill", "publishedAt": "2025-05-30T01:52:00Z", "source": { "name": "CNN", "url": "https://www.cnn.com" } } ] }