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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": 509030,
"articles": [
{
"id": "810df5ec9c218d16af8024351d8084c5",
"title": "Shaped Economy: Inflation, Stock Market Gains",
"description": "The US has been in a K-shaped economy. New research explains what's driving that, including inflation's impact.",
"content": "The prongs of the K-shaped economy are being propped up by two dreary economic realities: lower earners are getting hit harder by inflation, and left behind by blockbuster stock market gains.\nA new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York l... [2911 chars]",
"url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/k-shaped-economy-federal-reserve-new-york-research-2026-5",
"image": "https://i.insider.com/69f4ec7a9a23d20d291b5844?width=1200&format=jpeg",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-02T09:01:09Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "3349d5cc8abff1623266825fbe6b0f68",
"name": "Business Insider",
"url": "https://www.businessinsider.com"
}
},
{
"id": "5ce4ebac69b1aff92ccccbe3dc73c0ed",
"title": "Timmy the Stranded Whale Is Released After an Elaborate Rescue",
"description": "The humpback whale, stuck for weeks in shallow waters off Germany, was towed to the North Sea in a barge. The story captivated the country.",
"content": "A humpback whale that was stranded for weeks off the coast of Germany was released on Saturday in the North Sea, the culmination of an elaborate and costly rescue effort that transfixed the nation.\nThe 40-foot whale, affectionately nicknamed Timmy by... [1140 chars]",
"url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/world/europe/timmy-whale-germany-released.html",
"image": "https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/05/29/multimedia/29xp-whale-cjmb/29xp-whale-cjmb-facebookJumbo.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-02T08:31:41Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "2f580dc49292a1caf59cd86dd3c9e60b",
"name": "The New York Times",
"url": "https://www.nytimes.com"
}
},
{
"id": "9aaceab48de714582544ec4e9894043b",
"title": "What to know about Spirit Airlines as it says it is 'winding down all operations'",
"description": "Spirit Airlines says that it has \"started an orderly wind-down of our operations, effective immediately.\"",
"content": "Spirit Airlines says that it has \"started an orderly wind-down of our operations, effective immediately\" while the outcome of talks between the airline and the federal government over a $500 million rescue deal for the remains unclear.\nSpirit Airline... [7840 chars]",
"url": "https://abcnews.com/GMA/Travel/trump-announcement-expected-today-spirit-airlines-deal/story?id=132574357",
"image": "https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/29a3812c-053a-4cee-a60d-13eba9b79c29/spirit-airlines-1-gty-jef-260501_1777648914328_hpMain_16x9.jpg?w=1600",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-02T08:20:59Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "d35e5701ba890c345f47dc0dd5522375",
"name": "ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos",
"url": "https://abcnews.com"
}
}
]
}