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": 503338,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "b76e5ca2ce542aa996c661b34de926ce",
            "title": "Un momento insólito para la élite mediática de Estados Unidos es, infortunadamente, demasiado común en el país",
            "description": "Lo ocurrido en el Washington Hilton el sábado por la noche pudo parecer insólito porque el presidente Donald Trump y muchas personas en la línea de sucesión presidencial estaban en el salón de baile cuando se registraron disparos en el exterior.",
            "content": "Lo ocurrido en el Washington Hilton el sábado por la noche pudo parecer insólito porque el presidente Donald Trump y muchas personas en la línea de sucesión presidencial estaban en el salón de baile cuando se registraron disparos en el exterior.\nPero... [2796 chars]",
            "url": "https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2026/04/26/eeuu/tiroteo-cena-corresponsales-trump-violencia-trax",
            "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/investigacion-tiroteo.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T23:06:00Z",
            "lang": "es",
            "source": {
                "id": "3c9d862fa32f79b035b88873a5d21ccb",
                "name": "CNN en Español",
                "url": "https://cnnespanol.cnn.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "c0f8cc7148c94779f89f85253c40f96d",
            "title": "Trump \"wasn't worried\" during White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting",
            "description": "President Trump details his experience at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, where a gunman charged toward the ballroom. He says he wasn't worried, and praised the actions of law enforcement.",
            "content": "Last night in the nation's capitol a gunman stormed the security perimeter at the White House Correspondents; Dinner. The president, the first lady, the vice president, cabinet members, and more than 2,500 guests were gathered to celebrate the First ... [13808 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-60-minutes-transcript/",
            "image": "https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/04/26/065be880-f7a4-478c-ac12-80ceaa21084e/thumbnail/1200x630/61df1ee919f732fec06a2e9fa327954e/trump-odonnell-video.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T23:00:15Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2f2ed82d991515dcc85d86a1374a9ae",
                "name": "CBS News",
                "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "0f0476b5fdd31aa10a43c4dd97fe6275",
            "title": "Esteban Andrada, ex portero de Rayados, da puñetazo a rival en el futbol de España",
            "description": "El portero del Zaragoza propinó un puñetazo a Jorge Pulido tras ser expulsado, desatando una trifulca que terminó con tres tarjetas rojas.",
            "content": "El argentino Esteban Andrada, actual portero del Real Zaragoza y exintegrante de los Rayados del Monterrey, propinó un fuerte puñetazo al capitán del Huesca, Jorge Pulido, luego de ser expulsado este domingo del partido entre ambos clubes correspondi... [1528 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.jornada.com.mx/noticia/2026/04/26/deportes/esteban-andrada-ex-portero-de-rayados-da-punetazo-a-rival-en-el-futbol-de-espana",
            "image": "https://www.jornada.com.mx/ndjsimg/images/jornada/jornadaimg/esteban-andrada-ex-portero-de-rayados-da-punetazo-a-rival-en-el-futbol-de-espana/esteban-andrada-ex-portero-de-rayados-da-punetazo-a-rival-en-el-futbol-de-espana_b4d97271-59f9-466a-b6e2-4fe794d82586_mediarawimage=true",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T22:41:00Z",
            "lang": "es",
            "source": {
                "id": "44621fbfced07db503d19b3ae23aaa67",
                "name": "La Jornada",
                "url": "https://www.jornada.com.mx"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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