REST Countries

Get information about countries via a RESTful API https://restcountries.eu

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API Endpoints

Below are described the REST endpoints available that you can use to search for countries

All

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/all

Name

Search by country name. It can be the native name or partial name

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/name/{name}

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/name/eesti

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/name/united

Full Name

Search by country full name

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/name/{name}?fullText=true

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/name/aruba?fullText=true

Code

Search by ISO 3166-1 2-letter or 3-letter country code

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/alpha/{code}

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/alpha/co

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/alpha/col

List of codes

Search by list of ISO 3166-1 2-letter or 3-letter country codes

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/alpha?codes={code};{code};{code}

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/alpha?codes=col;no;ee

Currency

Search by ISO 4217 currency code

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/currency/{currency}

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/currency/cop

Language

Search by ISO 639-1 language code

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/lang/{et}

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/lang/es

Capital city

Search by capital city

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/capital/{capital}

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/capital/tallinn

Calling code

Search by calling code

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/callingcode/{callingcode}

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/callingcode/372

Region

Search by region: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/region/{region}

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/region/europe

Regional Bloc

Search by regional bloc:

EU (European Union)
EFTA (European Free Trade Association)
CARICOM (Caribbean Community)
PA (Pacific Alliance)
AU (African Union)
USAN (Union of South American Nations)
EEU (Eurasian Economic Union)
AL (Arab League)
ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
CAIS (Central American Integration System)
CEFTA (Central European Free Trade Agreement)
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation)

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/regionalbloc/{regionalbloc}

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/regionalbloc/eu

Response Example

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/alpha/col

[[{
    "name": "Colombia",
    "topLevelDomain": [".co"],
    "alpha2Code": "CO",
    "alpha3Code": "COL",
    "callingCodes": ["57"],
    "capital": "Bogotá",
    "altSpellings": ["CO", "Republic of Colombia", "República de Colombia"],
    "region": "Americas",
    "subregion": "South America",
    "population": 48759958,
    "latlng": [4.0, -72.0],
    "demonym": "Colombian",
    "area": 1141748.0,
    "gini": 55.9,
    "timezones": ["UTC-05:00"],
    "borders": ["BRA", "ECU", "PAN", "PER", "VEN"],
    "nativeName": "Colombia",
    "numericCode": "170",
    "currencies": [{
        "code": "COP",
        "name": "Colombian peso",
        "symbol": "$"
    }],
    "languages": [{
        "iso639_1": "es",
        "iso639_2": "spa",
        "name": "Spanish",
        "nativeName": "Español"
    }],
    "translations": {
        "de": "Kolumbien",
        "es": "Colombia",
        "fr": "Colombie",
        "ja": "コロンビア",
        "it": "Colombia",
        "br": "Colômbia",
        "pt": "Colômbia"
    },
    "flag": "https://restcountries.eu/data/col.svg",
    "regionalBlocs": [{
        "acronym": "PA",
        "name": "Pacific Alliance",
        "otherAcronyms": [],
        "otherNames": ["Alianza del Pacífico"]
    }, {
        "acronym": "USAN",
        "name": "Union of South American Nations",
        "otherAcronyms": ["UNASUR", "UNASUL", "UZAN"],
        "otherNames": ["Unión de Naciones Suramericanas", "União de Nações Sul-Americanas", "Unie van Zuid-Amerikaanse Naties", "South American Union"]
    }]
}]

Filter Response

You can filter the output of your request to include only the specified fields.

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/{service}?fields={field};{field};{field}

https://restcountries.eu/rest/v2/all?fields=name;capital;currencies

Sources

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License

Mozilla Public License MPL 2.0

apilayer / restcountries

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