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