GET /alpha/{code}restcountries.com:rest-countries-api
Get a single country by its ISO 3166-1 alpha code. Accepts both 2-letter (cca2) codes like "US" and 3-letter (cca3) codes like "USA". This is the fastest way to retrieve a specific country when you know its standard country code. Returns an array with one country object.
Get a country by its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, alpha-3, or numeric code.
- Accepts 2-letter (cca2) or 3-letter (cca3) codes: "us", "US", "USA" all work - Case-insensitive - Returns array with single item, not a direct object - Use /alpha (plural) endpoint with codes param for multiple countries
(string, path, required)
ISO country code (cca2, ccn3, cca3, or cioc)
(string, query, optional)
Comma-separated list of fields to include (max 10 fields)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get by country code | openapi-spec |
https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/us |
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| Search by country code | openapi-spec |
https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/DEU |
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| Get country by alpha code | openapi-spec |
https://restcountries.com/v3/alpha/de |
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| Get country by code | openapi-spec |
https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/de?fields=name,capital,flags |
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| Get country by code | probe-gate |
https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/de?fields=name%2Ccapital%2Cflags |
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| 2026-03-23 09:41:40.107895 | 200 | 316ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:37:28.743763 | 200 | 318ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:30:09.451383 | 200 | 314ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:12:26.272380 | 200 | 319ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:08:37.199224 | 200 | 319ms | |
| 2026-03-20T02:21:07.229983 | 200 | 357ms |
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| 2026-03-23 09:08:37.199224 | 6ae0deeeb5b8 |
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| 2026-03-23 09:12:26.272380 | ba24fff20123 |
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| 2026-03-23 09:30:09.451383 | 6ae0deeeb5b8 |
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| 2026-03-23 09:37:28.743763 | 69e9abd87283 |
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| 2026-03-23 09:41:40.107895 | ce04c6067285 |
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