{code}: Get country by country code

API: restcountries.com:rest-countries-api
Endpoint: /alpha/{code}
Response format: application/json
Auth: none
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 372ms

Description

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.

From spec: Get a country by its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 (cca2), alpha-3 (cca3), numeric-3 (ccn3), or IOC code.

Usage Tips

- 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

Parameters (2)

code (string, path, required)

Country code (cca2, cca3, ccn3, or cioc)

fields (string, query, optional)

Comma-separated list of fields to include (max 10)

Examples (6)

Get by country code openapi-spec

Get United States by alpha-2 code "us"

curl 'https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/us'

import requests

resp = requests.get("https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/us")
data = resp.json()

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("restcountries")
result = api.fetch("alpha/{code}")

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/us");
const data = await resp.json();

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Search by country code openapi-spec

Get Germany by alpha-3 code "DEU"

curl 'https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/DEU'

import requests

resp = requests.get("https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/DEU")
data = resp.json()

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("restcountries")
result = api.fetch("alpha/{code}")

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/DEU");
const data = await resp.json();

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Get country by alpha code openapi-spec

Get Germany by alpha-2 code "de" (v3)

curl 'https://restcountries.com/v3/alpha/de'

import requests

resp = requests.get("https://restcountries.com/v3/alpha/de")
data = resp.json()

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("restcountries")
result = api.fetch("alpha/{code}")

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://restcountries.com/v3/alpha/de");
const data = await resp.json();

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Get country by code openapi-spec

curl 'https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/de?fields=name%2Ccapital%2Cflags'

import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/de",
    params={
        'fields': 'name,capital,flags',
    },
)
data = resp.json()

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("restcountries")
result = api.fetch("alpha/{code}", fields="name,capital,flags")

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/de?fields=name%2Ccapital%2Cflags");
const data = await resp.json();

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Get country by code probe-gate

curl 'https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/de?fields=name%2Ccapital%2Cflags'

import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/de",
    params={
        'fields': 'name,capital,flags',
    },
)
data = resp.json()

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("restcountries")
result = api.fetch("alpha/{code}", fields="name,capital,flags")

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/de?fields=name%2Ccapital%2Cflags");
const data = await resp.json();

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Get country by country code openapi-spec

curl 'https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/de'

import requests

resp = requests.get("https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/de")
data = resp.json()

import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("restcountries")
result = api.fetch("alpha/{code}")

for item in result:
    print(item)

const resp = await fetch("https://restcountries.com/v3.1/alpha/de");
const data = await resp.json();

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Probe History

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2026-04-16 17:11:05.718783	200	372ms
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