independent: Filter countries by independence status

API: restcountries.com:rest-countries-api
Endpoint: /independent
Response format: application/json
Auth: none
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 485ms

Description

Filter countries by their independence status. Use query parameter `status=true` to get all independent countries (currently ~195), or `status=false` to get dependent territories. This is useful for filtering out territories and only showing sovereign nations.

From spec: Get countries filtered by their independence status.

Usage Tips

- Requires status query parameter: `?status=true` or `?status=false` - "true" returns UN members and other sovereign states (~195 countries) - "false" returns dependent territories like Puerto Rico, Guam, etc. - Useful for excluding territories from country lists

Parameters (2)

fields (string, query, optional)

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

status (boolean, query, required)

Independence status (true or false)

Examples (1)

Filter by independence status openapi-spec

Get all independent countries

curl 'https://restcountries.com/v3.1/independent?status=True'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://restcountries.com/v3.1/independent",
    params={
        'status': 'True',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("restcountries")
result = api.fetch("independent", status="True")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://restcountries.com/v3.1/independent?status=True");
const data = await resp.json();

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-04-16 17:49:27.777887 200 485ms
2026-04-16 03:43:30.788400 200 542ms
2026-04-15 04:06:26.913759 200 489ms
2026-04-14 00:05:28.115479 200 486ms
2026-04-12 15:52:48.533365 200 486ms
2026-04-10 01:55:29.013217 200 588ms
2026-04-09 03:13:00.060252 200 483ms
2026-03-23 10:23:14.652591 200 419ms 0.8MB