{name}: Search countries by name

API: restcountries.com:rest-countries-api
Endpoint: /name/{name}
Response format: application/json
Auth: none
Method: GET
Last Status: 200
Latency: 376ms

Description

Search for countries by their common or official name. Supports partial name matching - searching for "germany" matches "Germany". Returns an array even for exact matches. This is the fuzzy search endpoint - use it when you know approximately what a country is called but might not have the exact common name. Results include all country data fields.

From spec: Search for countries by their common or official name. Supports partial matches.

Usage Tips

- Search is case-insensitive - Partial matches work: "united" returns United States, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates - Returns array even for single match - Search with spaces works: "united states" returns USA

Parameters (3)

fields (string, query, optional)

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

fullText (boolean, query, optional)

If true, searches for exact name match instead of partial

name (string, path, required)

Country name (common or official)

Examples (5)

Search by country name openapi-spec

Search for Germany with filtered fields

curl 'https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/germany?fields=name%2Ccapital%2Cpopulation'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/germany",
    params={
        'fields': 'name,capital,population',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

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

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/germany?fields=name%2Ccapital%2Cpopulation");
const data = await resp.json();
Search by name openapi-spec

Search for Germany with all fields

curl 'https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/Germany'
import requests

resp = requests.get("https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/Germany")
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

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

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/Germany");
const data = await resp.json();
Search countries by name openapi-spec

Search for Germany using v3 API

curl 'https://restcountries.com/v3/name/germany?fields=name%2Ccapital%2Cpopulation'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://restcountries.com/v3/name/germany",
    params={
        'fields': 'name,capital,population',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

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

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://restcountries.com/v3/name/germany?fields=name%2Ccapital%2Cpopulation");
const data = await resp.json();
Search countries by name openapi-spec 
curl 'https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/germany?fullText=True&fields=name%2Ccapital%2Cpopulation'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/germany",
    params={
        'fullText': 'True',
        'fields': 'name,capital,population',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("restcountries")
result = api.fetch("name/{name}", fullText="True", fields="name,capital,population")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/germany?fullText=True&fields=name%2Ccapital%2Cpopulation");
const data = await resp.json();
Search countries by name probe-gate 
curl 'https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/germany?fullText=True&fields=name%2Ccapital%2Cpopulation'
import requests

resp = requests.get(
    "https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/germany",
    params={
        'fullText': 'True',
        'fields': 'name,capital,population',
    },
)
data = resp.json()
import zingu_apis

api = zingu_apis.api("restcountries")
result = api.fetch("name/{name}", fullText="True", fields="name,capital,population")

for item in result:
    print(item)
const resp = await fetch("https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/germany?fullText=True&fields=name%2Ccapital%2Cpopulation");
const data = await resp.json();

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