GET /name/{name}restcountries.com:rest-countries-api
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.
Search for countries by their common or official name. Partial matches are returned by default.
- 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
(string, query, optional)
Comma-separated list of fields to include (max 10 fields)
(boolean, query, optional)
If true, only returns exact name matches
(string, path, required)
Country common or official name (case insensitive)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Search by country name | openapi-spec |
https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/germany?fields=name,capital,population |
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| Search by name | openapi-spec |
https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/Germany |
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| Search countries by name | openapi-spec |
https://restcountries.com/v3/name/germany?fields=name,capital,population |
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| Search countries by name | openapi-spec |
https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/germany?fullText=True&fields=name,capital,population |
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| Search countries by name | probe-gate |
https://restcountries.com/v3.1/name/germany?fullText=True&fields=name%2Ccapital%2Cpopulation |
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| 2026-03-23 10:52:17.949142 | 200 | 326ms | |
| 2026-03-23 10:31:59.922775 | 200 | 313ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:20:07.415511 | 200 | 321ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:16:28.833789 | 200 | 325ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:13:27.412679 | 200 | 320ms | |
| 2026-03-20T02:21:05.868280 | 200 | 357ms |
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| 2026-03-23 09:16:28.833789 | ce04c6067285 |
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| 2026-03-23 09:20:07.415511 | 9cf7eaea76d3 |
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| 2026-03-23 10:31:59.922775 | 09eaa1a80914 |
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