GET /region/{region}

restcountries.com:rest-countries-api

Summary: Search countries by region
Operation ID: getCountriesByRegion
Auth: none

Get all countries in a geographic region. Valid regions include: Africa, Americas, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, Oceania. This is the top-level geographic classification endpoint. Use for continent-level filtering and regional statistics.

Original spec description

Get all countries in a specific region (e.g., Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Antarctic).

Usage Tips

- Valid regions: Africa, Americas, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, Oceania - Case-insensitive - "Americas" includes North, Central, and South America - Antarctica is included and has multiple territories

Parameters (2)

fields (string, query, optional)

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

region (string, path, required)

Region name

Constraints: {'enum': ['Africa', 'Americas', 'Asia', 'Europe', 'Oceania', 'Antarctic']}

Examples (2)

TitleTypeURLAction
Get countries by region openapi-spec https://restcountries.com/v3/region/europe
Search countries by region openapi-spec https://restcountries.com/v3.1/region/Europe

Probe History

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2026-03-23 10:51:15.107829 200 394ms
2026-03-23 09:06:34.298391 200 411ms

Response Changes

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2026-03-23 10:51:15.107829 23528f732108 b2a1ebf81e02