Country LookupCountry Lookup

Token Usage:5 per call

Country Lookup is a simple tool for looking up country data. It returns the country name, capital, and more.

This API provides reliable and fast access to country lookup data through a simple REST interface. Built for developers who need consistent, high-quality results with minimal setup time.

To use this API, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

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Endpoint

GET Request
GET https://api.apiverve.com/v1/countrylookup

Code Examples

Here are examples of how to call this API in different programming languages:

cURL Request
curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/countrylookup?country=USA" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"
JavaScript (Fetch API)
const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/countrylookup', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Python (Requests)
import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/countrylookup', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)
Node.js (Native HTTPS)
const https = require('https');
const url = require('url');

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
};

const req = https.request('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/countrylookup', options, (res) => {
  let data = '';
  res.on('data', (chunk) => data += chunk);
  res.on('end', () => console.log(JSON.parse(data)));
});

req.end();
PHP (cURL)
<?php

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, 'https://api.apiverve.com/v1/countrylookup');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'GET');
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    'X-API-Key: your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type: application/json'
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

$data = json_decode($response, true);
print_r($data);

?>
Go (net/http)
package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/countrylookup", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}
Ruby (Net::HTTP)
require 'net/http'
require 'json'

uri = URI('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/countrylookup')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
request['X-API-Key'] = 'your_api_key_here'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'

response = http.request(request)
puts JSON.pretty_generate(JSON.parse(response.body))

Authentication

This API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

Required Header
X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Parameters

The following parameters are available for this API endpoint:

ParameterTypeRequiredLocationDescriptionExample
countrystringYesqueryThe Country name or ISO code of the country for which you want to get the data (e.g., USA)USA

Response

The API returns responses in JSON, XML, and YAML formats:

Example Responses

JSON Response
200 OK
{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "search": "USA",
    "countries": [
      {
        "name": {
          "common": "United States",
          "official": "United States of America",
          "native": {
            "eng": {
              "official": "United States of America",
              "common": "United States"
            }
          }
        },
        "tld": [
          ".us"
        ],
        "cca2": "US",
        "ccn3": "840",
        "cca3": "USA",
        "cioc": "USA",
        "independent": true,
        "status": "officially-assigned",
        "currencies": {
          "USD": {
            "name": "United States dollar",
            "symbol": "$"
          }
        },
        "capital": [
          "Washington D.C."
        ],
        "altSpellings": [
          "US",
          "USA",
          "United States of America"
        ],
        "region": "Americas",
        "subregion": "North America",
        "languages": {
          "eng": "English"
        },
        "latlng": [
          38,
          -97
        ],
        "landlocked": false,
        "borders": [
          "CAN",
          "MEX"
        ],
        "area": 9372610,
        "flag": "๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ",
        "majorCities": [
          "Akron",
          "Albany",
          "Albuquerque",
          "Alexandria",
          "Allentown",
          "Alpharetta",
          "Anaheim",
          "Anchorage",
          "Ann Arbor",
          "Arlington",
          "Arlington",
          "Asheville",
          "Astoria",
          "Atlanta",
          "Aurora",
          "Austin",
          "Bakersfield",
          "Baltimore",
          "Baton Rouge",
          "Beaverton",
          "Bellevue",
          "Berkeley",
          "Beverly Hills",
          "Birmingham",
          "Boca Raton",
          "Boise",
          "Boston",
          "Boulder",
          "Bronx",
          "Brooklyn",
          "Buffalo",
          "Cambridge",
          "Carlsbad",
          "Cary",
          "Chandler",
          "Charleston",
          "Charlotte",
          "Charlottesville",
          "Chattanooga",
          "Cherry Hill",
          "Chicago",
          "Cincinnati",
          "Clearwater",
          "Cleveland",
          "Colorado Springs",
          "Columbia",
          "Columbia",
          "Columbus",
          "Costa Mesa",
          "Dallas"
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
XML Response
200 OK
<Root>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error />
  <data>
    <search>USA</search>
    <countries>
      <name>
        <common>United States</common>
        <official>United States of America</official>
        <native>
          <eng>
            <official>United States of America</official>
            <common>United States</common>
          </eng>
        </native>
      </name>
      <tld>.us</tld>
      <cca2>US</cca2>
      <ccn3>840</ccn3>
      <cca3>USA</cca3>
      <cioc>USA</cioc>
      <independent>true</independent>
      <status>officially-assigned</status>
      <currencies>
        <USD>
          <name>United States dollar</name>
          <symbol>$</symbol>
        </USD>
      </currencies>
      <capital>Washington D.C.</capital>
      <altSpellings>US</altSpellings>
      <altSpellings>USA</altSpellings>
      <altSpellings>United States of America</altSpellings>
      <region>Americas</region>
      <subregion>North America</subregion>
      <languages>
        <eng>English</eng>
      </languages>
      <latlng>38</latlng>
      <latlng>-97</latlng>
      <landlocked>false</landlocked>
      <borders>CAN</borders>
      <borders>MEX</borders>
      <area>9372610</area>
      <flag>๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ</flag>
      <majorCities>Akron</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Albany</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Albuquerque</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Alexandria</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Allentown</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Alpharetta</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Anaheim</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Anchorage</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Ann Arbor</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Arlington</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Arlington</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Asheville</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Astoria</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Atlanta</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Aurora</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Austin</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Bakersfield</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Baltimore</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Baton Rouge</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Beaverton</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Bellevue</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Berkeley</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Beverly Hills</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Birmingham</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Boca Raton</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Boise</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Boston</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Boulder</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Bronx</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Brooklyn</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Buffalo</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Cambridge</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Carlsbad</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Cary</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Chandler</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Charleston</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Charlotte</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Charlottesville</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Chattanooga</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Cherry Hill</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Chicago</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Cincinnati</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Clearwater</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Cleveland</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Colorado Springs</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Columbia</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Columbia</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Columbus</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Costa Mesa</majorCities>
      <majorCities>Dallas</majorCities>
    </countries>
  </data>
</Root>
YAML Response
200 OK
status: ok
error: 
data:
  search: USA
  countries:
  - name:
      common: United States
      official: United States of America
      native:
        eng:
          official: United States of America
          common: United States
    tld:
    - .us
    cca2: US
    ccn3: 840
    cca3: USA
    cioc: USA
    independent: true
    status: officially-assigned
    currencies:
      USD:
        name: United States dollar
        symbol: $
    capital:
    - Washington D.C.
    altSpellings:
    - US
    - USA
    - United States of America
    region: Americas
    subregion: North America
    languages:
      eng: English
    latlng:
    - 38
    - -97
    landlocked: false
    borders:
    - CAN
    - MEX
    area: 9372610
    flag: "\U0001F1FA\U0001F1F8"
    majorCities:
    - Akron
    - Albany
    - Albuquerque
    - Alexandria
    - Allentown
    - Alpharetta
    - Anaheim
    - Anchorage
    - Ann Arbor
    - Arlington
    - Arlington
    - Asheville
    - Astoria
    - Atlanta
    - Aurora
    - Austin
    - Bakersfield
    - Baltimore
    - Baton Rouge
    - Beaverton
    - Bellevue
    - Berkeley
    - Beverly Hills
    - Birmingham
    - Boca Raton
    - Boise
    - Boston
    - Boulder
    - Bronx
    - Brooklyn
    - Buffalo
    - Cambridge
    - Carlsbad
    - Cary
    - Chandler
    - Charleston
    - Charlotte
    - Charlottesville
    - Chattanooga
    - Cherry Hill
    - Chicago
    - Cincinnati
    - Clearwater
    - Cleveland
    - Colorado Springs
    - Columbia
    - Columbia
    - Columbus
    - Costa Mesa
    - Dallas

Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

FieldTypeDescriptionExample
statusstringIndicates whether the request was successful ("ok") or failed ("error")ok
errorstring | nullContains error message if status is "error", otherwise nullnull
dataobject | nullContains the API response data if successful, otherwise null{...}

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

FieldTypeSample Value
searchstring"USA"
countriesarray[{"name":{"common":"United States","official":"United States of America","native":{"eng":{"official":"United States of America","common":"United States"}}},"tld":[".us"],"cca2":"US","ccn3":"840","cca3":"USA","cioc":"USA","independent":true,"status":"officially-assigned","currencies":{"USD":{"name":"United States dollar","symbol":"$"}},"capital":["Washington D.C."],"altSpellings":["US","USA","United States of America"],"region":"Americas","subregion":"North America","languages":{"eng":"English"},"latlng":[38,-97],"landlocked":false,"borders":["CAN","MEX"],"area":9372610,"flag":"๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ","majorCities":["Akron","Albany","Albuquerque","Alexandria","Allentown","Alpharetta","Anaheim","Anchorage","Ann Arbor","Arlington","Arlington","Asheville","Astoria","Atlanta","Aurora","Austin","Bakersfield","Baltimore","Baton Rouge","Beaverton","Bellevue","Berkeley","Beverly Hills","Birmingham","Boca Raton","Boise","Boston","Boulder","Bronx","Brooklyn","Buffalo","Cambridge","Carlsbad","Cary","Chandler","Charleston","Charlotte","Charlottesville","Chattanooga","Cherry Hill","Chicago","Cincinnati","Clearwater","Cleveland","Colorado Springs","Columbia","Columbia","Columbus","Costa Mesa","Dallas"]}]

Headers

Required and optional headers for API requests:

Header NameRequiredExample ValueDescription
X-API-KeyYesyour_api_key_hereYour APIVerve API key. Found in your dashboard under API Keys.
AcceptNoapplication/jsonSpecify response format: application/json (default), application/xml, or application/yaml
User-AgentNoMyApp/1.0Identifies your application for analytics and debugging purposes
X-Request-IDNoreq_123456789Custom request identifier for tracking and debugging requests
Cache-ControlNono-cacheControl caching behavior for the request and response

Client Libraries

To get started with minimal code, most of our APIs are available through client libraries and clients:

Run in PostmanNPMPyPINuGetSwagger

Error Codes

The API uses standard HTTP status codes to indicate success or failure:

Status CodeMessageDescription
200OKRequest successful, data returned
400Bad RequestInvalid request parameters or malformed request
401UnauthorizedMissing or invalid API key
403ForbiddenAPI key does not have permission for this endpoint
429Too Many RequestsRate limit exceeded, please slow down requests
500Internal Server ErrorServer error, please try again later

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