aid: restcountries
name: REST Countries
description: Free REST API providing comprehensive data about world countries including name, capital, currencies, languages, flags, population, and geographic information. Covers 250+ countries and dependencies with 80+ fields per country, updated from 35+ authoritative sources.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/restcountries/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
  - Countries
  - Geography
  - World Data
  - Flags
  - Currencies
  - Languages
  - Population
apis:
  - aid: restcountries:rest-countries
    name: REST Countries API
    description: RESTful API providing normalized country data including names, capitals, currencies, languages, borders, flags, population, memberships, and geographic information for 250+ countries.
    image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
    humanURL: https://restcountries.com
    baseURL: https://api.restcountries.com/countries/v5
    tags:
      - Countries
      - Geography
      - World Data
      - Flags
      - Currencies
      - Languages
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://restcountries.com/docs
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/restcountries-openapi.yml
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/country.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/countries-list-response.json
      - type: JSONSchema
        url: json-schema/error-response.json
      - type: JSONLDContext
        url: json-ld/restcountries-context.jsonld
      - type: JSONLD
        url: json-ld/restcountries-api.jsonld
      - type: Vocabulary
        url: vocabulary/restcountries-vocabulary.yml
      - type: Plans
        url: plans/restcountries-plans-pricing.yml
      - type: RateLimits
        url: rate-limits/restcountries-rate-limits.yml
      - type: FinOps
        url: finops/restcountries-finops.yml
      - type: StatusPage
        url: https://status.restcountries.com
common:
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/restcountries-domain-security.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/restcountries-authentication.yml
  - type: Website
    url: https://restcountries.com
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://restcountries.com/docs
  - type: GitHubOrg
    url: https://github.com/apilayer/restcountries
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://restcountries.com/plans
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.restcountries.com
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/restcountries-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/restcountries-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/restcountries-finops.yml
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com