REST Countries Countries API
Country lookup and search endpoints
REST Countries Countries API is published by REST Countries on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
This API exposes 3 JSON Schema definitions.
Tagged areas include Countries. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, a JSON-LD context, rate-limit docs, and 3 JSON Schemas.
This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 22 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version v5.
Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.restcountries.com/countries/v5.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 2
REST Countries Countries API declares
2 security schemes
for authenticating requests.
It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth).
An API key is passed in the query as api-key (apiKeyQuery).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
bearerAuth— Bearer token authentication. Obtain your API key from https://restcountries.com. A demo key rclivedemo is available for testing.apiKeyQuery— API key passed as a query parameter (less secure)
Paths & Operations 4
Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 4 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Country lookup and search endpoints
Schemas 22
The contract defines 22 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Country (29 properties), Memberships (14 properties), Capital (8 properties), Classification (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.