---
title: "Retrieve a Country"
method: GET
path: "/v1/countries/{country_code}"
tags: ["Countries"]
---

# Retrieve a Country

`GET /v1/countries/{country_code}`

Returns details about a specific `Country` (or territory). This includes static data to help you with building a user interface, such as country names and telephone code requirements, as well as information about the payment options Routable provides in this `Country` and the data required to use them.

## Path parameters

- `country_code` 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AF' | 'AG' | 'AI' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AO' | 'AR' | 'AS' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AX' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BI' | 'BJ' | 'BL' | 'BM' | 'BN' | 'BO' | 'BQ' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BT' | 'BW' | 'BY' | 'BZ' | 'CA' | 'CC' | 'CD' | 'CF' | 'CG' | 'CH' | 'CI' | 'CK' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CU' | 'CV' | 'CW' | 'CX' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DJ' | 'DK' | 'DM' | 'DO' | 'DZ' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'EH' | 'ER' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'FI' | 'FJ' | 'FK' | 'FM' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GA' | 'GB' | 'GD' | 'GE' | 'GF' | 'GG' | 'GH' | 'GI' | 'GL' | 'GM' | 'GN' | 'GP' | 'GQ' | 'GR' | 'GS' | 'GT' | 'GU' | 'GW' | 'GY' | 'HK' | 'HM' | 'HN' | 'HR' | 'HT' | 'HU' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IM' | 'IN' | 'IO' | 'IQ' | 'IR' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JE' | 'JM' | 'JO' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KI' | 'KM' | 'KN' | 'KP' | 'KR' | 'KW' | 'KY' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LB' | 'LC' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LR' | 'LS' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'LY' | 'MA' | 'MC' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MF' | 'MG' | 'MH' | 'MK' | 'ML' | 'MM' | 'MN' | 'MO' | 'MP' | 'MQ' | 'MR' | 'MS' | 'MT' | 'MU' | 'MV' | 'MW' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'MZ' | 'NA' | 'NC' | 'NE' | 'NF' | 'NG' | 'NI' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NR' | 'NU' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PA' | 'PE' | 'PF' | 'PG' | 'PH' | 'PK' | 'PL' | 'PM' | 'PN' | 'PR' | 'PS' | 'PT' | 'PW' | 'PY' | 'QA' | 'RE' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'RW' | 'SA' | 'SB' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SH' | 'SI' | 'SJ' | 'SK' | 'SL' | 'SM' | 'SN' | 'SO' | 'SR' | 'SS' | 'ST' | 'SV' | 'SX' | 'SY' | 'SZ' | 'TC' | 'TD' | 'TF' | 'TG' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TK' | 'TL' | 'TM' | 'TN' | 'TO' | 'TR' | 'TT' | 'TV' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'UM' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VA' | 'VC' | 'VE' | 'VG' | 'VI' | 'VN' | 'VU' | 'XK' | 'XX' | 'WF' | 'WS' | 'YE' | 'YT' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW', required — Country code in ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 format.

## Response `200`

OK

- CountriesCountry — Models a Country (or territory) including useful static data and a listing of Routable capabilities and requirements in that Country.
  - `object` 'Country' — The object’s type (`Country`).
  - `id` 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AF' | 'AG' | 'AI' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AO' | 'AR' | 'AS' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AX' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BI' | 'BJ' | 'BL' | 'BM' | 'BN' | 'BO' | 'BQ' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BT' | 'BW' | 'BY' | 'BZ' | 'CA' | 'CC' | 'CD' | 'CF' | 'CG' | 'CH' | 'CI' | 'CK' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CU' | 'CV' | 'CW' | 'CX' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DJ' | 'DK' | 'DM' | 'DO' | 'DZ' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'EH' | 'ER' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'FI' | 'FJ' | 'FK' | 'FM' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GA' | 'GB' | 'GD' | 'GE' | 'GF' | 'GG' | 'GH' | 'GI' | 'GL' | 'GM' | 'GN' | 'GP' | 'GQ' | 'GR' | 'GS' | 'GT' | 'GU' | 'GW' | 'GY' | 'HK' | 'HM' | 'HN' | 'HR' | 'HT' | 'HU' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IM' | 'IN' | 'IO' | 'IQ' | 'IR' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JE' | 'JM' | 'JO' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KI' | 'KM' | 'KN' | 'KP' | 'KR' | 'KW' | 'KY' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LB' | 'LC' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LR' | 'LS' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'LY' | 'MA' | 'MC' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MF' | 'MG' | 'MH' | 'MK' | 'ML' | 'MM' | 'MN' | 'MO' | 'MP' | 'MQ' | 'MR' | 'MS' | 'MT' | 'MU' | 'MV' | 'MW' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'MZ' | 'NA' | 'NC' | 'NE' | 'NF' | 'NG' | 'NI' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NR' | 'NU' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PA' | 'PE' | 'PF' | 'PG' | 'PH' | 'PK' | 'PL' | 'PM' | 'PN' | 'PR' | 'PS' | 'PT' | 'PW' | 'PY' | 'QA' | 'RE' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'RW' | 'SA' | 'SB' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SH' | 'SI' | 'SJ' | 'SK' | 'SL' | 'SM' | 'SN' | 'SO' | 'SR' | 'SS' | 'ST' | 'SV' | 'SX' | 'SY' | 'SZ' | 'TC' | 'TD' | 'TF' | 'TG' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TK' | 'TL' | 'TM' | 'TN' | 'TO' | 'TR' | 'TT' | 'TV' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'UM' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VA' | 'VC' | 'VE' | 'VG' | 'VI' | 'VN' | 'VU' | 'XK' | 'XX' | 'WF' | 'WS' | 'YE' | 'YT' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW' — Country code in ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 format.
  - `continent` 'Africa' | 'Antarctica' | 'Asia' | 'Central America' | 'Europe' | 'North America' | 'Oceania' | 'South America', nullable — The continent the Country is on.
  - `formal_name` string — The formal name of the Country (or territory).
  - `is_sanctioned` boolean — If true, this Country is under sanction by the United States, and Routable cannot send transactions to it.
  - `isd` integer — The International Subscriber Dialing code (ISD) for this Country. Combines `telephone_code` and `telephone_area_code`.
  - `name` string — The name of the Country.
  - `payment_options` CountriesCountryPaymentOption[]
    - `object` 'CountryPaymentOption' — The type of the object.
    - `company_fields` SharedField[] — An array of `Fields` to describe any additional field requirements for `Companies` receiving `Payables` via this `CountryPaymentOption`.
      - `object` 'Field', required — The object's type (`Field`).
      - `label` string, required — The label for this field, for use in user interfaces.
      - `name` string, required — The name of the field that must be included in the API request.
      - `pattern` string — A regular expression to validate the data this field can accept.
      - `required` boolean, required — Indicates whether this field is required or optional.
    - `company_type` 'business' | 'personal' — Whether this `CountryPaymentOption` applies to `business` or `personal` Companies.
    - `currency_code` 'AED' | 'AUD' | 'BHD' | 'BRL' | 'BSD' | 'CAD' | 'CHF' | 'CNY' | 'COP' | 'CRC' | 'CZK' | 'DKK' | 'DOP' | 'EGP' | 'EUR' | 'GBP' | 'GTQ' | 'HKD' | 'HNL' | 'HUF' | 'IDR' | 'INR' | 'ILS' | 'JPY' | 'KES' | 'KRW' | 'KWD' | 'KZT' | 'MXN' | 'MYR' | 'NGN' | 'NIO' | 'NOK' | 'NZD' | 'OMR' | 'PAB' | 'PEN' | 'PHP' | 'PKR' | 'PLN' | 'QAR' | 'RON' | 'SAR' | 'SEK' | 'SGD' | 'THB' | 'TRY' | 'TWD' | 'UGX' | 'USD' | 'UYU' | 'VND' | 'ZAR' — An ISO 4217 currency code. Only currencies currently supported by Routable are available.
    - `delivery_method` 'ach_expedited' | 'ach_next_day' | 'ach_same_day' | 'ach_standard' | 'check_standard' | 'check_international' | 'check_next_day' | 'check_priority' | 'check_priority_express' | 'check_priority_signature' | 'check_standard_certified' | 'check_two_day' | 'international_ach' | 'international_swift' | 'real_time_payment' — The `delivery_method` supported by `Payables` using this `CountryPaymentOption`.
    - `payable_fields` SharedField[] — An array of Fields to describe any additional field requirements for `Payables` using this `CountryPaymentOption`.
      - `object` 'Field', required — The object's type (`Field`).
      - `label` string, required — The label for this field, for use in user interfaces.
      - `name` string, required — The name of the field that must be included in the API request.
      - `pattern` string — A regular expression to validate the data this field can accept.
      - `required` boolean, required — Indicates whether this field is required or optional.
    - `payment_method_fields` SharedField[] — An array of Fields to describe any additional field requirements for `PaymentMethods` used for this `CountryPaymentOption`.
      - `object` 'Field', required — The object's type (`Field`).
      - `label` string, required — The label for this field, for use in user interfaces.
      - `name` string, required — The name of the field that must be included in the API request.
      - `pattern` string — A regular expression to validate the data this field can accept.
      - `required` boolean, required — Indicates whether this field is required or optional.
    - `payment_method_type` 'address' | 'bank' | 'international' — The `type` of `PaymentMethod` required to send funds to Companies via this `CountryPaymentOption`.
    - `payment_type` 'ach' | 'check' | 'international' — The type of `Payable` that can be created using this `CountryPaymentOption`.
  - `sort_name` string — The name of the Country, with accented and special characters flattened into unaccented versions for easier sorting in lists. For example, `ñ` is converted to `n` and `á` is converted to `a`.
  - `telephone_area_code` integer, nullable — If not `null`, this is the dialing code within the `telephone_code` needed to dial this Country.
  - `telephone_code` integer — The telephone dialing code to reach this Country.
  - `links` object
    - `self` string, uri-reference, required — Link to this object.
    - `purpose_codes` object — If the Country requires `PurposeCodes`, the API endpoints to retrieve them.
      - `business` string, uri, nullable — The `PurposeCodes` for vendors of type `business`.
      - `personal` string, uri, nullable — The `PurposeCodes` for vendors of type `personal`.

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/routable/apis/routable-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/routable/apis/routable-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/routable/routable-api/revisions/9f17a8bc982a/schema)