Countries Now API
Maps & Geolocation · Government & Public Data · Utility Tools
Free public API providing countries, states, cities, dial codes, currencies, and ISO codes
Countries Now API Highlights
Countries Now API is best for developers needing reliable country, state, city, and phone prefix dropdown data without paying API fees
No Auth / Open API
Public rate limits; suitable for web client and server lookups
Nigeria
Ghana
KenyaCountries Now API is a free, publicly accessible community API that provides comprehensive, structured geographic data for all nations of the world. It provides ready-to-use JSON endpoints returning countries, states/provinces, cities, capital cities, international dial telephone codes, ISO2/ISO3 country codes, official currencies, and population demographics.
For Nigerian developers building signup forms, checkout pages, and address pickers, Countries Now API solves the headache of manually maintaining country-state-city cascades. Endpoints return accurate data for Nigeria (all 36 states plus FCT, and major Nigerian cities) alongside global territories.
Countries Now API Core Features & Capabilities
| Feature | Status | Description & Capabilities |
|---|---|---|
| Named Entity Recognition (NER) | ✓ Supported | Provides native Named Entity Recognition (NER) capabilities integrated within the API. |
| Nigerian Language Support (Yoruba / Igbo / Hausa) | ✓ Supported | Provides native Nigerian Language Support (Yoruba / Igbo / Hausa) capabilities integrated within the API. |
| Natural Language Processing (NLP) | ✗ Not Supported | Natural Language Processing (NLP) is currently not supported by Countries Now API. |
| Image Recognition & Computer Vision | ✗ Not Supported | Image Recognition & Computer Vision is currently not supported by Countries Now API. |
| Speech / Audio Processing | ✗ Not Supported | Speech / Audio Processing is currently not supported by Countries Now API. |
| Machine Translation & Language Detection | ✗ Not Supported | Machine Translation & Language Detection is currently not supported by Countries Now API. |
| Generative AI / Text Generation (LLM) | ✗ Not Supported | Generative AI / Text Generation (LLM) is currently not supported by Countries Now API. |
| Sentiment & Emotion Analysis | ✗ Not Supported | Sentiment & Emotion Analysis is currently not supported by Countries Now API. |
- 100% Free and public community API
- Zero subscription costs, no API keys required for public endpoints
Required Access Documents for Countries Now API
- None (Open API)OptionalPublicly accessible at countriesnow.space/api/v0.1/countries
Different Countries Now API use cases
- Cascading Country-State-City Dropdowns:Populate dependent checkout and address form dropdowns automatically via REST.
- Phone Number Country Dial Codes:Display national flags and international telephone prefixes (+234) on registration forms.
- Currency & Geolocation Normalization:Normalize country codes and ISO currencies in fintech applications.