Countries API

List countries and territories in the WorldClock directory.

GET/api/v1/countries

What It Does

List countries and territories in the WorldClock directory.

HTTP method: GET
Authentication: Public read-only; Bearer keys supported
Version: v1

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`search`	string	No	Country name search. Example: `Pak`

Request Examples

cURL

curl -s 'https://worldclock.to/api/v1/countries?search=Pak'

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https:\/\/worldclock.to\/api\/v1\/countries?search=Pak");
const result = await response.json();
console.log(result.data);

PHP

$response = wp_remote_get('https://worldclock.to/api/v1/countries?search=Pak');
 = json_decode(wp_remote_retrieve_body(), true);

Python

import requests

response = requests.get("https:\/\/worldclock.to\/api\/v1\/countries?search=Pak")
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json()["data"])

Example Response

The values below illustrate the response shape. Live current-time fields are generated dynamically by the endpoint.

JSON

{
    "success": true,
    "data": [
        {
            "name": "Pakistan",
            "code": "PK",
            "slug": "pakistan",
            "capital": "Islamabad",
            "region": "Asia",
            "timezones": [
                "Asia/Karachi"
            ],
            "city_count": 22
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "version": "v1",
        "total": 1,
        "timestamp": 1788946200
    }
}

Response Properties

Every successful response contains success: true, endpoint-specific data, and a meta object. The table below documents the public fields for this endpoint.

Property	Meaning
`success`	Boolean indicating whether the request completed successfully.
`meta.version`	Published API response version.
`meta.timestamp`	Unix timestamp for the API response instant.
`meta.timezone`	Timezone context used by the response.
`meta.rate_limit`	Per-client fair-use limit and remaining-request information on public transports.
`data[]`	Array of matching country records.
`data[].name`	Country or territory name.
`data[].code`	Two-letter code.
`data[].slug`	Country slug used by path endpoints.
`data[].capital`	Bundled capital city.
`data[].region`	Broad geographic region.
`data[].timezones`	IANA timezone identifiers used by the country.
`data[].city_count`	Number of bundled cities for the country.
`meta.total`	Number of returned matches.

Errors use success: false with a stable machine-readable error code and a safe human-readable message.

Errors & HTTP Status Codes

400 — invalid or missing parameter.
401 — API key required or invalid when key-only access is enabled.
404 — unknown city, country or endpoint.
429 — configured rate limit reached.
503 — API disabled or maintenance mode.

Rate Limits & Caching

Current fair-use configuration is 60 requests per minute and 5000 requests per day. Cache stable directory/calculation responses where appropriate; treat current-time output as point-in-time data.