Country_Name

Full_Name

Currency

Language

Capital_City

Calliing_code

Region

Sub_Region

In this course, the learner will learn some very interesting and useful endpoints of the REST Countries API.

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Countries_API

The REST Countries API provides a vast database of countries’ metadata, including region, language, currency, calling code, and capital city. You can take full advantage of this API by utilizing it to feed online platforms that require essential country-related information.

You will start with an introduction to the REST Countries API. You will learn to search a country by its partial and full name. Next, you will learn to list countries that use the same currency or speak the same language. You will then learn how to find the capital city and calling codes to make phone calls. You will also learn to filter the response to an API call to extract the most relevant information. Finally, you will cover the integration of the REST Countries API into a demo application.

By the end of this course, you will have sufficient skills to integrate the REST Countries API into your application.

Get Started with the REST Countries API in JavaScript

There are many reasons why someone might want to search for a country by its currency and language. For example, a traveler may want to know a country’s currency so that they can budget their trip and easily exchange money. 

Knowing a country's primary language can also be helpful for travelers because it can make communicating and understanding local customs easier. 

Additionally, knowing a country's language and currency can be useful for business purposes, such as facilitating international trade or making financial transactions.


## Search by currency
The **Currency** endpoint is used when we want to search the list of countries that use a specific currency. The URL for this endpoint is `https://restcountries.com/v3.1/currency/{currency}`.
### Request parameters
To call this endpoint, we simply need to replace `{currency}`, which is in the endpoint URL, with the name of the currency we want to look up, and then call that URL.

Go ahead and change the currency in the query below by clicking the “Edit” button. Click the “Run” button to list all the countries that use the specified currency. 

# Search by currency
The **Currency** endpoint is used when we want to search the list of countries that use a specific currency. The URL for this endpoint is `https://restcountries.com/v3.1/currency/{currency}`.
## Request parameters
To call this endpoint, we simply need to replace `{currency}`, which is in the endpoint URL, with the name of the currency we want to look up, and then call that URL.

Go ahead and change the currency in the query below by clicking the “Edit” button. Click the “Run” button to list all the countries that use the specified currency. 

Learn how to search for a country by currency and language using the REST Countries API.

Introduction

Search Functionalities

Filter Response

Country API Integration with React

Conclusion

Search by Currency and Language

Search by currency

Request parameters