Get Region Details

Retrieve a single geographic region by its numeric ID

GET /v1/regions/{id}

cURL

curl -X GET 'https://api.countrystatecity.in/v1/regions/3' \
  -H 'X-CSCAPI-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY'

const response = await fetch('https://api.countrystatecity.in/v1/regions/3', {
  headers: { 'X-CSCAPI-KEY': 'YOUR_API_KEY' }
});

const region = await response.json();
console.log(region);

import requests

response = requests.get(
  'https://api.countrystatecity.in/v1/regions/3',
  headers={'X-CSCAPI-KEY': 'YOUR_API_KEY'}
)

region = response.json()
print(region)

200 - Success (Supporter tier)

{
  "id": 3,
  "name": "Asia",
  "wikiDataId": "Q48"
}

{
  "id": 3,
  "name": "Asia",
  "wikiDataId": "Q48",
  "translations": "{\"kr\":\"아시아\",\"pt\":\"Ásia\",\"nl\":\"Azië\",\"hr\":\"Azija\",\"fa\":\"آسیا\",\"de\":\"Asien\",\"es\":\"Asia\",\"fr\":\"Asie\",\"ja\":\"アジア\",\"it\":\"Asia\",\"cn\":\"亚洲\",\"tr\":\"Asya\"}"
}

{
  "error": "This feature is not available on your current plan.",
  "feature": "regionsApi",
  "upgradeUrl": "https://app.countrystatecity.in/pricing"
}

{
  "error": "Region not found."
}

Retrieve detailed information for a single geographic region (e.g., Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Polar) by its numeric ID.

Availability: Supporter plan and above. Returns 403 on lower tiers.

Trim response columns: Add ?fields=name,iso2,... to receive only the columns you need. Available on Supporter+ plans. See the Field Filtering & Sorting guide for syntax.

Authentication

X-CSCAPI-KEY · string · required

Your API key for authentication

Path Parameters

id · integer · required

Numeric region ID (e.g., 3 for Asia, 4 for Europe)

Response

id · integer

Unique identifier for the region

name · string

Region name (e.g., Asia, Europe)

wikiDataId · string

Wikidata item identifier. Coordinates tier and above.

translations · string

JSON string of region name translations in 18+ languages. Full access level only.

cURL

curl -X GET 'https://api.countrystatecity.in/v1/regions/3' \
  -H 'X-CSCAPI-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY'

const response = await fetch('https://api.countrystatecity.in/v1/regions/3', {
  headers: { 'X-CSCAPI-KEY': 'YOUR_API_KEY' }
});

const region = await response.json();
console.log(region);

import requests

response = requests.get(
  'https://api.countrystatecity.in/v1/regions/3',
  headers={'X-CSCAPI-KEY': 'YOUR_API_KEY'}
)

region = response.json()
print(region)

200 - Success (Supporter tier)

{
  "id": 3,
  "name": "Asia",
  "wikiDataId": "Q48"
}

{
  "id": 3,
  "name": "Asia",
  "wikiDataId": "Q48",
  "translations": "{\"kr\":\"아시아\",\"pt\":\"Ásia\",\"nl\":\"Azië\",\"hr\":\"Azija\",\"fa\":\"آسیا\",\"de\":\"Asien\",\"es\":\"Asia\",\"fr\":\"Asie\",\"ja\":\"アジア\",\"it\":\"Asia\",\"cn\":\"亚洲\",\"tr\":\"Asya\"}"
}

{
  "error": "This feature is not available on your current plan.",
  "feature": "regionsApi",
  "upgradeUrl": "https://app.countrystatecity.in/pricing"
}

{
  "error": "Region not found."
}

Related Endpoints

• Get All Regions — list every region
• Get Subregions of a Region — drill down into subregions