Index
Retrieve a list of all countries by making this request:
GET /api/countries
Countries are paginated and can be iterated through by passing along a page parameter:
GET /api/countries?page=2
Parameters
- page
- The page number of country to display.
- per_page
- The number of countries to return per page
Response
Status: 200 OK{
"countries": [
{
"id": 1,
"iso_name": "UNITED STATES",
"iso": "US",
"iso3": "USA",
"name": "United States",
"numcode": 1,
"states": [
{
"state": {
"abbr": "NY",
"country_id": 1,
"id": 1,
"name": "New York"
}
}
]
}
],
"count": 25,
"pages": 5,
"current_page": 1
}Search
To search for a particular country, make a request like this:
GET /api/countries?q[name_cont]=united
The searching API is provided through the Ransack gem which Spree depends on. The name_cont here is called a predicate, and you can learn more about them by reading about Predicates on the Ransack wiki.
The search results are paginated.
Response
Status: 200 OK{
"countries": [
{
"id": 1,
"iso_name": "UNITED STATES",
"iso": "US",
"iso3": "USA",
"name": "United States",
"numcode": 1,
"states": [
{
"state": {
"abbr": "NY",
"country_id": 1,
"id": 1,
"name": "New York"
}
}
]
}
],
"count": 25,
"pages": 5,
"current_page": 1
}Results can be returned in a specific order by specifying which field to sort by when making a request.
GET /api/countries?q[s]=name%20desc
Show
Retrieve details about a particular country:
GET /api/countries/1
Response
Status: 200 OK{
"id": 1,
"iso_name": "UNITED STATES",
"iso": "US",
"iso3": "USA",
"name": "United States",
"numcode": 1,
"states": [
{
"state": {
"abbr": "NY",
"country_id": 1,
"id": 1,
"name": "New York"
}
}
]
}