`get_country_by_code`

Pack: countries · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_country_by_code for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Get country details by ISO code (e.g., “US” for United States or “FRA” for France). Returns capital, population, languages, currencies, area, and region.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`code`	string	yes	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 or alpha-3 country code

Example call

Arguments

{
  "code": "US"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/countries/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_country_by_code","arguments":{"code":"US"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_country_by_code', {
  "code": "US"
});

More examples

{
  "code": "FRA"
}

Response shape

Always returns: name, official_name, codes, capital, region, subregion, population, area_km2, languages, currencies, flag

Field	Type	Description
`name`	string	Common country name
`official_name`	string	Official country name
`codes`	object
`capital`	string	Capital city or N/A if not available
`region`	string	Geographic region
`subregion`	string	Subregion name, empty if not available
`population`	integer	Total population
`area_km2`	number \| null	Total area in square kilometers
`languages`	array	Languages spoken in the country
`currencies`	array	Currencies used in the country
`flag`	string	Flag emoji or empty string

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Common country name"
    },
    "official_name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Official country name"
    },
    "codes": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "alpha2": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code"
        },
        "alpha3": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code"
        }
      },
      "required": [
        "alpha2",
        "alpha3"
      ]
    },
    "capital": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Capital city or N/A if not available"
    },
    "region": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Geographic region"
    },
    "subregion": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Subregion name, empty if not available"
    },
    "population": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Total population"
    },
    "area_km2": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Total area in square kilometers"
    },
    "languages": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Languages spoken in the country",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "currencies": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Currencies used in the country",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "flag": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Flag emoji or empty string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "name",
    "official_name",
    "codes",
    "capital",
    "region",
    "subregion",
    "population",
    "area_km2",
    "languages",
    "currencies",
    "flag"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx": {
      "url": "https://pipeworx.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Connect to just the countries pack

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "countries": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/countries/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_country_by_code