`search_countries`

Pack: countries · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/countries/mcp

Search for countries by name. Returns official name, capital, region, population, area, languages, currencies, and flag emoji.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Country name to search for (partial matches are supported)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "United States"
}

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":"search_countries","arguments":{"query":"United States"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_countries', {
  "query": "United States"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "New"
}

Response shape

Always returns: results

Field	Type	Description
`results`	array	Array of countries matching the search query

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of countries matching the search query",
      "items": {
        "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"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "results"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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