---
title: "Countries Model"
description: "A country provides geographic grouping for cities and country-scoped metadata."
canonical: https://docs.ordering.co/api-reference/guides/mode-country/
---

# Countries Model

A country provides geographic grouping for cities and country-scoped metadata.

## Operations

| Action                                                                  | Method   | Resource               |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- | ---------------------- |
| [List](https://docs.ordering.co/api-reference/guides/get-countries/)    | `GET`    | `/countries`           |
| [Find](https://docs.ordering.co/api-reference/guides/get-country/)      | `GET`    | `/countries/{country}` |
| [Create](https://docs.ordering.co/api-reference/guides/create-country/) | `POST`   | `/countries`           |
| [Update](https://docs.ordering.co/api-reference/guides/update-country/) | `PUT`    | `/countries/{country}` |
| [Delete](https://docs.ordering.co/api-reference/guides/delete-country/) | `DELETE` | `/countries/{country}` |

## Shared concepts

- `name` identifies the country and is required on create.
- `code` stores an optional country code.
- `enabled` controls the country's status.
- `cities` represents the country's city collection.
- `metafields` and expanded `metadata` provide country-specific extensions when requested.

The list operation does not require operation-level authentication. Find and mutation operations require role levels `0` and `1`.

Field presence varies by operation and requested relations. Treat this as a conceptual guide, not a complete schema.