# Country Flags Scraper - Flag Images & Data (`lulzasaur/countryflag-scraper`) Actor

Scrape country flags in multiple sizes with country data. Get flag images, population, capital, and region info for 250+ countries.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/countryflag-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## Country Flags Scraper

Scrape country flags in multiple sizes along with country data for 250+ countries. Uses flagcdn.com for flag images and restcountries.com for country metadata.

### Features

- **Multiple flag sizes**: Choose from 8 resolutions (20px to 2560px wide)
- **Region filtering**: Filter by Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, or Oceania
- **Rich data**: Population, capital, subregion, coat of arms alongside flags
- **SVG support**: Each result includes both PNG and SVG flag URLs
- **Fast**: Single API call fetches all countries at once

### Output Fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `name` | Country name (common) |
| `code` | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (e.g. US, GB, JP) |
| `region` | Continent/region |
| `subregion` | Sub-region (e.g. Northern Europe) |
| `flagUrl` | PNG flag image URL at selected size |
| `flagSvgUrl` | SVG flag image URL (vector, scalable) |
| `coatOfArmsUrl` | Coat of arms SVG/PNG URL |
| `population` | Country population |
| `capital` | Capital city name(s) |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp |

### Input Options

- **Region**: Filter by continent (all, Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania)
- **Flag Image Size**: PNG width in pixels (w20 to w2560)
- **Limit**: Max countries to return (0 = all)

### Use Cases

- **Education**: Build interactive geography apps with flag images
- **Localization**: Populate country selectors with flags and metadata
- **Data enrichment**: Add flag images and population data to country datasets
- **Design**: Download flag images in bulk at consistent sizes
- **Analytics**: Country population and regional data for dashboards

### Example Output

```json
{
  "name": "Japan",
  "code": "JP",
  "region": "Asia",
  "subregion": "Eastern Asia",
  "flagUrl": "https://flagcdn.com/w320/jp.png",
  "flagSvgUrl": "https://flagcdn.com/jp.svg",
  "coatOfArmsUrl": "https://mainfacts.com/media/images/coats_of_arms/jp.svg",
  "population": 125836021,
  "capital": "Tokyo",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### Data Sources

- [flagcdn.com](https://flagcdn.com/) -- Free, open-source country flag images
- [REST Countries](https://restcountries.com/) -- Free REST API for country data

***

### Run on Apify

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# Actor input Schema

## `region` (type: `string`):

Filter countries by region.

## `size` (type: `string`):

Width of flag PNG images in pixels.

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of countries to return. 0 = all.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional proxy to use.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "region": "all",
  "size": "w320",
  "limit": 0
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/countryflag-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/countryflag-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{}' |
apify call lulzasaur/countryflag-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/countryflag-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/sDd9TLrYhRdSHLUBf/builds/xpKkOWrIEYhsq6OLe/openapi.json