# Get country information

Returns country data including names (common/official/native), flags, and phone codes. Data is cached in Redis with 7-day TTL and fetched from external API if not cached. Falls back to local file if API is unavailable. Used for country selection in user profiles and phone number validation.

Endpoint: GET /api/v1/instance/countries
Version: 1.0
Security: 

## Response 200 fields (application/json):

  - `flags` (object, required)

  - `flags.png` (string, required)

  - `flags.svg` (string, required)

  - `flags.alt` (string, required)

  - `name` (object, required)

  - `name.common` (string, required)

  - `name.official` (string, required)

  - `name.nativeName` (object, required)

  - `idd` (object, required)

  - `idd.root` (string, required)

  - `idd.suffixes` (array, required)