1. Project Overview & Quickstart (dr5hn/LICENSE)
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- Primary Language: Code
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2. Official Technical Reference & Guides (dr5hn/docs)
Country State City Ecosystem Documentation
This comprehensive Mintlify documentation site covers the complete Country State City (CSC) ecosystem for accessing geographical data including countries, states/provinces, and cities worldwide.
Core Products & Services
Country State City API
- REST API with 250 countries, 5,299+ states/provinces, 153,765+ cities
- Real-time data access with authentication via X-CSCAPI-KEY headers
- High-performance JSON responses with sub-100ms response times globally
- Base URL: https://api.countrystatecity.in/v1
- Complete endpoint coverage for countries, states, cities, regions, currencies
- ISO 3166-1 / 3166-2 lookup endpoints (alpha-2, alpha-3, numeric codes + state subdivisions)
- Phone dial-code endpoints including reverse lookup and E.164 number parsing
- Timezone endpoints by country, state, and city with DST awareness
- Field filtering (?fields=) and custom sort (?sort=) on every geographic endpoint (Supporter+)
- Fuzzy / typo-tolerant search (?q=) for cities, states, and countries via trigram similarity, with match scores (Professional+)
CSC Database
- Complete geographical database with regular updates
- Multiple database platform support: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MongoDB, SQL Server, DuckDB
- Comprehensive installation guides and optimization recommendations
- Schema documentation with relationship mappings
- Data freshness tracking and version management
- Performance tuning guides for each platform
Update Tool
- Community-driven geographical data updates
- Submission workflow with review process
- Real-time monitoring and change tracking
- Integration with primary data sources
- FAQ and troubleshooting documentation
Export Tool
- Multiple export formats (SQL, JSON, CSV, XML)
- Custom data filtering and selection capabilities
- Bulk export functionality with format-specific optimizations
- Use case documentation for different scenarios
- Integration APIs for automated exports
AI Tools Integration
- Claude Code integration examples
- Cursor IDE configuration and workflows
- Windsurf editor setup and usage
- Developer productivity optimization guides
Key Data Examples
When referencing data in this ecosystem, use these consistent examples:
Countries:
- United States (iso2: US, iso3: USA)
- India (iso2: IN, iso3: IND)
- United Kingdom (iso2: GB, iso3: GBR)
States/Provinces:
- California, US (iso2: CA, country_code: US)
- Maharashtra, IN (iso2: MH, country_code: IN)
- England, GB (iso2: ENG, country_code: GB)
Cities:
- Los Angeles, California, US
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN
- London, England, GB
Authentication & Access
- API Key required for all endpoints (X-CSCAPI-KEY header)
- Secure authentication with environment variable best practices
Technical Architecture
- RESTful API design principles with consistent JSON responses
- Comprehensive HTTP status codes for error handling (200, 401, 404, 429, 500)
- High-performance caching with sub-100ms global response times
- Robust error handling with retry logic recommendations
- Contextual options for copy, view, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, MCP, Cursor, VSCode
- SEO optimization and comprehensive analytics integration
Integration Patterns
- Direct API consumption with official SDKs (JavaScript, Python, PHP, etc.)
- Self-hosted database integration with multiple platform support
- Community-driven data updates via Update Tool workflow
- Flexible data exports in multiple formats (JSON, CSV, SQL, XML)
- AI-powered development workflows with Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf integration
- Real-world code examples and implementation patterns
Documentation Features
- Mintlify-powered documentation with advanced search capabilities
- Interactive code examples with multiple programming languages
- Comprehensive component library (Steps, Tabs, Cards, Accordions)
- Developer-friendly navigation with contextual help
- Mobile-responsive design with dark/light theme support
- Analytics tracking and search optimization
Use Cases
- E-commerce & shipping applications with address validation
- Analytics & business intelligence with geographical insights
- Mobile & web applications with location pickers and store locators
- Government & research applications with standardized geographical data
- Travel and hospitality applications with comprehensive city data
This ecosystem serves developers building applications requiring geographical data, from simple dropdown lists to complex mapping and analytics applications, with comprehensive tooling and AI-enhanced development workflows.