---
title: "List a country’s subdivisions"
description: "States / provinces / prefectures."
canonical_url: "https://twominutebilling.com/help/developers/api-reference/reference/list-a-country-s-subdivisions"
---
# List a country’s subdivisions

> States / provinces / prefectures.

<api-operation method="GET" path="/v1/countries/{code}/subdivisions">
<template v-slot:docs="">

## Path parameters

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Parameter
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Type
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Required
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Description
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        code
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <strong>
        yes
      </strong>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code, case-insensitive
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

## Response

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Field
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Type
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Description
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        object
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The object type; always <code>
        list
      </code>
      
      . One of <code>
        list
      </code>
      
      .
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        data
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        array of object
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The rows on this page.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        data.object
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The object type; always <code>
        subdivision
      </code>
      
      . One of <code>
        subdivision
      </code>
      
      .
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        data.code
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The ISO 3166-2 SUFFIX ("TN", not "IN-TN") — what an address <code>
        state_code
      </code>
      
       stores.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        data.name
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      The state or region's name.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        aliases
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        object
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Non-canonical codes we also accept, as { alias: canonical }. A picker needs them to render an imported value (OD) against our canonical code (OR); without the fold the field shows blank for a correct value and the next save silently clears it.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        region_label
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        string
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Repeated here so a control that knows only the country code can label itself without also fetching /v1/countries.
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        subdivision_strict
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      <code>
        boolean
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      True if the country's subdivision list is complete and addresses must use it.
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

## Status codes

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>
      Status
    </th>
    
    <th>
      Meaning
    </th>
  </tr>
</thead>

<tbody>
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        200
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      Success
    </td>
  </tr>
  
  <tr>
    <td>
      <code>
        404
      </code>
    </td>
    
    <td>
      No such country
    </td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</template>

<template v-slot:request="">

```bash [Request]
curl "$TMBILLING_URL/v1/countries/US/subdivisions"
```

</template>

<template v-slot:response="">
<code-group>

```json [200 OK]
{
  "object": "list",
  "data": [
    {
      "object": "subdivision",
      "code": "TN",
      "name": "Tamil Nadu"
    }
  ],
  "aliases": {},
  "region_label": "State",
  "subdivision_strict": false
}
```

```json [404 Not Found]
{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request_error",
    "message": "No such country"
  }
}
```

</code-group>
</template>
</api-operation>


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