curl -X GET 'https://api.countrystatecity.in/v1/meta/data-version' \
  -H 'X-CSCAPI-KEY: YOUR_API_KEY'

import requests

def get_data_version():
    """Fetch the geographic data release currently live behind the API."""
    response = requests.get(
      'https://api.countrystatecity.in/v1/meta/data-version',
      headers={'X-CSCAPI-KEY': 'YOUR_API_KEY'}
    )

    if response.ok:
        return response.json()
    else:
        print('Data version temporarily unavailable')
        return None

version = get_data_version()

const getDataVersion = async () => {
  const response = await fetch('https://api.countrystatecity.in/v1/meta/data-version', {
    headers: { 'X-CSCAPI-KEY': 'YOUR_API_KEY' }
  });

  if (response.ok) {
    return await response.json();
  } else {
    console.error('Data version temporarily unavailable');
    return null;
  }
};

getDataVersion();

{
  "dataVersion": "v3.2-export.7-2026.07.30",
  "sourceRelease": "v3.2-export.7",
  "updatedAt": "2026-07-30T09:01:18.000Z",
  "recordCounts": {
    "regions": 6,
    "subregions": 22,
    "countries": 250,
    "states": 5308,
    "cities": 152970
  }
}

{
  "status": "error",
  "message": "Data version information is temporarily unavailable."
}