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# Get a country field using Admin API

This guide explains how to use the Admin API to return a country field collected during checkout.

## Access scopes

To use the Admin API to access the information collected in the checkout, your app needs to request the `read_order` access scope for a ShopBase store. For more information on requesting access scopes when your app is installed, see [API Access Scopes](https://developers.shopbase.com/build-an-app-tutorial/making-your-first-request/authentication/api-access-scopes)

## Collect a country field on the checkout

For this tutorial, you'll set the address of your shop to Brazil (since Brazilian merchants are required to collect a tax ID for government invoicing) and then complete checkout from your storefront:

1. Set the address of your shop to Brazil. Remember to change your address back when you've completed the tutorial.

![](https://i.imgur.com/GSMwVOq.gif)

1. From your storefront, add a product to your cart and then complete a checkout.
2. Complete the checkout.

## Get the country field for an order

To get the client country code, use the ShopBase Admin API to retrieve the order.

**GET** `https://shop-name.onshopbase.com/admin/orders/{order_id}.json`

**SAMPLE RESPONSE**

```
{
   "order":{
        ...     
      "additional_information":null,
      "allow_refund":false,
      "client_country_code":"BR",
      ...
      "total_line_items_discount":0,
      "total_line_items_price":200,
      "total_price":200,
      "total_quantity":2,
      "total_tax":0,
      "total_weight":0,
      "total_weight_in_gram":0,
      "transaction_id":0,
      ...
   }
}
```

## Additional information

For additional information on editing orders, refer to the [Admin API reference](http://api-doc.shopbase.com/).


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