PolymarketDocumentation/docs/polymarket-learn/FAQ/geoblocking.md

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Geographic Restrictions

Check geographic restrictions before placing orders on the Polymarket API

Polymarket restricts order placement from certain geographic locations due to regulatory requirements and compliance with international sanctions. Before placing orders, builders should verify the location.

Orders submitted from blocked regions will be rejected. Implement geoblock checks in your application to provide users with appropriate feedback before they attempt to trade.

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Geoblock Endpoint

Check the geographic eligibility of the requesting IP address:

GET https://polymarket.com/api/geoblock

This endpoint is on polymarket.com, not the API servers.

Response

{
  "blocked": true,
  "ip": "203.0.113.42",
  "country": "US",
  "region": "NY"
}

Field	Type	Description
blocked	boolean	Whether the user is blocked from placing orders
ip	string	Detected IP address
country	string	ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code
region	string	Region/state code

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Blocked Countries

The following countries are restricted from placing orders on Polymarket. Countries marked as close-only can close existing positions but cannot open new ones. Countries marked as frontend UI restricted are blocked only on the Polymarket frontend; the API itself is not restricted:

Country Code	Country Name	Status
AU	Australia	Blocked
BE	Belgium	Blocked
BY	Belarus	Blocked
BI	Burundi	Blocked
BR	Brazil	Blocked
CF	Central African Republic	Blocked
CD	Congo (Kinshasa)	Blocked
CU	Cuba	Blocked
DE	Germany	Blocked
ET	Ethiopia	Blocked
FR	France	Blocked
GB	United Kingdom	Blocked
IR	Iran	Blocked
IQ	Iraq	Blocked
IT	Italy	Blocked
JP	Japan	Frontend UI restricted
KP	North Korea	Blocked
LB	Lebanon	Blocked
LY	Libya	Blocked
MM	Myanmar	Blocked
NI	Nicaragua	Blocked
NL	Netherlands	Blocked
PL	Poland	Close-only
RU	Russia	Blocked
SG	Singapore	Close-only
SK	Slovakia	Blocked
SO	Somalia	Blocked
SS	South Sudan	Blocked
SD	Sudan	Blocked
SY	Syria	Blocked
TH	Thailand	Close-only
TW	Taiwan	Close-only
UM	United States Minor Outlying Islands	Blocked
US	United States	Blocked
VE	Venezuela	Blocked
YE	Yemen	Blocked
ZW	Zimbabwe	Blocked

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Blocked Regions

In addition to fully blocked countries, the following specific regions within otherwise accessible countries are also restricted:

Country	Region	Region Code
Canada (CA)	Ontario	ON
Canada (CA)	Quebec	QC
Ukraine (UA)	Crimea	43
Ukraine (UA)	Donetsk	14
Ukraine (UA)	Luhansk	09

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Blocking Logic

The geoblocking system includes:

1. OFAC-Sanctioned Countries: Countries sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
2. Additional Regulatory Restrictions: Countries added for specific regulatory compliance reasons

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Server Infrastructure

• Primary Servers: eu-west-2
• Closest Non-Georestricted Region: eu-west-1

**Direct co-location available.** Users who complete the [KYC/KYB form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfY-3Dl3yxq8HKFjFad8YzKZmm0k3Gdg29HD6gL-K-AmI6KXw/viewform) can get access to co-locate directly in `eu-west-2` for the lowest possible latency to Polymarket's primary servers.

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Usage Examples

```typescript theme={null} interface GeoblockResponse { blocked: boolean; ip: string; country: string; region: string; }

async function checkGeoblock(): Promise<GeoblockResponse> {
  const response = await fetch("https://polymarket.com/api/geoblock");
  return response.json();
}

// Usage
const geo = await checkGeoblock();

if (geo.blocked) {
  console.log(`Trading not available in ${geo.country}`);
} else {
  console.log("Trading available");
}
```

```python theme={null} import requests

def check_geoblock() -> dict:
    response = requests.get("https://polymarket.com/api/geoblock")
    return response.json()

# Usage
geo = check_geoblock()

if geo["blocked"]:
    print(f"Trading not available in {geo['country']}")
else:
    print("Trading available")
```

```rust theme={null} use polymarket_client_sdk_v2::clob::{Client, Config};

let client = Client::new("https://clob.polymarket.com", Config::default())?;
let geo = client.check_geoblock().await?;

if geo.blocked {
    println!("Trading not available in {}", geo.country);
} else {
    println!("Trading available");
}
```

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Why These Restrictions

Geographic restrictions are implemented to ensure compliance with:

• International sanctions and embargoes
• Local financial regulations
• Gambling and prediction market laws
• Anti-money laundering (AML) requirements
• Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations

If you believe you are incorrectly restricted or have questions about geographic availability, please contact Polymarket Support.

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Next Steps

Learn how to authenticate trading requests. Start placing orders (from eligible regions).