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.
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 |
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:
| Country Code | Country Name | Status |
|---|
| AU | Australia | Blocked |
| BE | Belgium | Blocked |
| BY | Belarus | Blocked |
| BI | Burundi | 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 |
| KP | North Korea | Blocked |
| LB | Lebanon | Blocked |
| LY | Libya | Blocked |
| MM | Myanmar | Blocked |
| NI | Nicaragua | Blocked |
| PL | Poland | Close-only |
| RU | Russia | Blocked |
| SG | Singapore | Close-only |
| 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 |
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 |
| Ukraine (UA) | Crimea | 43 |
| Ukraine (UA) | Donetsk | 14 |
| Ukraine (UA) | Luhansk | 09 |
Blocking Logic
The geoblocking system includes:
- OFAC-Sanctioned Countries: Countries sanctioned by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
- Additional Regulatory Restrictions: Countries added for specific regulatory compliance reasons
Server Infrastructure
- Primary Servers: eu-west-2
- Closest Non-Georestricted Region: eu-west-1
Usage Examples
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");
}
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")
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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