Geographic Restrictions - Polymarket Documentation

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

Restricted Jurisdictions

Restrictions fall into three groups. Block completely means no new orders and no closing of existing positions. Close-only means users can close existing positions but cannot open new ones. Each group notes whether it applies on the frontend, the API, or both. Codes are ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 for countries and ISO 3166-2 for sub-national regions.

OFAC-Sanctioned Jurisdictions (Block Completely)

Blocked on both the frontend and the API. No new orders, and existing positions cannot be closed.

Jurisdiction	Code
Iran	IR
Syria	SY
Cuba	CU
North Korea	KP
Ukraine — Crimea	UA-43
Ukraine — Donetsk	UA-14
Ukraine — Luhansk	UA-09

Regulatory-Restricted Jurisdictions (Close-Only on Frontend and API)

Users can close existing positions but cannot open new ones, on both the frontend and the API.

Jurisdiction	Code
Australia	AU
Belarus	BY
Belgium	BE
Burundi	BI
Brazil	BR
Canada — British Columbia	CA-BC
Canada — Ontario	CA-ON
Canada — Alberta	CA-AB
Canada — Quebec	CA-QC
Central African Republic	CF
Congo (Kinshasa)	CD
Ethiopia	ET
France	FR
Germany	DE
Iraq	IQ
Italy	IT
Lebanon	LB
Libya	LY
Myanmar	MM
Nicaragua	NI
North Korea	KP
Poland	PL
Russia	RU
Singapore	SG
Somalia	SO
Slovakia	SK
South Sudan	SS
Sudan	SD
Taiwan	TW
Thailand	TH
United Kingdom	GB
United States	US
United States Minor Outlying Islands	UM
Venezuela	VE
Yemen	YE
Zimbabwe	ZW

Regulatory-Restricted Jurisdictions (Close-Only on Frontend)

Close-only on the Polymarket frontend; the API itself is not restricted.

Jurisdiction	Code
Japan	JP
Netherlands	NL
Malta (Sports Only)	MT

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

Direct co-location available. Users who complete the KYC/KYB form can get access to co-locate directly in eu-west-2 for the lowest possible latency to Polymarket’s primary servers.

Usage Examples

TypeScript
Python
Rust

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")

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");
}

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.

Next Steps

Authentication

Learn how to authenticate trading requests.

Place Orders

Start placing orders (from eligible regions).

Clients & SDKs

Overview

​Geoblock Endpoint

​Response

​Restricted Jurisdictions

​OFAC-Sanctioned Jurisdictions (Block Completely)

​Regulatory-Restricted Jurisdictions (Close-Only on Frontend and API)

​Regulatory-Restricted Jurisdictions (Close-Only on Frontend)

​Blocking Logic

​Server Infrastructure

​Usage Examples

​Why These Restrictions

​Next Steps

Authentication

Place Orders

Geoblock Endpoint

Response

Restricted Jurisdictions

OFAC-Sanctioned Jurisdictions (Block Completely)

Regulatory-Restricted Jurisdictions (Close-Only on Frontend and API)

Regulatory-Restricted Jurisdictions (Close-Only on Frontend)

Blocking Logic

Server Infrastructure

Usage Examples

Why These Restrictions

Next Steps