Overview
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.
Server Infrastructure
- Primary Servers: eu-west-2
- Closest Non-Georestricted Region: eu-west-1
Geoblock Endpoint
Check the geographic eligibility of the requesting IP address:
GET https://polymarket.com/api/geoblock
Response
{
"blocked": boolean;
"ip": string;
"country": string;
"region": string;
}
| 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 33 countries are completely restricted from placing orders on Polymarket:
| Country Code | Country Name |
|---|
| AU | Australia |
| BE | Belgium |
| BY | Belarus |
| BI | Burundi |
| CF | Central African Republic |
| CD | Congo (Kinshasa) |
| CU | Cuba |
| DE | Germany |
| ET | Ethiopia |
| FR | France |
| GB | United Kingdom |
| IR | Iran |
| IQ | Iraq |
| IT | Italy |
| KP | North Korea |
| LB | Lebanon |
| LY | Libya |
| MM | Myanmar |
| NI | Nicaragua |
| PL | Poland |
| RU | Russia |
| SG | Singapore |
| SO | Somalia |
| SS | South Sudan |
| SD | Sudan |
| SY | Syria |
| TH | Thailand |
| TW | Taiwan |
| UM | United States Minor Outlying Islands |
| US | United States |
| VE | Venezuela |
| YE | Yemen |
| ZW | Zimbabwe |
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 |
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")
