Geographic Restrictions

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Geoblock Endpoint

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

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Response

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

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Blocked Countries

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Blocked Regions

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Blocking Logic

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

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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")

use polymarket_client_sdk::clob::Client;

let client = Client::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

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

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Next Steps