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YouTube region restriction checker: is this video blocked in my country?
Paste a YouTube or Shorts link to see every country the video is blocked in, whether it plays where you are, and its age and embed settings.
Country detected from your connection by Cloudflare, not stored.
No country matches.
The list is YouTube's own country restriction. Network, school or copyright blocks that YouTube does not publish here can still stop a video.
A video that plays fine for a friend can show "Video unavailable" for you. This YouTube region restriction checker reads the country list that YouTube's official Data API publishes for a video and turns it into a clear answer: which countries and territories it is blocked in, which it can be watched in, and whether it is blocked in the country your connection comes from. It also shows the other settings that stop a video from playing: age restriction, made for kids, embedding turned off and the privacy status. Paste a watch, youtu.be or Shorts link. The country list covers all 249 country codes, grouped by continent and searchable, so you can answer "what country is this video blocked in" in a few seconds, and share the result with a link.
How to check if a YouTube video is blocked in your country
- Copy the video's link from the address bar or with Share, Copy link. Shorts and youtu.be links work.
- Paste it above and press Check. You get one sentence first: not blocked anywhere, blocked in some countries, or only viewable in a few.
- Look for your country. The checker marks the country your connection comes from, or type any country in the search box. Switch between Blocked, Available and All.
How does the region restriction checker work?
YouTube's Data API gives each video an optional regionRestriction with one of two lists of two-letter country codes:
- allowed: the countries where the video is viewable. Every country not on the list is blocked. An empty allowed list means it is blocked everywhere.
- blocked: the countries where the video is blocked. Every other country can watch it. An empty blocked list means it is viewable everywhere.
- No list at all: YouTube reports no country restriction for the video.
The checker compares the list with the 249 ISO 3166-1 country and territory codes and names each one in plain English.
Worked example: an "allowed" list that hides three blocks
On 26 October 2026 the official video for Maroon 5's "Memories" came back from YouTube with an allowed list of 246 codes. A long allowed list looks like "available everywhere", but comparing it with all 249 codes shows the three that are missing: British Indian Ocean Territory, South Sudan and North Korea. So the video is blocked in those three and viewable in the other 246. Luis Fonsi's "Despacito" also has an allowed list, but it holds all 249 codes, so in practice it is not blocked anywhere.
What "This video is not available in your country" means
YouTube's help page gives two reasons for a video that is not available in your country or region: the owner chose to make it available only in certain countries, usually because of licensing rights, or YouTube blocked it to comply with local laws. Music videos, sports clips, TV shows and films are the usual cases, because their rights are often sold country by country.
Why is a YouTube video blocked in some countries?
- Licensing: the uploader only holds the rights in some countries, so it limits the video to them.
- Local law: YouTube may block a video in one country to comply with that country's law.
- Copyright claims: YouTube says a copyright owner's claim can block a video from being viewed, and the result can differ by country or region, so a video can be blocked in one country and only tracked or monetised in another.
What country is this video blocked in?
Paste the link above and choose Blocked: you get every blocked country and territory grouped by continent, with its two-letter code. Small territories count too: an allowed list can leave out places like Bouvet Island or the British Indian Ocean Territory, and the checker shows them so the count adds up to 249.
Other reasons a YouTube video will not play
A video can be allowed in your country and still not play. The checker shows the ones YouTube's API reports, and these come from elsewhere:
- Age restriction: YouTube says age-restricted videos cannot be watched by viewers who are under 18 or signed out, and on most other websites viewers are sent to YouTube to sign in.
- Made for kids: YouTube's help lists "made for kids" as one reason comments are turned off; some other features are limited too.
- Embedding turned off: the video plays on YouTube but not in a player on another website.
- Restricted Mode: a network administrator, for example at a library or university, or a parent through Family Link, can turn on Restricted Mode, which screens out potentially mature videos and hides comments.
- Network blocks: a school, workplace or internet provider can block YouTube or single videos. These never show up in YouTube's data.
- Private or removed videos: they are not returned by the API at all, so the checker says the video was not found.
Age-restricted YouTube videos
When YouTube marks a video as age-restricted, the API reports ytAgeRestricted and the checker shows 18+. YouTube describes age restriction as being for videos that do not break its Community Guidelines but may not be suitable for viewers under 18. Signed-out viewers and viewers under 18 cannot watch them.
How accurate is the region check?
- The country list is YouTube's own. It comes from the official API and is cached for 10 minutes at most, so a change by the uploader shows up quickly.
- Not every block is in it. Network, school and workplace blocks are not part of YouTube's data, and YouTube does not document whether every copyright block appears in this list, so a video can still fail in a country the list allows.
- "Your country" is a guess from your connection. Cloudflare, which serves this site, reports the country of the network you connect through. A VPN, a work network or some mobile networks can put you somewhere else. We do not store it.
This page shows where a video is blocked; it does not help get around a block.
Sources
- YouTube Data API, videos resource: contentDetails.regionRestriction (allowed and blocked), contentRating.ytRating, status.madeForKids, status.embeddable, status.privacyStatus.
- YouTube Help, Video isn't available in my country/region.
- YouTube Help, Learn about copyright claims.
- YouTube Help, Age-restricted content, Learn why comments are turned off and Turn Restricted Mode on or off.
- Country codes: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2, grouped by the UN M49 regions. Country names come from your browser.
Why we built this region restriction checker
"Video unavailable" tells you nothing about where the video does work, and a raw list of 240 country codes is not much better. Nitin Raja, who builds PlaylistTime, tested a lot of these pages before building this one: after testing out a lot of websites, he found what people need and what they do not, and built around that. So this checker turns YouTube's list into a plain answer, works out the missing countries when the list is an allowed list, checks your own country first, and puts the other blockers (age, made for kids, embedding) in the same place.
What this checker reads, and what it cannot
- From YouTube's official Data API (one request per video): the allowed or blocked country list, the age restriction flag, made for kids, embeddable, privacy status, title and channel.
- Worked out here: the countries missing from an allowed list, compared with all 249 ISO codes, and each country's name in plain English from your browser.
- Your country: the two-letter country Cloudflare reports for your connection, used for one answer and not stored.
- What it cannot see: school, office or internet provider blocks, Restricted Mode on your network, or a block that YouTube does not publish in this list.
Why it is different
| This checker | Typical region checker | |
|---|---|---|
| Turns an allowed list into the blocked countries | Yes, against all 249 codes | Often lists only the allowed codes |
| Answers for your own country | Yes | You search the list yourself |
| Search, continent groups and country names | Yes | Often codes only |
| Age restriction, made for kids, embedding, privacy | Yes, in the same result | Rarely |
| Says what it cannot see | Yes | Rarely |
| Shareable result link | Yes | Rarely |
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Built by Nitin Raja. Last updated 26 October 2026.
Questions
How do I know if a YouTube video is blocked in my country?
Paste the video's link into this checker. It reads the country list YouTube publishes for the video and tells you whether the country your connection comes from is blocked or allowed, and lists every blocked country.
Why does YouTube say a video is not available in my country?
YouTube's help gives two reasons: the owner made the video available only in certain countries, usually because of licensing rights, or YouTube blocked it to comply with local laws. Copyright claims can also block a video in some countries.
What is the difference between an allowed and a blocked list?
An allowed list names the countries that can watch the video, so every other country is blocked. A blocked list names the countries that cannot, so every other country can. A video has one or the other, or no list at all.
Can a video be blocked even if the checker says it is available?
Yes. Schools, workplaces and internet providers can block YouTube on their network, Restricted Mode can hide videos, age-restricted videos need a signed-in adult, and YouTube does not document whether every copyright block appears in this list.
Does it work with YouTube Shorts?
Yes. Paste the Shorts link. A Short is a video with its own ID, and YouTube reports its country list the same way.
How does the checker know my country?
Cloudflare, which serves this site, reports the country of the network you connect from. The checker uses it for one answer and does not store it. A VPN or some mobile networks can show a different country.
Is a private video blocked everywhere?
A private video can only be watched by its owner and people they invite, and YouTube's API does not return it to outside tools, so the checker reports it as not found.