Free YouTube Tool

YouTube region restriction checker

Check whether a public YouTube video appears playable and whether YouTube exposes country availability data.

Supports `youtube.com/watch`, `youtu.be`, `youtube.com/shorts`, and plain 11-character video IDs.

Best-effort check from public YouTube page data. Useful for quick review, not a full per-country matrix like Watannetwork.

Result

Region status

Paste a YouTube URL or video ID to check public playability and possible region restrictions.

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FAQ

YouTube region restriction checker FAQ

How does this checker work?+

Paste a public YouTube URL or video ID. The tool checks the public page response for playability status and any country availability data YouTube exposes.

Does this work with Shorts?+

Yes. Shorts URLs are supported and normalized into a standard video lookup.

Why might a video be blocked without region restrictions?+

A video can be unavailable because it was removed, made private, age-gated, or requires login. The tool shows the playability reason when YouTube exposes it.