YouTube region restriction checker
Check whether a video is blocked somewhere, and what YouTube says about why — before you send the link to an audience that cannot watch it.
Why videos get blocked in some countries
- Music licensing. The most common cause by far. Rights are sold territory by territory, so a track cleared in the US may be blocked across Europe.
- Uploader choice. Creators can allow or block specific countries themselves, often for premieres or region-specific campaigns.
- Legal orders. Governments can require YouTube to withhold content locally.
- Age or sign-in gates. Not a region block, but the effect looks the same to a viewer who is signed out.
What this check can and cannot tell you
It reads what YouTube publishes about the video: its playability status, any stated reason, and the country list when one is exposed. It cannot prove availability in a country nobody has tested from — only YouTube Studio, for your own videos, gives the full picture.
If your own video is blocked
Open Studio, check the copyright tab for a claim naming the affected territories, and either swap the track, trim the claimed section, or accept the block. If you set country restrictions yourself, they live under the video's advanced settings.
How to check where a video is blocked
- Copy the video link — a watch URL, a Shorts link or a youtu.be link all work.
- Paste it above. The checker reads the public video details YouTube reports for every country.
- Read the result: a list of countries where it is blocked, or a note that it is available everywhere.
This is useful before sharing a video with an audience abroad, when a viewer says “this video is not available in your country”, or when you license music or footage that may be cleared only for some regions.
Questions
How does this checker work?
Paste a public YouTube URL or video ID. The tool reads the video's country restrictions and playability status from the official YouTube Data API.
How do I check if a YouTube video is blocked in a country?
Paste the YouTube URL or video ID into the checker. It lists every country where the video is blocked — or, for videos limited to a few countries, the only countries where it plays — and tells you if the video is private, removed, or unavailable.
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.