# Akamai (أكاماي)

> Akamai is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: In Review
- Company: [Akamai Technologies](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/akamai-technologies.md)
- Categories: CDN & Edge Networks, Cloud Hosting, Security Tools
- Official site: https://www.akamai.com
- Community votes: 7
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/akamai

## About

Content delivery network and cloud security provider offering CDN, edge computing, and DDoS and web application firewall protection

## Activity summary

Akamai is restricted in Syria. Community testing in July 2026 found that its cloud platform can be browsed and an account started without a VPN, but signup stops at mandatory phone verification because Syria is not offered in the country code list. A volunteer emailed Akamai's security, sales, and support teams in May 2026 and received only an automated case acknowledgment.

## Community reports

- 2026-07-27 — Verified. Community testing from Syria (Damascus, desktop Chrome) confirmed that Akamai's cloud platform is reachable but cannot be fully signed up for. Browsing works without a VPN and the account creation step of the Linode Cloud Manager signup flow completes, but the process then reaches a mandatory phone verification step, where the tester reported that Syria is not offered in the country code list. Without a supported number the SMS code cannot be requested and registration cannot be finished. Status updated from unknown to restricted. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/pjirltkwqokthfyy93chq3jp/sdvxmfa9puhrcqogrj78cwq5-screenshot-2026-07-27-232929.png)
- 2026-05-21 — Company Responded. Akamai's case management system returned an automated acknowledgment confirming the support request had been received and is being reviewed, and that an Akamai representative will make contact if more information is needed. The acknowledgment opened a support case at Severity 3 and provided a Control Center tracking link. The response appears to be an automated acknowledgment rather than a human review; no position on the Syria access request was stated.
- 2026-05-21 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Akamai's security, sales, and support teams at security@akamai.com, sales@akamai.com, and support@akamai.com requesting a review of Akamai's Syria-related access restrictions and asking whether Syria can now be supported on its platform and network services. The email cited the late-2025 lifting of the comprehensive U.S. trade embargo on Syria, the removal or substantial easing of EU restrictions, the OFAC sanctions programs page, and supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources, noting that reliable access to cloud infrastructure, CDN, and security services is increasingly important as Syria reconnects with the global digital economy. The corporateaffairs@unblocksyria.com address was CC'd.

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/akamai?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/akamai/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/akamai
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/akamai.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/akamai.md