# Algolia (ألجوليا)

> Algolia is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: In Review
- Company: [Algolia](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/algolia.md)
- Categories: API Services, Cloud Hosting, Databases
- Official site: https://www.algolia.com
- Community votes: 6
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/algolia

## About

Cloud-based search API platform enabling fast, relevant search experiences for websites and apps

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, confirmed by community testing in April 2026, with Algolia's own documentation listing Syria among restricted countries and API requests from Syrian IPs returning a 401 error. The team contacted the company in April 2026 and sent a follow-up; Algolia's support replied but was non-committal, neither confirming nor denying any policy change. No resolution yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-04-09 — Company Responded. Algolia's support team responded via support@algolia.com with a human reply. The response stated that Algolia is unable to provide any additional details or confirm any changes regarding service availability in Syria, and directed to Algolia's Trust Center for the most up-to-date information on compliance posture and service availability. The reply was substantive but non-committal, neither confirming nor denying any policy review.
- 2026-04-08 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer sent a follow-up to Algolia's support team at support@algolia.com asking for written confirmation of whether Algolia services are now unblocked and fully available in Syria. The volunteer noted that the support ticket had been marked as resolved without any explanatory reply, and reiterated the request for a clear status update. Algolia has not yet responded with a substantive answer.
- 2026-04-04 — Investigated. Community testing confirmed that Algolia is blocked in Syria. Algolia's own support documentation explicitly lists Syria among restricted countries alongside Cuba, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. Users attempting to access Algolia APIs from Syrian IPs receive an HTTP 401 Forbidden response. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/xko5f77xn7kysii1bxrpfunw/cdom4hcia4fj1fl64796pom0-screenshot-2026-04-05-001825.png)
- 2026-04-04 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Algolia's support team at support@algolia.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 lifting of the comprehensive U.S. trade embargo and the corresponding EU sanctions removal, included links to OFAC announcements, and pointed to UnblockSyria's resource page noting that several other companies have already restored access.

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