# Audible (أوديبل)

> Audible is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-07-17.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Amazon](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/amazon.md)
- Categories: E-books & Audiobooks, Podcasts
- Official site: https://www.audible.com
- Community votes: 6
- Last updated: 2026-07-17
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/audible

## About

Amazon's leading audiobook and spoken-word entertainment platform with thousands of titles

## Activity summary

Restricted for users in Syria. Community verification in February 2026 showed the site largely works from Syrian connections, with browsing, account creation, and login succeeding, but adding a Syrian phone number was rejected as suspicious activity. The team named Audible in official outreach to Amazon in March 2026; no resolution yet.

## Official timeline

- 2026-03-31 — Contacted Company. Official outreach email sent to Amazon mentioning Audible as one of the restricted consumer products requiring access restoration for Syrian users.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-15 — Verified. Blocking status verified from Syria via Starlink (Damascus). The site is largely accessible: the user browsed audible.com, viewed subscription plans, created a new account, and logged in successfully. However, adding a Syrian phone number was rejected due to "suspicious activity", despite Syria appearing in the country list. Status updated from "blocked" to "restricted" — the core service works but phone verification is restricted for Syrian numbers. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/qg4e8fg9di8ci78sxemxi05g/iovpv7x11okjosikhpw56g99-screenshot-2026-02-15-101922.png)

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