# Bandcamp (باندكامب)

> Bandcamp is accessible in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: accessible
- Outreach: In Review
- Company: [Songtradr](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/songtradr.md)
- Categories: Music Streaming, Creator Economy, Digital Goods
- Official site: https://bandcamp.com
- Community votes: 5
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/bandcamp

## About

Platform where independent musicians sell music and merch directly to fans

## Activity summary

Bandcamp is accessible in Syria. Community testing in July 2026 registered a new account from a Syrian connection without a VPN and browsed the site while signed in, with the live worldwide sales feed streaming normally. Purchases and payment were not attempted. A volunteer emailed Bandcamp in February 2026 and received only an automated acknowledgment.

## Community reports

- 2026-07-27 — Verified. Community testing from Syria (Damascus, desktop Chrome) confirmed that Bandcamp is accessible. A new account was successfully registered from a Syrian connection without a VPN, and the tester browsed the site while signed in, with the account menu, collection, and purchase history all reachable. The homepage streamed the live worldwide sales feed in real time, showing individual purchases from multiple countries seconds apart. Purchases and payment were not attempted, so payment-level restrictions remain unverified. Status updated from unknown to accessible. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/v8g1g5otlxpl0n2t3z44ieon/y0p4t8tm98j762934ogcq2re-screenshot-2026-07-28-000207.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/x70qynztgp0lfg8qdr7ywo1n/lylur2svso0vhzvyc7nsdg57-screenshot-2026-07-28-000143.png)
- 2026-02-26 — Company Responded. Bandcamp's support team responded to the unblocking request via an automated email from support@bandcamp.com. The response confirmed receipt of the message and stated that a human team member would follow up. No timeline was provided, and the response included only generic help center links unrelated to the Syria access request. The response appears to be an automated acknowledgment rather than a human review.
- 2026-02-26 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Bandcamp's support team at support@bandcamp.com requesting a review of access restrictions for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 OFAC sanctions lift and included links to the official U.S. Treasury announcement and supporting documentation from unblocksyria.com/resources.

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