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Restricted for users in Syria. Community testing in April 2026 confirmed that the marketing site loads, but checkout fails because the Paddle payment processor returns an E-403 error, preventing customers in Syria from completing a purchase. No outreach to the company has been made yet.
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Community testing confirmed that purchases of Bartender are blocked from Syria. The marketing site macbartender.com loads correctly, but attempting to checkout invokes Paddle, which returns an error dialog reading «Something went wrong. error code: E-403» inside a Paddle-branded payment frame. Custo...
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Frequently Asked Questions
Bartender is restricted in Syria. Access may require workarounds or may not be fully functional. We are monitoring the situation.
Many international services blocked access to Syria due to previous sanctions and compliance policies. Even as sanctions are being reviewed, some companies have not yet restored access. Unblock Syria tracks these services and advocates for change.
You can help by voting on this page to show demand, sharing it on social media, and contacting Bartender directly to request they restore access for Syrian users.