# DeepSeek Platform (ديب سيك بلاتفورم)

> DeepSeek Platform is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-08-20.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [DeepSeek](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/deepseek.md)
- Categories: AI Infrastructure & Platforms, API Services
- Official site: https://platform.deepseek.com
- Community votes: 6
- Last updated: 2026-08-20
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/deepseek-platform

## About

API platform for DeepSeek's large language models, offering developers programmatic access, usage tracking, and billing.

## Activity summary

Restricted for users in Syria. Community testing in August 2026 found the DeepSeek API platform loads and works fully — dashboard, usage tracking, and API requests all function. Topping up the account balance is not possible with Syrian payment methods and requires a payer outside the country. No outreach has been needed.

## Community reports

- 2026-08-20 — Investigated. Community testing found that DeepSeek's API platform loads and functions from Syria: the dashboard, usage tracking, and API requests all work. However, topping up the account balance is not possible using Syrian payment methods, requiring a payer located outside the country. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/q1sedhy21z2r4mg32l36hyhg/h5odd8fthjchc6myr0blbgdq.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/deepseek-platform?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/deepseek-platform/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/deepseek-platform
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/deepseek-platform.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/deepseek-platform.md