# Internet Archive (أرشيف الإنترنت)

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

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: In Review
- Company: [Internet Archive](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/internet-archive.md)
- Categories: Encyclopedia & Reference, Academic Resources, Datasets & Open Data, E-books & Audiobooks, Music Streaming, Video Streaming
- Official site: https://archive.org/
- Community votes: 61
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/internet-archive

## About

Nonprofit digital library offering free access to books, websites, and media

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria due to IP-based restrictions, confirmed by community reports in February 2026. A community volunteer contacted Internet Archive that month asking it to review and remove the geo-block after the lifting of sanctions, but the company replied with a generic message that did not address the request and suggested using a VPN. No resolution yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-15 — Company Responded. Internet Archive's support team responded via Zendesk with a generic reply that did not address the sanctions lift or the request to remove IP restrictions. The response only acknowledged that the user's ISP "may be blocking" access to archive.org and suggested using a VPN, similar to what users in China do. This indicates the support agent did not review the specific request regarding Syria's changed sanctions status.
- 2026-02-13 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer contacted Internet Archive via their Zendesk support portal reporting that archive.org is blocked in Syria due to IP restrictions. The volunteer explained that U.S. and EU sanctions on Syria have been lifted and the OFAC export permit is in effect, requesting that Internet Archive review and remove their IP-based restrictions. A screenshot demonstrating the block was attached as evidence.

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