# Meta for Developers (Meta للمطورين)

> Meta for Developers is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-07-17.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Meta](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/meta.md)
- Categories: API Services, Developer Tools
- Official site: https://developers.facebook.com
- Community votes: 91
- Last updated: 2026-07-17
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/meta-for-developers

## About

Developer platform for building apps integrated with Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, verified by a community report in February 2026 showing an Arabic block page when reaching developers.facebook.com, leaving Syrian developers unable to create apps or use Meta's APIs. The team sent a first official outreach in March 2026 as part of a unified request covering several blocked Meta services. No response or resolution yet.

## Official timeline

- 2026-03-31 — Contacted Company. First official outreach to Meta sent as part of a unified request covering multiple Meta services blocked or restricted in Syria. Meta for Developers was included as a sibling service alongside WhatsApp Business, WhatsApp, Threads, and Meta Horizon.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-15 — Verified. Community member verified that Meta for Developers (developers.facebook.com) is blocked in Syria. Evidence shows an Arabic block page stating "لا يمكنك الوصول إلى هذه الخدمة" (You cannot access this service). Syrian developers cannot create apps or access Meta's APIs for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp integrations. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/a9xdrm336smw5dvoejuzx3y7/q4xs8mvhmve4dd660e3okv4l-screenshot-20260215-232705.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/meta-for-developers?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/meta-for-developers/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/meta-for-developers
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/meta-for-developers.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/meta-for-developers.md