# OpenRouter (أوبن روتر)

> OpenRouter is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [OpenRouter](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/openrouter.md)
- Categories: AI Infrastructure & Platforms, AI Assistants, API Services
- Official site: https://openrouter.ai
- Community votes: 8
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/openrouter

## About

Unified API gateway for accessing 300+ LLMs from multiple providers with a single interface

## Activity summary

Restricted for users in Syria. Community testing in March 2026 confirmed that the website, dashboard, AI chat, and API key creation all work normally from a Syrian connection, but Syria is missing from the billing country list, preventing users from adding a billing address or purchasing credits. The restriction is at the payment provider level, not a network block. No outreach to the company has been made yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-03-05 — Investigated. Community testing confirmed that OpenRouter is restricted in Syria. The website, dashboard, AI chat, API key creation, and all core features load and function normally from a Syrian IP. However, Syria is not listed in the billing country dropdown, preventing users from adding a billing address or purchasing credits. The restriction is at the payment provider level (Stripe country list), not a network-level block. (evidence: https://r2.unblocksyria.com/submissions/df1cv49qt6hgt0jh6c5gskij/3wbhkcgtx3u-evidence-1.png, https://r2.unblocksyria.com/submissions/df1cv49qt6hgt0jh6c5gskij/szzm6ydbp8-evidence-2.png, https://r2.unblocksyria.com/submissions/df1cv49qt6hgt0jh6c5gskij/07w9ogw5z4x-evidence-3.png, https://r2.unblocksyria.com/submissions/df1cv49qt6hgt0jh6c5gskij/lltmk1x0oy-evidence-4.png, https://r2.unblocksyria.com/submissions/df1cv49qt6hgt0jh6c5gskij/3w3kqypf50w-evidence-5.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/openrouter?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/openrouter/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/openrouter
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/openrouter.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/openrouter.md