# Polar.sh (بولار)

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

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Polar](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/polar.md)
- Categories: Creator Economy, B2B Payment Processing, Billing & Subscriptions, Commerce & Store Platforms
- Official site: https://polar.sh/
- Community votes: 3
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/polar-sh

## About

Merchant of record platform for creators to sell digital products and subscriptions

## Activity summary

Restricted for users in Syria. In February 2026 a community report noted that Polar.sh, a merchant-of-record payments platform, does not support Syrian businesses or individuals, leaving them unable to use the service. No evidence screenshots were provided and no outreach to the company has been made yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-17 — Investigated. Community member reported Polar.sh as restricted for Syrian users. The platform functions as a Merchant of Record alternative to Stripe but does not support Syrian businesses or individuals. No evidence screenshots were provided.

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