# Roam Research (روم ريسيرش)

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

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Roam Research](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/roam-research.md)
- Categories: Note-taking, Document Collaboration
- Official site: https://roamresearch.com
- Community votes: 2
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/roam-research

## About

Networked note-taking tool for linked thoughts, research, and knowledge management

## Activity summary

Restricted for users in Syria, verified by community testing in March 2026. The main site loads and login works, but the service relies on Stripe for payments, which is blocked from Syrian IP addresses, so new users cannot subscribe and existing users cannot manage billing. No outreach to the company has been made yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-03-09 — Verified. Community testing confirmed that Roam Research is restricted in Syria. The main website loads and login works, but Stripe payment processing is blocked — both the checkout page (checkout.stripe.com) and the billing management portal (billing.stripe.com) return errors when accessed from a Syrian IP. New users cannot subscribe, and existing users cannot manage their billing. The desktop app (Ubuntu) functions with a pre-existing subscription paid via VPN, but hosted graphs appear empty. Status updated from unknown to restricted. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/cd7oao7gfu59yamwfk8knvho/ycgjkyxqtzcrjrccn1vp5dxi-screen-1.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/fdnj86lrm0am91p53h8ja4g9/sggplz0tbclrh3shb79zm3v8-screen-2.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/u1c8ku55l7d6h5va4r237ttl/u0w8hwa8j31fvhnpu4v46qsz-screen-3.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/f6pr28gnbay2umbcg7zww1r6/r5hscs4tyo9lasanchxbkhrz-screen-4.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/dqjogd5im419ejs9azk146fc/zvuawiys2zxn4w7j01gxxwfb-screen-5.png)
- 2026-03-09 — Investigated. Community testing from Syria revealed that Roam Research is restricted due to Stripe payment blocking. The main website at roamresearch.com loads normally and can be browsed, but account creation and subscription payment fail because Roam uses Stripe, which is blocked in Syria. The Stripe checkout page returns "Something went wrong" and the Stripe billing portal returns "We're sorry, but we're unable to serve your request." Without a paid subscription, the service is effectively unusable — graphs cannot be created, and the Chrome extension requires an active subscription. Payment is only possible via VPN. The desktop app (Ubuntu) functions normally once a subscription is active. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/cd7oao7gfu59yamwfk8knvho/ycgjkyxqtzcrjrccn1vp5dxi-screen-1.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/fdnj86lrm0am91p53h8ja4g9/sggplz0tbclrh3shb79zm3v8-screen-2.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/u1c8ku55l7d6h5va4r237ttl/u0w8hwa8j31fvhnpu4v46qsz-screen-3.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/f6pr28gnbay2umbcg7zww1r6/r5hscs4tyo9lasanchxbkhrz-screen-4.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/dqjogd5im419ejs9azk146fc/zvuawiys2zxn4w7j01gxxwfb-screen-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/roam-research?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/roam-research/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/roam-research
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/roam-research.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/roam-research.md