# Shazam (شازام)

> Shazam is available in Syria with limited functionality, as of 2026-08-26.

- Status: limited
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Apple](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/apple.md)
- Categories: Music Streaming, Utilities & System Tools
- Official site: https://www.shazam.com/
- Community votes: 29
- Last updated: 2026-08-26
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/shazam

## About

Music recognition app that identifies songs playing around you instantly

## Activity summary

Partially blocked in Syria: the website returns a regional block error, and community testing in August 2026 found the Android app installs but recognition, history and charts all fail. The team followed up with the company in March 2026, with no resolution yet.

## Official timeline

- 2026-03-31 — Follow-up Sent. Official follow-up email sent from corporateaffairs@unblocksyria.com to executiveescalations@group.apple.com. Shazam was explicitly named as restricted alongside six other Apple products. The email argued that Apple's own accessible services demonstrate the compliance groundwork is already established internally.

## Community reports

- 2026-08-25 — Investigated. A community report documented that the Shazam Android app is largely non-functional from Syria even though it installs and opens. Music recognition records audio but saves each attempt as an offline search while the device is online, the History tab never loads, and the Charts tab returns a 405 Not Allowed error. The reporter was already signed in from outside Syria, so registration and sign-in from a Syrian connection remain untested. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/tyo5c2un9xrwfcokq63kiwin/xs9cj8z18r8beba4ggee0pkm.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/k6nunw4srxsmksk8nj95z066/dprxlxv5oaqydnlzg27rlgmm.jpg)
- 2026-02-20 — Verified. Verified that Shazam is partially accessible from Syria. The Shazam iOS app works fully — music identification, song library, and Apple Music integration all function normally. However, the Shazam website (shazam.com) is blocked, returning a 405 "Not allowed" error from Fastly's Varnish cache server (Error 54113). Status updated from blocked to limited. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/buo845a6lkejea2qf95vyaa7/ldbscen6cpti6qtfaq12ce99-img-3542.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/fjc8rb469ppcsmvi2zwartrm/vp7crk0t0g9gt9442mc8vcwp-img-3541.png)
- 2026-02-16 — Investigated. Community member reported that Shazam is blocked in Syria. Testing from a Syrian IP address (5.155.34.160) on Chrome/Android showed that the app loads but content fails to display properly. The Apple-owned music identification service appears to restrict functionality for users in Syria. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/cmozoaum29n1m18fsjrs1w2c/rm4mxgv5vptjc49b3d7ioce5-screenshot-.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/shazam?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/shazam/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/shazam
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/shazam.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/shazam.md