# SheerID (شير آي دي)

> SheerID is available in Syria with limited functionality, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: limited
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [SheerID](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/sheerid.md)
- Categories: E-Signature & Identity Verification, API Services, Marketing & Advertising
- Official site: https://sheerid.com
- Community votes: 8
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/sheerid

## About

Identity verification platform used by companies to validate student, teacher, and military status for discounts

## Activity summary

Partially blocked in Syria. Community testing in February 2026 found the marketing site loads, but the verification portal and API return an "access denied from a restricted region" message, blocking Syrian students and educators from verifying for discounts on services that rely on SheerID. A community volunteer contacted the company in February 2026 citing the lifting of sanctions; no response yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-25 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed SheerID's data protection team at dpo@sheerid.com requesting that service access be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 U.S. Treasury announcement lifting the comprehensive trade embargo on Syria, included links to official OFAC documentation, and attached supporting materials from unblocksyria.com/resources. The volunteer noted that several other companies have already restored access and requested confirmation on whether Syria can be onboarded on SheerID's platform.
- 2026-02-24 — Investigated. Community testing confirmed that SheerID has limited functionality from Syria. The main marketing site at sheerid.com loads normally. However, the verification portal at my.sheerid.com/auth/login and the verification API at services.sheerid.com both return "Access Denied: Your request originates from a restricted region." This geo-block prevents Syrian students and educators from verifying their status, which in turn blocks access to student discounts on services that rely on SheerID for verification (e.g., Cursor, Spotify, GitHub). (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/dna540nan9zkmkifbah1pcv0/sqztdr78x863obnq99q6bdaf-screenshot-2026-02-24-at-15.09.45.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/gp89l3288d6sdln6e385i9gz/wbiwy29udaxbl8bbed4us6w4-screenshot-2026-02-24-at-15.09.55.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/sheerid?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/sheerid/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/sheerid
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/sheerid.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/sheerid.md