# Windsurf (ويندسيرف)

> Windsurf is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Codeium](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/codeium.md)
- Categories: AI Coding, IDEs & Code Editors
- Official site: https://windsurf.com/
- Community votes: 9
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/windsurf

## About

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## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria. A community report in February 2026 was verified that same month when testing from inside Syria showed the support page returning a 403 Forbidden error. A community volunteer then contacted Cognition, the company behind Windsurf, and sent a follow-up citing the IP restrictions, but the only reply so far was an automated sales email that did not address the block. No resolution yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-21 — Follow-up Sent. A follow-up email was sent to Cognition at getstarted@cognition.ai explicitly stating that the volunteer is unable to use their services from within Syria due to IP restrictions. The email requested that Cognition review their IP restrictions and share the previously provided sanctions documentation with their compliance team.
- 2026-02-20 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer contacted Cognition (the company behind Windsurf and Devin) through their website contact form at getstarted@cognition.ai, requesting that IP restrictions be lifted for users in Syria. The outreach included links to OFAC sanctions documentation and resources from unblocksyria.com. Cognition's sales team responded with an automated product onboarding email that did not address the sanctions concern.
- 2026-02-17 — Verified. Blocking verified from inside Syria via Chrome on macOS. The Windsurf support page at windsurf.com/support returns a 403 Forbidden error, confirming the service remains blocked for Syrian users. This provides screenshot evidence for the previously unverified community report. (Note: original evidence screenshot file was lost from storage.)
- 2026-02-15 — Investigated. Community report from inside Syria (Damascus). Windsurf (formerly Codeium) was reported as blocked. No screenshot evidence was provided, but Windsurf is a well-known AI coding IDE that relies on cloud-based AI model APIs which have historically enforced sanctions-based geo-restrictions. The service requires further verification to confirm the exact nature of the blocking.

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