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Geoblocking

The Context API enforces geographic restrictions on mainnet only. Orders submitted from blocked countries will be rejected.
The testnet has no geographic restrictions. See Testnet differences for details.

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Blocked countries (mainnet)

The following countries are blocked from placing orders on mainnet. API requests originating from these locations will be rejected with a 403 Forbidden response.
CountryISO code
United States of AmericaUS
United KingdomGB
FranceFR
SingaporeSG
PolandPL
ThailandTH
BelgiumBE
TaiwanTW

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How it works

When you submit an order to the mainnet API, your request’s IP address is checked against a geographic database. If your IP resolves to a blocked country, the request is rejected before reaching the order matching engine. This applies to:
  • All POST /orders endpoints (single, bulk, cancel-replace)
  • Any endpoint that results in a new position being opened
Using a VPN or proxy to circumvent geographic restrictions is a violation of the Context Terms of Service.

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Error response

Requests blocked due to geographic restrictions return: 
{
  "message": "Orders from your region are not permitted",
  "code": "GEOBLOCKED"
}
Developers in blocked regions can use the testnet without restriction for building and testing integrations. See Testnet differences for details.