YouTube Region
Restriction Checker Availability Matrix
One video gives you a verdict; the matrix gives you the campaign view: up to 10 videos × 12 key markets in one colored grid, plus the share of the global internet audience each video can reach — and what's left for the whole playlist. Built for playlists and campaigns, not just a single link.
- ● Matrix: 10 videos × 12 markets
- ● Audience coverage % per video
- ● Blocked vs allowed-only logic
- ● CSV & JSON export
New to this? Read the guide before you start.
A clear verdict — worldwide, blocked in specific countries, or allowed only in a shortlist — plus the audience-coverage estimate. Switch to Matrix mode for playlists.
Up to 10 videos × 12 key markets in one colored grid, with a whole-set row — the view that catches the one video breaking your playlist abroad.
Static country weights turn a blocked-list into a number that means something: '≈93% of the internet can watch this' beats a list of codes.
The API's two restriction types read very differently — blocked-except vs allowed-only — and both render correctly here.
No account, no watermark. Official Data API restriction fields, never IP-hopping guesses.
Reference
The key markets and their weights
The coverage percentage comes from this table — each country's approximate share of global internet users, rounded from public statistics. Countries outside the table count ≈ 0.3% each. Static planning estimates, printed so the math is checkable, not a live measurement.
| Market | Code | ≈ share of global internet users |
|---|---|---|
| India | IN | 14.5% |
| United States | US | 5.5% |
| Indonesia | ID | 4% |
| Brazil | BR | 3.4% |
| Japan | JP | 1.9% |
| Mexico | MX | 1.7% |
| Germany | DE | 1.4% |
| United Kingdom | GB | 1.2% |
| France | FR | 1.1% |
| South Korea | KR | 0.9% |
| Canada | CA | 0.7% |
| Australia | AU | 0.5% |
How to
Check availability before it costs you
One URL for a verdict, or switch to Matrix mode and paste up to 10 — a playlist, a campaign's embeds, a channel's latest uploads.
Worldwide, blocked in N countries, or allowed-only — with full country names and the restriction type labelled.
The audience percentage turns lists into decisions: a video at 93% is promotable; one at 2.3% is a licensing artefact.
Matrix CSV for the campaign sheet, JSON for the single-video report — both include the coverage numbers.
Who it's for
Built for campaigns, playlists & licensing checks
Media buyers & marketers check the matrix before spend goes live: a promoted video blocked in a target market burns budget silently — thirty seconds here prevents it.
Curators & educators run whole playlists through Matrix mode: the whole-set row shows exactly where one licensed music track breaks the course for an entire country.
Creators using licensed music see the real cost of a track: the coverage percentage quantifies what that one song's territory list takes off the table.
Publishers embedding videos verify availability for their readership's countries before featuring a video — and grab the privacy-friendly embed from our generator after.
Two modes
One verdict vs the campaign view
Same API field, two altitudes. The single check answers "can they watch this?"; the matrix answers "what does my whole set reach?"
One video, full detail
The verdict, the restriction type, every country by name, the coverage estimate and a JSON report.
The three verdicts
✅ worldwide— no country-level blocks; age/embed settings are separate checks🚫 blocked in N— plays everywhere except the list; usually music licensing🔒 allowed only in N— the strict kind: broadcaster and sports-rights territory deals
Up to 10 videos at once
The signature view: rows are videos, columns are the 12 key markets, the last column is each video's audience coverage — and the bottom row is the set as a whole.
How to read it
a red column— that market is a problem across your set; plan around ita red row— one video drags the whole playlist down; swap or reorder itwhole-set %— the audience that can watch everything; the campaign's true reach
Which should I use?
Sharing or embedding one video — Single. Anything with more than one video and a budget — a course playlist, a content campaign, a sponsorship flight — Matrix, and read the whole-set row before anything ships.
One tool, every intent
However you searched for it, this is the page
People land here after seeing "video not available in your country", hunting a region checker, a blocked-countries list or a geo check for a whole playlist. One workflow: paste, verdict, matrix, export.
"Not available in your country" — decoded
That message has exactly two API shapes: a blocked list (licensing carve-outs) or an allowed-only list (territory deals). Knowing which one you're facing tells you whether the restriction is narrow or near-total.
Official data, not IP-hopping
VPN-hopping to test availability is slow and unreliable. The Data API publishes the restriction lists directly — this page reads them, translates the codes and does the audience math.
Playlist availability, finally
Every checker does one video. Courses, campaigns and playlists fail as a set — one geo-blocked track breaks lesson 4 for a whole country. The matrix and its whole-set row exist for exactly that.
A percentage you can plan with
"Blocked in 27 countries" sounds dramatic until the weights say it's 4% of the internet — or harmless until it's the 20% your campaign targets. The coverage number, with its printed weight table, makes the call quantifiable.
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Keep the workflow going
Before you feature a video, check its stats too — and if you're embedding it, the embed generator has the privacy-friendly code.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How do I check where a YouTube video is blocked?+
Paste the video URL above. The official Data API exposes the video's regionRestriction — either a blocked list (unavailable in those countries) or an allowed list (available ONLY there). We translate the two-letter codes into country names, show the verdict, and estimate what share of the global internet audience can still watch.
What is the availability matrix?+
This tool's signature: paste up to 10 videos (a playlist, a campaign's embeds) and get a colored grid — every video × 12 key markets — plus an audience-coverage percentage per video and a combined 'whole set' row. One glance shows which single video breaks your playlist in Germany.
How is the audience coverage percentage calculated?+
From static country weights — each country's approximate share of global internet users (US ≈ 5.5%, India ≈ 14.5%, and so on; untracked countries count ≈ 0.3% each). A video blocked in the US and Germany shows ≈ 93.1% coverage. The full weight table is printed on this page; it's an estimate for planning, not a live measurement.
What's the difference between 'blocked' and 'allowed' lists?+
A blocked list means the video works everywhere EXCEPT those countries. An allowed list is stricter: it works ONLY in the listed countries and nowhere else. The checker labels which type you're looking at — and the matrix renders both correctly.
The video has no restrictions — is it really available worldwide?+
It has no country-level licensing blocks, yes. It can still be unavailable for other reasons: private/deleted status, age restriction (needs sign-in), or embedding disabled on external sites.