How to Block a Country From Your Link (Geo-Blocking, Step by Step)

To block a country from your link, create a smart link and add that country to the link's blocked list. From then on, anyone tapping the link from a blocked country is turned away to a neutral "not available in your region" page (or a fallback URL you choose), while visitors everywhere else go straight through. This is called geo-blocking, and it works on a single link with nothing to install.

The short version

Create or open your smart link.
Add the countries to block — individually, or a whole region in one click.
Choose what blocked visitors see: the default neutral page, or your own fallback URL.
Share the link. Blocked visitors are turned away; everyone else is unaffected.

Why people block a country

Compliance is only one reason. Geo-blocking is useful any time a link shouldn't reach everyone:

Licensing & compliance — keep an offer out of regions where it isn't permitted.
Privacy — keep a personal link out of your own country so the people nearest you don't find it. This is how creators keep a link off their home turf while staying open worldwide.
Regional availability — don't drop shoppers on a checkout they can't complete.
Cutting unwanted traffic — exclude regions that only bring bots, fraud, or junk clicks.
Launch gating — limit a link to the countries a launch or event is actually running in.

What blocked visitors see

By default, a blocked visitor lands on a neutral hosted page that says the link isn't available in their region and names the country we detected — nothing about where the link would have gone. If you prefer, point them at your own URL instead: a waitlist, a compliance notice, or a different offer that does accept their region.

Be honest about the limits

Blocking is based on the country detected from the visitor's IP. That's accurate for the large majority of real visitors, but it's country-level and someone on a VPN can present a different country — as with any IP-based restriction. It's a strong, standard control for keeping a link out of regions you don't serve; it isn't a legal guarantee, so don't make it your only compliance measure.

Block and redirect on the same link

You don't have to choose. On one link you can block the countries you don't serve and redirect the ones you do to the right destination. Blocking is evaluated first, so a blocked country is always turned away even if a redirect rule would otherwise match.

Set one up

Head to the geo-blocking page, paste your destination, and choose the countries to block. It's free to start — no credit card.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I block a specific country from opening my link?

Create a smart link and add that country to its blocked list. Visitors from the blocked country are turned away to a neutral 'not available in your region' page (or a fallback URL you set), while everyone else is redirected normally. You can block one country or a whole list.

What does someone in a blocked country actually see?

By default, a neutral hosted page saying the link isn't available in their region, naming the country detected — with no hint of where the link would otherwise have gone. You can instead send them to your own URL, such as a waitlist or a region-appropriate offer.

Is geo-blocking reliable?

It's based on country-level IP geolocation, which is accurate for the large majority of visitors. It isn't perfect — a determined user on a VPN can appear in another country — so treat it as a strong, standard control rather than an absolute guarantee, and not as your only compliance measure.

Can I block a country for reasons other than compliance?

Yes. People geo-block for privacy (keeping a personal link out of their home country), regional availability (not sending shoppers to a store they can't buy from), cutting fraudulent or junk traffic, and limiting launches to specific markets. The feature is the same whatever the reason.