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# Country Access Policy

> Allow or deny CDN requests based on the requester country.

Restrict who can fetch content based on the requester's country. Useful for licensing, regional rollouts, and compliance.

## Allow by default

All countries are allowed unless you list exceptions to deny.

<Frame caption="Country Access Policy - Allow by Default">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/vidinfra/o18Yd19xAyJ2xfJY/images/cdn/25.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=o18Yd19xAyJ2xfJY&q=85&s=02f2502bd50ce0cc5349a6b848e5c852" alt="Country Access Policy" width="1012" height="418" data-path="images/cdn/25.png" />
</Frame>

## Deny by default

All countries are blocked unless you list specific countries to allow.

<Frame caption="Country Access Policy - Deny by Default">
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/vidinfra/o18Yd19xAyJ2xfJY/images/cdn/49.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=o18Yd19xAyJ2xfJY&q=85&s=75c774a3508355ad5f4da89d9a2690ba" alt="Country Access Policy" width="1005" height="418" data-path="images/cdn/49.png" />
</Frame>

## When to use this

* License a video catalog only to specific markets.
* Block traffic from regions outside your business footprint.
* Stage a regional launch before going global.

<Note>
  Country detection uses the requester IP. VPN traffic resolves to the VPN exit country, not the user's true location.
</Note>