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# List restricted countries

> Returns the countries that are effectively restricted for KYC or KYB based on
external consensus and internal overrides. Each entry shows whether KYC, KYB, or both
are blocked.

Public — no API key required.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.json get /lookup/restricted-countries
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Etherfuse FX API
  description: Partner-facing ramp API for onramps, offramps, swaps, and KYC.
  license:
    name: Proprietary
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.sand.etherfuse.com
    description: Sandbox
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Authentication
    description: >-
      Partner JWT authentication — exchange a JWT for an access token, or launch
      a user into the app.
  - name: Lookup
    description: >-
      Public reference data: exchange rates, stablebonds, bond costs, country
      codes.
  - name: Assets
    description: Rampable stablecoins and stablebonds available per blockchain.
  - name: Onboarding
    description: Hosted and programmatic customer onboarding.
  - name: Bank Accounts
    description: Register and retrieve customer bank accounts.
  - name: Quotes
    description: Price quotes for onramps, offramps, and swaps.
  - name: Orders
    description: Create, track, and manage ramp orders.
  - name: Swaps
    description: Crypto-to-crypto swaps.
  - name: Sponsored
    description: Token approvals for sponsored (gasless) offramps.
  - name: Customers
    description: Customer (child-organization) records.
  - name: Wallets
    description: Register and manage customer wallets.
  - name: KYC
    description: Submit and check customer KYC status.
  - name: Webhooks
    description: Event notification subscriptions.
  - name: Organizations
    description: Organization identity, child orgs, and partner fees.
paths:
  /lookup/restricted-countries:
    get:
      tags:
        - Lookup
      summary: List restricted countries
      description: >-
        Returns the countries that are effectively restricted for KYC or KYB
        based on

        external consensus and internal overrides. Each entry shows whether KYC,
        KYB, or both

        are blocked.


        Public — no API key required.
      operationId: restricted_countries
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Restricted countries
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestrictedCountriesResponse'
      security:
        - {}
components:
  schemas:
    RestrictedCountriesResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - countries
      properties:
        countries:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RestrictedCountry'
      example:
        countries:
          - code: AF
            name: Afghanistan
            kyc: true
            kyb: true
    RestrictedCountry:
      type: object
      description: A country with effective KYC or KYB risk marked as restricted/black.
      required:
        - code
        - name
        - kyc
        - kyb
      properties:
        code:
          type: string
          description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (e.g., `AF`).
        name:
          type: string
          description: Common English country name (e.g., `Afghanistan`).
        kyc:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether KYC is restricted for this country.
        kyb:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether KYB is restricted for this country.
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: API key sent in the Authorization header.

````