Are you encountering the error “OpenAI’s services are not available in your country” while trying to access ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is an AI-powered conversational model developed by OpenAI. It’s capable of answering follow-up questions, filtering out inappropriate requests, and questioning assumptions, making it an effective tool for human-like interactions. Elon Musk founded OpenAI and Sam Altman in 2015 in San Francisco to create safe and beneficial AI for humanity and advance AI research.
However, not all countries can access OpenAI’s services, including the ChatGPT API. OpenAI provides API access to several territories, regions, and countries, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and others. OpenAI also supports most countries in Europe and Asia. The company is actively working on expanding its support to more locations.
Here is the list of supported countries:
OpenAI Supported Countries
1. Antigua and Barbuda
2. Argentina
3. Armenia
4. Australia
5. Austria
6. Bahamas
7. Bangladesh
8. Barbados
9. Belgium
10. Belize
11. Benin
12. Bhutan
13. Bolivia
14. Bosnia and Herzegovina
15. Botswana
16. Brazil
17. Brunei
18. Bulgaria
19. Burkina Faso
20. Cabo Verde
21. Canada
22. Chile
23. Colombia
24. Comoros
25. Congo (Congo-Brazzaville)
26. Costa Rica
27. Côte d’Ivoire
28. Croatia
29. Cyprus
30. Czechia (Czech Republic)
31. Denmark
32. Djibouti
33. Dominica
34. Dominican Republic
35. Ecuador
36. El Salvador
37. Estonia
38. Fiji
39. Finland
40. France
41. Gabon
42. Gambia
43. Georgia
44. Germany
45. Ghana
46. Greece
47. Grenada
48. Guatemala
49. Guinea
50. Guinea-Bissau
51. Guyana
52. Haiti
53. Holy See (Vatican City)
54. Honduras
55. Hungary
56. Iceland
57. India
58. Indonesia
59. Iraq
60. Ireland
61. Israel
62. Italy
63. Jamaica
64. Japan
65. Jordan
66. Kazakhstan
67. Kenya
68. Kiribati
69. Kuwait
70. Kyrgyzstan
71. Latvia
72. Lebanon
73. Lesotho
74. Liberia
75. Liechtenstein
76. Lithuania
77. Luxembourg
78. Madagascar
79. Malawi
80. Malaysia
81. Maldives
82. Mali
83. Malta
84. Marshall Islands
85. Mauritania
86. Mauritius
87. Mexico
88. Micronesia
89. Moldova
90. Monaco
91. Mongolia
92. Montenegro
93. Morocco
94. Mozambique
95. Myanmar
96. Namibia
97. Nauru
98. Nepal
99. Netherlands
100. New Zealand
101. Nicaragua
102. Niger
103. Nigeria
104. North Macedonia
105. Norway
106. Oman
107. Pakistan
108. Palau
109. Palestine
110. Panama
111. Papua New Guinea
112. Peru
113. Philippines
114. Poland
115. Portugal
116. Qatar
117. Romania
118. Rwanda
119. Saint Kitts and Nevis
120. Saint Lucia
121. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
122. Samoa
123. San Marino
124. Sao Tome and Principe
125. Senegal
126. Serbia
127. Seychelles
128. Sierra Leone
129. Singapore
130. Slovakia
131. Slovenia
132. Solomon Islands
133. South Africa
134. South Korea
135. Spain
136. Sri Lanka
137. Suriname
138. Sweden
139. Switzerland
140. Taiwan
141. Tanzania
142. Thailand
143. Timor-Leste (East Timor)
144. Togo
145. Tonga
146. Trinidad and Tobago
147. Tunisia
148. Turkey
149. Tuvalu
150. Uganda
151. United Arab Emirates
152. United Kingdom
153. United States of America
154. Uruguay
155. Vanuatu
156. Zambia
If you’re getting the error message “OpenAI’s services are not available in your country,” don’t worry. You can take a few steps to fix this and access ChatGPT.
1. Connect to a VPN:
On a smartphone, download a VPN app like VPN – Proxy Unlimited Shield and connect to a VPN in a supported country (e.g., US, UK, CA).
On a computer, you can download a VPN app like ProtonVPN, NordVPN, or ExpressVPN™, and connect to a VPN in a supported country. After connecting to the VPN, close and reopen ChatGPT to access it.
(You only need to turn on the VPN when you signup and log in, once you are logged in, you don’t need VPN anymore.)
2. Use a temporary email address:
- Go to https://chat.openai.com/ and select “Sign up.”
- Enter your email address or use a temporary one from https://temp-mail.org/.
- Create a password and verify your email address.
- Enter your first and last name to continue.
3. Use a temporary phone number (Free) / Register your foreign number (Paid) :
- Go to a website that provides temporary phone numbers, such as anonymsms.com, sms-activation-service.com, smsnator.online, receive-sms.cc, or temp-number.org.
- Try sending a code with a temporary phone number until you find one that needs to be linked to the maximum number of accounts.
- Enter the code sent to the temporary phone number to start using ChatGPT.
Note: Keep trying various temporary phone numbers until you find one. However, as ChatGPT is becoming popular, most temporary phone numbers are already taken or used. In this case, we recommend getting your unique foreign phone number to receive your own sms code, such as sms.cx or textmagic.com.