Does Surfshark work in Indonesia?

As of Sep 10, 2026, Surfshark was last confirmed working in Indonesia on Jul 22, 2026, and we have not re-verified it since.

Status: working (unconfirmed since Jul 22, 2026)
Confidence: low
Last verified: Jul 22, 2026
Method: No special settings needed; Indonesia blocks at DNS level (Trust Positif) and does not target paid VPN tunnels; surfshark.com is not on the blocklist so app download and login work on major ISPs

Surfshark was last confirmed working in Indonesia on Jul 22, 2026. We have not re-verified it since. Get Surfshark

What we're seeing

OONI shows surfshark.com clean across Indonesian ISPs from April through July 21, 2026: Telkom/IndiHome 241 ok against 1 anomaly, Biznet 136 ok, First Media 51, Indosat 36, zero confirmed blocks anywhere. Community threads from 2023-2025 show routine Surfshark use with zero tunnel complaints. The only government action ever taken (2024) hit 3 free VPN apps; paid VPNs were explicitly not blocked.

Sources for the above:

user_report (Jul 22, 2026): OONI May 1 to Jul 21 2026: nearly all daily checks ok, 1 anomaly and 3 isolated failures over 82 days, zero confirmed blocks; website not tunnel
user_report (Jul 22, 2026): OONI per-ASN Apr-Jul 2026: Telkom/IndiHome 241 ok / 1 anomaly, Biznet 136 ok, First Media 51 ok, Indosat 36 ok; zero confirmed blocks on any Indonesian ASN
reddit (Jul 22, 2026): Background (archive, 2023-2025): 14 r/indonesia comments show routine Surfshark use; zero complaints about the tunnel being blocked in-country
news (Jul 22, 2026): Background (2024, snippet-observed): Kominfo blocked 3 free VPN apps over online gambling; paid VPNs explicitly not blocked; no 2025-2026 follow-through found

Common questions

Is using a VPN legal in Indonesia?

Yes. No law bans VPN use. The government has only floated permit rules for providers and once urged people to uninstall free VPN apps during the 2019 social media restrictions.

Do I need obfuscation in Indonesia?

No. Indonesia blocks websites at the DNS level (Trust Positif), not VPN tunnels. Standard protocols connect normally on the major ISPs as of July 2026.

Why do people in Indonesia use VPNs?

To reach sites on the Trust Positif blocklist, which included Reddit until July 2026 (unblocked after 11 years) and briefly Telegram in June 2026. Any working VPN does the job; see the table for current statuses.