Brave-Country-Id.md

Checking which countryid_at_install is being used

There's two ways of retrieving the countryid_at_install value within Brave.

Method #1 (a bit more complicated)

You'll need to look at the Preferences file which is located in the following directories:

• macOS --> ~/Library/Application\ Support/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/Default
• Windows --> C:\Users\[user name]\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default
• Linux --> ~/.config/BraveSoftware/Brave-Browser/Default

Method #2 (easiest/fastest method)

You'll simply need to type in brave://prefs-internals into the URL and search for countryid_at_install.

Converting countryid_at_install into Country Code

Once you've retrieved countryid_at_install using one of the methods mentioned above, the next step will be to convert the code into a usable country code using the following method. We'll go through US and Canada as examples:

US Example

The countryid_at_install for US is 21843. You'll need to convert 21843 into binary. Example:

• 21843 = 0101010101010011:

Once you've converted countryid_at_install into binary, you'll need to split into 8 bit chunks. Example:

• 01010101 = 85 = U (in ASCII)
• 01010011 = 83 = S (in ASCII)

Canada Example:

The countryid_at_install for Canada is 17217. You'll need to convert 17217 into binary. Example:

• 17217 = 0100001101000001

Once you've converted countryid_at_install into binary, you'll need to split into 8 bit chunks. Example:

• 01000011 = 67 = C (in ASCII)
• 01000001 = 65 = A (in ASCII)

Lookup Table:

countryid_at_install	Country
21843	US
17217	CA
18766	IN
16725	AU