How to Check if a Website Is Down
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Enter the website URL
Type or paste the domain name you want to check (e.g., example.com). The tool accepts both full URLs and bare domain names.
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Start the status check
Click "Check" to send requests to the server from two check points — your browser and our server — to help distinguish between local and global issues. The tool measures response time, HTTP status codes, and connection success from each probe.
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Read the verdict
The result tells you clearly whether the site is up globally, down everywhere, or experiencing partial outages in specific regions. Response times are shown for each check location.
More Than a Simple Ping
Multi-Location Probing
Checks the site from both your browser and our server, helping you determine whether the issue is global or limited to your local network.
Response Time Measurement
Reports how long the server takes to respond from each probe location, helping you spot performance degradation even when the site is technically "up."
HTTP Status Code Reporting
Shows the exact HTTP status code returned (200, 403, 500, 502, etc.) so developers can immediately narrow down whether the issue is a server error, permission block, or DNS failure.
Instant Re-Check
One-click re-check lets you monitor recovery in real time. After a site goes down, you can keep re-checking until it comes back without re-entering the URL.
Works on Any Device
Fully responsive design means you can check site status from your phone, tablet, or desktop -- handy when you are troubleshooting on the go.
When You Need to Know If It Is Down
The most common reason people search "is it down" is to figure out whether a problem is on their end or the website's. Before you restart your router, flush DNS, or call your ISP, a quick status check can save you thirty minutes of unnecessary troubleshooting. If the site is down for everyone, the fix is on the website owner's side and all you can do is wait.
DevOps engineers and site reliability teams use downtime checkers as a fast external validation when their internal monitoring fires an alert. If your Datadog or PagerDuty alarm triggers but an independent external probe shows the site responding normally, the issue may be with your monitoring setup rather than the production server itself.
Freelancers, agencies, and business owners monitor client websites and critical SaaS tools they depend on. A morning check on your e-commerce storefront, payment gateway, or CRM ensures you catch outages before your customers do, giving you time to activate backup plans or notify stakeholders.
Frequently Asked Questions
The tool says the site is up but I still cannot access it. Why?
Your ISP, local DNS resolver, or corporate firewall may be blocking the site even though it is responding globally. Try switching to a public DNS like 8.8.8.8 or 1.1.1.1, clearing your browser cache, or using a VPN to rule out local network issues.
What do the different HTTP status codes mean?
A 200 means the site is healthy. A 301 or 302 is a redirect (usually fine). A 403 means access is forbidden, often due to geo-blocking or IP bans. A 500 or 502 indicates a server-side error, and a 503 means the server is temporarily overloaded or in maintenance mode.
How often can I re-check a site?
There is no hard limit on re-checks. You can click the re-check button as often as needed to monitor recovery. The tool makes fresh requests each time, so results always reflect the current state of the server.
Does this work for sites behind Cloudflare or other CDNs?
Yes. The tool checks the publicly accessible URL, which means it hits whatever CDN or reverse proxy sits in front of the origin server. If Cloudflare is serving a cached version while the origin is down, the tool will report the site as up -- which matches what real visitors experience.
Can I check internal or private network sites?
No. The tool sends requests from external servers, so it can only reach publicly accessible URLs. Internal sites behind a VPN or on a private IP range (like 10.x.x.x or 192.168.x.x) are not reachable from the check probes.