🚦 Is It Down

Find out in seconds if any website is down for everyone or just for you. The tool issues an independent HTTP request through our proxy and reports up/down status with the exact HTTP code.

What is the is it down?

When a site won't load, the first question is always: is it me, or is it the site? An independent probe from a different network — like the one behind this tool — settles the question quickly. UP means the site is reachable from at least one external network and the issue is local to you (DNS, ISP, firewall, browser cache). DOWN means the problem is theirs.

How does this is it down work?

Enter the URL. The tool sends an HTTP request through a CORS-friendly proxy server (independent of your network), waits for the response, and reports UP if the status code is under 400 — DOWN otherwise.

When should you use this tool?

Run it any time a site won't load, before flooding a vendor's support team with tickets, when troubleshooting whether your VPN is the problem, and when investigating if a third-party API your app depends on is having an outage.

Tips & best practices

If our tool shows UP but you can't reach the site: try clearing your browser cache, switching DNS to 1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8, disabling VPN/proxy, or trying mobile data. If our tool shows DOWN, check downdetector.com or the vendor's status page for confirmed incidents.

Frequently asked questions

Why does the tool show UP when my browser shows ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED?

The site is reachable from our proxy but not from your network. Check your DNS, firewall, ISP, or VPN.

Does this check from multiple regions?

No — it checks from our single proxy. For multi-region status use a service like UptimeRobot or BetterStack.

How quickly will the tool detect downtime?

Real-time — every check is a fresh request, never cached.

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