Website Status Checker

A website status checker is an online tool that sends an HTTP request to any URL from an external server and reports whether the site is currently up (reachable) or down (unreachable). Unlike loading the page in your browser - which only tells you whether it is down for you specifically - a website status checker tests from a neutral third-party location so you can confirm whether a site is globally down or only inaccessible from your network or ISP. This tool also measures HTTP latency using a 4-ping test and shows the exact HTTP status code, response time, redirect chain, and HTTPS status.

Enter the full URL (e.g. https://example.com) into the Website Status Checker and click Check Now. The tool sends a HEAD request from our server - not from your browser or network - so the result reflects global reachability, not your local connection. If the tool shows a green UP badge and 200 OK but you cannot access the site yourself, the problem is on your end: your ISP, DNS, local firewall, or a regional routing issue. If the tool shows a red DOWN badge, the server is offline or unreachable from outside as well, confirming the site is down for everyone.

This tool measures HTTP latency - the round-trip time for a request to travel from our server to the target and back. It is not a traditional ICMP ping (the terminal ping command uses ICMP packets which browsers cannot send). HTTP latency is more relevant for web performance because it reflects what a real browser experiences, including DNS resolution, TCP handshake, and TLS negotiation. The tool fires 4 requests and shows each result live, then calculates Min, Max, and Average. Ratings: Excellent = under 20 ms, Good = 20-50 ms, Fair = 50-100 ms, Poor = over 100 ms.

Any 5xx server error code means the website is down or broken on the server side: 500 Internal Server Error, 502 Bad Gateway, 503 Service Unavailable, and 504 Gateway Timeout are the most common. 4xx client errors such as 403 Forbidden or 404 Not Found mean the server responded but the page or resource is not accessible - the server itself is up but the specific URL is unavailable. A connection timeout or "unreachable" result means the server did not respond at all within 8 seconds, typically indicating the site is fully down. 2xx codes (200 OK, 204 No Content) confirm the site is up and responding normally.

There are four common reasons: (1) The server blocks HEAD requests - some CDNs and WAFs only allow GET, causing HEAD checks to be rejected even when the site is live. (2) Rate limiting - the server may throttle our checker IP. (3) Strict timeout - the server took longer than 8 seconds to respond, triggering our timeout. (4) Authentication required - the URL needs a login or a specific user-agent to respond. If the site shows DOWN but loads fine in your browser, try appending /robots.txt to the URL, as most servers allow HEAD on that path. You can also confirm with the HTTP Status Codes Reference tool to understand exactly what each code means.

No. The check history shown on screen is stored only in your own browser's localStorage - it is private to your device and is never sent to or saved on our servers. Our server receives your URL briefly to perform the HEAD request, but does not log or retain it. Clearing your browser data or using an incognito window will reset the history. This tool is fully private: no account, no cookies, no tracking of the URLs you check.

Yes. The website status checker automatically follows HTTP 301 Moved Permanently and 302 Found redirects and shows the final destination URL in the results. If your URL redirects through multiple hops, the tool follows the chain (up to the browser's default redirect limit) and displays where users ultimately land. A redirect notice badge appears whenever the final URL differs from the one you entered. This makes the tool useful for quickly verifying that a domain redirect, HTTPS redirect, or URL migration is configured correctly without needing a separate redirect checker tool.