Is it down for everyone or just you?
Stop checking manually — monitor your website from 6 regions around the world and get alerted the moment it goes down, free with UptimeEye.
What does this website down checker do?
This tool sends a real HTTP request to the URL you enter — from our servers, not from your browser. That distinction matters: if a site loads for you but fails for others (or the other way around), the cause is usually local — DNS caching, ISP routing, a VPN, or a firewall. An external check answers the classic question "is it down for everyone or just me?" with an independent data point: the HTTP status code and how long the server took to respond.
Why it matters: downtime costs revenue and trust, and most teams find out about it from a customer complaint instead of an alert. A one-off check like this tool is great for debugging in the moment — but it only tells you the status right now. To know about outages the minute they start (and to have response-time history when you debug them), you need continuous monitoring from multiple regions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the website down for everyone or just me?
This tool checks the website from our servers, not from your device. If it shows the site is up but you cannot reach it, the problem is likely on your side — your network, DNS cache, ISP, or a firewall. If it shows the site is down, the server itself is having problems.
What do the HTTP status codes mean?
A 2xx code (like 200) means the site responded successfully. A 3xx code means a redirect. A 4xx code (like 404 or 403) means the server is reachable but rejected the request. A 5xx code (like 500 or 503) means the server is up but failing — usually a crash, overload, or misconfiguration.
How do I find out about downtime before my users do?
Use continuous uptime monitoring. UptimeEye checks your website every 30 seconds from 6 regions around the world and alerts you instantly via email, Slack, Discord, PagerDuty and more when something breaks. The free plan is enough to get started.