DownStatus — Real-Time Status for 90+ Services (GitHub, AWS, Discord) (No Key)

TL;DR

DownStatus provides real-time availability checks for over 90 popular web services including GitHub, AWS, Discord, Cloudflare, Netflix, and more. Query the status of individual services by name via a simple REST endpoint, or just check the home page for an overview. No API key, no signup — useful for building a quick "is it down?" checker into your site or bot.

Quick start: https://isitdownstatus.com/api/status/github

No API key needed — just make a request!

Check GitHub's current status: https://isitdownstatus.com/api/status/github

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How to Use This API

1. Check a Specific Service

Replace github with any monitored service name:

https://isitdownstatus.com/api/status/github

Returns JSON: status (up/down), response time, last checked, and service name.

2. JavaScript — Monitor Multiple Services

const services = ['github', 'aws', 'discord', 'cloudflare'];
Promise.all(
  services.map(s =>
    fetch(`https://isitdownstatus.com/api/status/${s}`).then(r => r.json())
  )
).then(results => {
  results.forEach(r =>
    console.log(`${r.service}: ${r.status} (${r.response_time}ms)`)
  );
});

3. Python — Simple Uptime Checker

import requests

service = 'github'
resp = requests.get(f'https://isitdownstatus.com/api/status/{service}')
data = resp.json()
print(f"{data['service']} is {data['status']}")
if data['response_time']:
    print(f"Responded in {data['response_time']}ms")

Frequently Asked Questions

What services does DownStatus monitor?: Over 90 services including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean, Discord, Slack, Twitch, Reddit, Netflix, YouTube, Cloudflare, Vercel, Netlify, Heroku, and many more.
Do I need an API key?: No. The API is completely free with no authentication required.
How is availability measured?: DownStatus periodically pings each service's main page or API endpoint from multiple locations. A service is marked "down" if it fails to respond within a timeout threshold.
How often are checks performed?: Services are typically checked every 5-10 minutes. The last_checked field in the response tells you when the most recent check happened.
Can I check services not in the list?: The API only supports pre-configured services. You cannot dynamically add custom URLs to monitor.
What format is the response?: JSON. Includes: service name, status (up/down/unknown), response time in milliseconds, and a UTC timestamp of the last check.

API Details

API URL: https://isitdownstatus.com/api/status/{service}
Documentation: isitdownstatus.com
Category: Development
Authentication: Not Required
Geographic Coverage: Global — multi-region monitoring

What You Can Build

Browser extension that shows a color-coded status icon for your most-used services
Discord bot that instantly checks if a service is down when someone types "!status github"
Personal uptime dashboard combining DownStatus with other status APIs
Automated incident response — trigger a webhook when critical services go down
Status page for your dev team showing current health of third-party dependencies