Is It Down for Everyone or Just Me?
Check if a website is down for everyone or just you. Tests DNS, TCP, and HTTP response from our servers — if we can reach it, the issue is on your end.
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What is Is It Down for Everyone or Just Me??
The Is It Down checker tells you whether a website is unreachable globally or only on your connection. It sends a real HTTP request from a MonitorGiant server to the domain you enter — if our server can reach the site, the problem is local to your network or device. The tool also runs DNS and TCP port checks to pinpoint exactly where the failure is.
How to use this tool
- 1 Type or paste a domain or URL into the input field (e.g. example.com or https://example.com).
- 2 Click 'Check Now' — the tool tests DNS resolution, TCP port 80/443 connectivity, and HTTP response.
- 3 Read the result: a green result means the site is reachable globally; a red result means the server itself is down.
- 4 Expand each check row to see detailed DNS records, response codes, and response times.
- 5 If the site is up but you can't reach it, the issue is with your ISP, DNS resolver, or local network.
When would you use this?
- Your customer-facing site or app appears down and you need to confirm whether it's a global outage or a local routing problem before escalating.
- A third-party service you depend on (e.g. an API provider or SaaS tool) appears unreachable and you want to verify it's their problem, not yours.
- You're troubleshooting a newly deployed domain and want to confirm DNS has propagated and the server is responding publicly.
Need continuous uptime monitoring — not just a one-off check? MonitorGiant watches your endpoints 24/7 and alerts you the moment a site goes down.
How works
Enter any URL and find out instantly whether a site is down for everyone or just you. The check runs from our servers — if we can reach it, the problem is local to your device or network.
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Enter the URL
Type or paste the full address of the site you want to check — for example https://example.com. You can also just type the domain name without https:// and we'll add it for you.
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We check from our end
Our servers immediately try to reach the site by resolving its DNS, connecting to ports 80 and 443, and making an HTTP request — all within a few seconds.
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Read the verdict
The result tells you clearly whether the site is Up (reachable for everyone), Down (unreachable from our servers too), or has an issue like a server error.
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Understand what it means
If the site is up on our end but not yours, the problem is local — try clearing your DNS cache, switching networks, or disabling your VPN. If it's down on our end too, the host is having issues.
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See the technical detail
Expand the DNS, TCP, and HTTP response cards to see exactly where the failure happened — useful for diagnosing hosting or DNS problems.
The URL you enter is sent to our servers only to perform the reachability check. It is not stored, logged, or shared.
Frequently asked questions — Is It Down Checker
What does "down for everyone" mean?
It means our servers — located in a data centre separate from you — cannot reach the site either. When both you and our servers fail to connect, the site itself is most likely offline, not just inaccessible from your location or network.
The site shows as "up" but I still can't access it — why?
If our servers can reach the site, the problem is on your end. Common causes: your ISP's DNS is slow to update, your browser has a cached error, you're behind a VPN or firewall that blocks the site, or there's a regional block. Try flushing your DNS cache (ipconfig /flushdns on Windows, sudo dscacheutil -flushcache on Mac) or switching to a different network.
What is DNS and why does it matter here?
DNS (Domain Name System) translates a domain name like example.com into an IP address so your browser knows where to connect. If DNS fails, no connection can be made at all — the site is effectively invisible. Our check tests DNS first using Cloudflare's resolver, so a DNS failure is caught immediately.
What does the HTTP status code mean?
The HTTP status code is the number the web server sends back in response to our request. 200 means success. 301/302 mean redirect (normal). 4xx codes (like 404 or 403) mean the server is up but the resource is missing or access-denied. 5xx codes (like 500 or 503) mean the server itself is having a problem — that's a sign the site is experiencing issues.
How is this different from just pinging the site?
A ping only checks if the server's IP is reachable over ICMP — many servers block pings entirely. Our checker does a real HTTP request, exactly like a browser would, so it reflects actual website availability rather than just IP-layer connectivity.
Can I check any URL, including URLs with paths?
Yes — you can enter a full URL including a path (e.g. https://example.com/blog/my-post). The check will follow redirects and report the final status of that specific URL.
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