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Website Status Checker

Check if a website is up or down in one click — real HTTP status code, response time, server, and redirect hops, checked from the edge.

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About this tool

A quick health probe: it fetches the URL from our edge server and reports the real HTTP status code, response time, server, and redirect hops — no extensions, no signup.

Honest caveat: the check runs from a single location. A “down” verdict means our server could not reach the site — usually the site really is down, but sites that block non-browser traffic can look down from here while loading fine for you. The endpoint is curl-able for CI smoke tests: curl -s "https://softwaretesttips.com/api/status?url=example.com"

Timeout is 15 seconds and redirects are followed up to 5 hops. Local and private-network addresses are blocked for safety.

Why Website Status Checker?

Every deployment ends the same way: you push, you refresh, and you stare at a spinner asking whether it is you or the server. This tool asks the question from the edge instead of your browser tab, so "it works on my machine" is not part of the answer - you get the real status code, response time, and redirect path from outside your network.

  • A failed check means our server could not reach the site within 15 seconds - check DNS, the origin server, and any firewall that blocks non-browser user agents.
  • Sites that block bots can look down from here but load fine in your browser. If the verdict says down but the site loads for you, that is usually the cause.
  • Use the JSON endpoint (GET /api/status?url=...) in a CI job or cron to smoke-test a deployment the moment it goes live.

What is Website Status Checker?

Website Status Checker fetches any URL from the edge and reports the real HTTP status code, response time, server, and redirect hops — so you can tell whether a site is down, erroring, or just slow. It answers the classic "is it down for everyone, or just me?" question from a server location instead of your network.

Common Use Cases

Deploy Verification

Smoke-test a site right after a deploy — confirm it answers 200 from outside your network before you announce it.

Incident Triage

When a service stops loading, check it from the edge to separate a site-wide outage from a local network or ISP problem.

Redirect Debugging

See how many hops a URL makes before the final response, and where it lands — useful when a migration or rewrite rule misbehaves.

CI Smoke Tests

The endpoint is curl-able, so it slots into a CI job or monitoring cron: GET /api/status?url=… and read the JSON verdict.

How to Use This Tool

  1. Enter a URL — https:// is added automatically if you omit it (example.com works)
  2. Click Check Status and wait for the edge fetch (up to 15 seconds)
  3. Read the verdict: status code, response time, server, and redirect hops
  4. Re-check from the recent history chips, or hit /api/status?url=… from curl or a script

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Learn More

Website Status Checker is a free online tool that requires no signup or installation. It works directly in your browser, keeping your data private and secure.