What is Website Uptime?

Website uptime is the measure of time that a website is operational and available to users. It is typically expressed as a percentage of total time, with 100% representing a site that is always online. For any online business, maintaining a high uptime (ideally 99.9% or higher) is critical. Downtime means lost visitors, lost sales, and damage to your brand's reputation. A website status checker is a tool that allows you to perform an instant check to see if a site is currently up and running or if it's down for everyone.

Understanding HTTP Status Codes

When your browser connects to a website, the server sends back a three-digit HTTP status code. These codes tell the browser the status of the request. Our tool will show you the code it receives.

• 2xx (Success): Codes in this range mean the request was successful. The most common is `200 OK`, which means the page is up and running perfectly.
• 3xx (Redirection): These codes mean the requested URL has been moved. `301 Moved Permanently` and `302 Found` are the most common. Our tool will follow these redirects to check the final destination.
• 4xx (Client Errors): This indicates an error on the user's end. The most famous is `404 Not Found`, which means the requested page doesn't exist. Another common one is `403 Forbidden`, meaning you don't have permission to access the page.
• 5xx (Server Errors): This indicates a problem with the website's server. A `500 Internal Server Error` or `503 Service Unavailable` means the site is down due to a technical issue on its end.

Why Check Website Status?

• For Website Owners: To quickly confirm if your own site is down or if the problem is on your end (e.g., your local internet connection).
• For Users: To check if a service you're trying to access is down for everyone, or just for you.
• For Developers: To debug connection issues and verify that a server is responding correctly with the right status codes.
• For SEOs: Frequent downtime or server errors can negatively impact your search engine rankings, as Google may be unable to crawl your site. Monitoring uptime is a key part of technical SEO.

How This Status Checker Works

This tool performs a real, live check on the URL you provide. Because browsers have security policies (CORS) that prevent one website from directly making requests to another, we use a free and public proxy service to act as an intermediary.

1. You enter a URL and click "Check Status."
2. Our tool sends a request to the proxy API, asking it to visit your target URL.
3. The proxy server makes a request to the target website's server.
4. The target server responds with an HTTP status code and content.
5. The proxy forwards this status information back to our tool.
6. We then display the status code and response time to you. This entire process happens in a matter of seconds.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. How do I use the Website Status Checker?

Simply enter the full URL of the website you want to check into the input box and click the "Check Status" button. The tool will ping the site's server and display the live status.

2. What does "Response Time" mean?

Response time (or latency) is the time it takes for the server to respond to a request, measured in milliseconds (ms). A lower number is better, indicating a faster and more responsive server.