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Downdetector API: Check service status

Checks whether an app or website has current problems in a country on Downdetector: its status, reports in the latest 15-minute interval, the usual report count, the most reported problem types and the most affected locations when shown. The service must have a public Downdetector page in that country.

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Inputs

Values from the run on Oct 31, 2026, shown under Output.

Country optionalcountry

Country to check, for example Canada. Defaults to United States.

United States (default)

Service, requiredservice

The name of the app or website to check, for example Microsoft Teams.

Verizon

Output

From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened for this page.
{  "status": "No current problems",  "country": "United States",  "service": "Verizon",  "time_checked": "2026-09-29T00:47:35+00:00",  "usual_reports": 56,  "downdetector_link": "https://downdetector.com/status/verizon/",  "most_reported_problems": [    {      "problem": "5G Home Internet",      "percent_of_reports": 40    },    {      "problem": "Mobile Phone",      "percent_of_reports": 28    },    {      "problem": "Broadband Internet",      "percent_of_reports": 16    }  ],  "most_affected_locations": [    "New York City",    "Washington",    "Brooklyn"  ],  "reports_last_15_minutes": 77}
Price
1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
Method
downdetector.com/check_service_status
Returns
service, country, status, reports in last 15 minutes, usual reports, most reported problems, most affected locations, time checked, Downdetector link

Use it from your agent

Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method downdetector.com/check_service_status with the inputs above.

Ask your agent

  • Is Instagram down right now in the UK? Show me how many problem reports there have been in the last 15 minutes compared to normal.
  • Check Downdetector for Microsoft Teams outages in Canada — what are people reporting and which cities are hit hardest?
  • My Verizon service keeps dropping. Are other people in the US reporting problems at the moment, and what kinds of issues are most common?
  • Look up the current Downdetector status of PlayStation Network in Germany and give me the link to the page.
  • Are there widespread issues with WhatsApp in Brazil today? I need the current status, recent report count, usual baseline, and the top reported problems.

See more

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    atlassian.com/get_service_status
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    radar.cloudflare.com/list_internet_outages
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    radar.cloudflare.com/get_domain_rank
  • Finds a TV show on TMDB by exact name or TMDB show link and returns its details, cast, seasons, the last aired and next scheduled episodes, and the streaming services listed for a chosen country.

    themoviedb.org/get_tv_show
  • Gets details for an Amazon product, found by name or by link, in a chosen country store. Offer prices, delivery and variants may be missing when Amazon does not show them publicly.

    amazon.com/get_product
  • Checks a website's HTTPS setup with SSL Labs: overall grade, per-server grades, certificate issuer and expiry, supported protocols and known weaknesses. Reuses cached reports from the last 72 hours unless a fresh test is requested.

    ssllabs.com/check_ssl_certificate
  • Returns current UK government (FCDO) travel warnings, entry requirements for British passport holders, safety, health and emergency information for a country. Summaries are shortened; follow the link for full details.

    gov.uk/get_travel_advice
  • Looks up a World Bank statistic for a country and returns its annual values and latest value for the selected years.

    data.worldbank.org/get_country_statistic