# 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.

Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Downdetector.

- Page: https://fous.com/methods/downdetector.com/check-service-status
- Method: `downdetector.com/check_service_status`, version 1
- Website: downdetector.com
- Returns: service, country, status, reports in last 15 minutes, usual reports, most reported problems, most affected locations, time checked, Downdetector link
- Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing)
- Sign-in: none needed
- Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free
- Verified: Nov 2, 2026

## Inputs

| Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `country` | string | no |  | Country to check, for example Canada. Defaults to United States. Default "United States". |
| `service` | string | yes | `"Verizon"` | The name of the app or website to check, for example Microsoft Teams. |

## Output

From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input:

```json
{
  "service": "Verizon"
}
```

Its output:

```json
{
  "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
}
```

## Run it

From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output:

```bash
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"method":"downdetector.com/check_service_status","input":{"service":"Verizon"}}'
```

From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`.

## 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.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "service"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "country": {
      "type": "string",
      "default": "United States",
      "description": "Country to check, for example Canada. Defaults to United States."
    },
    "service": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The name of the app or website to check, for example Microsoft Teams."
    }
  }
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "service",
    "country",
    "status",
    "reports_last_15_minutes",
    "usual_reports",
    "most_reported_problems",
    "most_affected_locations",
    "time_checked",
    "downdetector_link"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "status": {
      "enum": [
        "No current problems",
        "Possible problems",
        "Problems"
      ],
      "type": "string"
    },
    "country": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "service": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "time_checked": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time"
    },
    "usual_reports": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Typical report count in that interval when shown."
    },
    "downdetector_link": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri"
    },
    "most_reported_problems": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "required": [
          "problem",
          "percent_of_reports"
        ],
        "properties": {
          "problem": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "percent_of_reports": {
            "type": "integer"
          }
        },
        "additionalProperties": false
      }
    },
    "most_affected_locations": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "description": "Most reported locations when shown; otherwise empty."
    },
    "reports_last_15_minutes": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Reports in the latest 15-minute chart interval."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}
```

## See more

- [Atlassian API: Get service status](https://fous.com/methods/atlassian.com/get-service-status.md): Gets the official overall status, components, active incidents and scheduled maintenance for a service from its Atlassian Statuspage summary feed.
- [Cloudflare API: List internet outages](https://fous.com/methods/radar.cloudflare.com/list-internet-outages.md): Lists recent and ongoing internet outages from Cloudflare Radar's Outage Center, optionally for one country. Countries and scope are null when the Outage Center does not identify them.
- [Cloudflare API: Get domain rank](https://fous.com/methods/radar.cloudflare.com/get-domain-rank.md): Gets a website's worldwide popularity bucket, exact rank when shown, categories, and recent weekly rank history from Cloudflare Radar. Historical rank points are available only for top-100 domains; other ranked domains have an empty history.
- [themoviedb.org API: Get TV show details](https://fous.com/methods/themoviedb.org/get-tv-show.md): 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.
- [Amazon API: Get product](https://fous.com/methods/amazon.com/get-product.md): 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.
- [SSL Labs API: Check a website's SSL Labs HTTPS grade](https://fous.com/methods/ssllabs.com/check-ssl-certificate.md): 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.
- [GOV.UK API: Get travel advice](https://fous.com/methods/gov.uk/get-travel-advice.md): 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.
- [World Bank API: Get country statistic](https://fous.com/methods/data.worldbank.org/get-country-statistic.md): Looks up a World Bank statistic for a country and returns its annual values and latest value for the selected years.