Blockchainbase.org

Is Base Down Right Now?

Base is an Ethereum layer-2 (OP Stack) incubated by Coinbase that settles transactions to Ethereum. This page reads Base's latest block from a public RPC to tell you whether the network is producing blocks — or whether it's your wallet or a single node that's failing.

Block explorer ↗Official status page ↗
Producing blocksBase mainnet

Base is producing blocks normally — the latest block was 2s ago (based on a public RPC, mainnet.base.org).

Latest block
#47,816,354
Last block
2s ago
RPC latency
85ms
RPC node
mainnet.base.org
Reads the latest block from a public RPC. One node's view — not a multi-node consensus.

What “Base is down” actually means

Base is a layer-2, so when it goes "down" the usual cause is a sequencer outage: a single sequencer orders Base transactions, and if it stalls, no new Base blocks are produced even though Ethereum underneath is perfectly healthy. Base has had sequencer incidents that froze the chain for a stretch before recovering. This page reads Base's latest block over a public RPC — if the block number isn't advancing, the sequencer (not your wallet) is the problem.

If Base seems down

1
Check status.base.org — Base publishes sequencer incidents there, and a frozen block height on basescan.org confirms it.
2
Because Base is a single-sequencer L2, there's no 'switch RPC' fix for a true outage — your funds are safe on L2 and process once the sequencer recovers.
3
If Base blocks ARE advancing on basescan.org but your app fails, switch the app's RPC to a fallback (e.g. base-rpc.publicnode.com).
4
Bridging to/from Base depends on Ethereum L1 too — check whether Ethereum itself is congested before blaming Base.
5
Follow @base and @CoinbaseDev for sequencer-status updates during an incident.

Frequently asked questions

Is Base down right now?
This page reads Base's latest block from a public RPC. If the block height shown above is advancing, Base is producing blocks and is not down. A frozen, non-advancing height means the chain may be halted; an "RPC unreachable" result means we couldn't reach a node — which can be that node rather than the chain itself.
How does WebsiteDown check if Base is down?
We send a JSON-RPC request to a public Base endpoint and read the latest block and its timestamp. If it hasn't advanced past a Base-specific staleness threshold, we flag it as halted. We don't run a validator, so this is one node's view — confirm with the official status page during an incident.
Is the chain halted, or is it just my wallet or RPC?
Most "is Base down" moments are a wallet or a single RPC failing, not the chain. If the block height here is climbing, the network is live — switch your wallet's RPC endpoint. Only a frozen, non-advancing block height points to an actual Base halt.
What should I do if Base is halted?
There is no user-side fix for a true halt — your funds stay safe on-chain and transactions resume when the network restarts. Follow the official status channels linked above for restart timing instead of repeatedly resubmitting transactions.

Get told when Base halts

WebsiteDown can watch Base's block height on a schedule and email you if it stops advancing — no need to keep refreshing this page.

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