Why can't I access YouTube?

If YouTube appears up in our check but you can't reach it, try: clearing browser cache, flushing DNS (ipconfig /flushdns or sudo dscacheutil -flushcache), switching from Wi-Fi to mobile data, or disabling your VPN.

Does YouTube have an official status page?

YouTube does not publish a dedicated status page. WebsiteDown monitors youtube.com with HTTP probes, AI source scanning, and community reports.

Can I get alerts when YouTube goes down?

Yes. Starter and Growth plans probe youtube.com every 60 seconds and send alerts via email, Telegram, or Discord — typically within 1–5 minutes of detection.

How do I check if YouTube is down?

Visit the YouTube page on WebsiteDown for a server-side HTTP probe of youtube.com. We also scan social media, news, and status pages for outage signals.

Can I still watch downloaded content on YouTube?

If you previously downloaded shows or movies in the YouTube app, those should be available offline even during an outage. New streaming requires a working connection to youtube.com.

Does YouTube throttle streaming quality during outages?

During partial outages or degraded performance, YouTube may automatically reduce video quality. If you're seeing lower quality than expected, check the service status on this page.

Is YouTube Down Right Now? Live Status & Outage Reports

Our probeReachable · 44ms

Reports (1h)No reports

Reachable

Reachable — no issues detected from our probe.

What this means

YouTube looks fine — our check reached it and it responded normally. If it's not working for you, the problem is almost certainly on your end (Wi-Fi, browser, DNS, or your provider). The steps below will help.

OperationalHTTP probe

No major incidents detected in the last 30 minutes

youtube.comUpdated just now

301

HTTP Status

44ms

Latency

08:01:36

Checked At

Outage Evidence

Synthesized from probe, status page, reports, and external signals

VerdictLooks fine

Regional reachability

Live probeHTTP 301 · 44ms · reachable · one region · see regional probes below

Official statusNot detected

User reports0 reports in last 24h

External signalsNo fresh signals from X, Reddit, news, or third-party status monitors (last 72h)

Automated source scan. Always verify critical incidents with the official provider status page.

YouTube answered our probe, but measures as unreachable from mainland China.

Volunteers running OONI on Chinese networks recorded 3,558 anomalous results in 4,206 tests (85%) between 2026-06-01 and 2026-08-29.

Our own probe runs from one region outside China, so it cannot see this. If you are in China and it will not load, the service is most likely fine and the network in between is not.

Are you having issues with YouTube?

Measured uptime

Uptime (30d)

100%

Typical latency

42 ms p50 · 2252 ms p95

Incidents (30d)

0

Coverage for this window is 98% — the uptime figure counts only intervals we actually measured.

Measured by WebsiteDown’s own probe every 5 minutes from one region, since Aug 9, 2026. Blocked probes (the site refusing automated checks) are shown separately and never counted as downtime.

Outage history

Down for everyone or just you?

Down for everyone

Our probe fails · Server-side outage · Status page incident

Just you

Our probe succeeds · Try: clear cache, switch network, disable VPN

Known dependencies

What YouTube runs on

cloud.google.com(infrastructure)

From WebsiteDown’s maintained dependency map — known relationships, not live detection. A provider outage here does not prove YouTube is affected.

YouTube Not Working? Try These Fixes

1Refresh the page and check if videos load — buffering issues aren't always outages
2Clear your browser cache or try incognito/private mode
3Check if other Google services are affected (Gmail, Drive) — it may be a Google-wide issue
4Lower the video quality to 480p or 360p if videos buffer but the site loads
5Try the YouTube app on mobile if the web version is slow
6Disable hardware acceleration in your browser settings
7Flush your DNS cache: run 'ipconfig /flushdns' (Windows) or 'sudo dscacheutil -flushcache' (Mac)

Test YouTube speed

Incident History

Last 30 days

No recent incidents recorded by WebsiteDown

Minute-by-minute probe history available with Starter or Growth monitoring.

Frequently Asked Questions

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Get alerted when YouTube goes down

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