
HTTP API · FreeWebsite Status Checker
Website Status Checker
API
Issue a HEAD/GET to a URL and report whether it's up, the HTTP status, response time in ms, final URL after redirects, and basic SSL info.
Free. No API key. CORS-enabled. Rate-limited per IP.
GET
https://api.domainee.dev/v1/tools/website-status-checker?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdomainee.devIssue a HEAD/GET to a URL and report whether it's up, the HTTP status, response time in ms, final URL after redirects, and basic SSL info.
Free. No API key required. CORS-enabled. Rate-limited per IP at 30/min and 500/day.
Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
urlrequired | query | string | URL to check (include scheme). example: https://domainee.dev |
Example request
curl
curl -s "https://api.domainee.dev/v1/tools/website-status-checker?url=https://domainee.dev" | jqExample response
response.json
{
"ok": true,
"data": {
"url": "https://domainee.dev",
"up": true,
"status": 200,
"statusText": "OK",
"responseTimeMs": 84,
"finalUrl": "https://domainee.dev/"
}
}Other languages
fetch.js
const res = await fetch("https://api.domainee.dev/v1/tools/website-status-checker?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdomainee.dev");
const { ok, data } = await res.json();requests.py
import requests
r = requests.get(
"https://api.domainee.dev/v1/tools/website-status-checker",
params={"url":"https://domainee.dev"},
)
data = r.json()["data"]Rate limits & errors
- 30 requests/minute and 500 requests/day per IP. Exceeding either returns HTTP 429 with a
Retry-Afterheader. - All responses are JSON with the envelope
{ "ok": true, "data": {...} }on success or{ "ok": false, "error": { "code", "message" } }on failure. codevalues are stable; safe to switch on programmatically.messageis human-friendly and may change.
Prefer a UI?
Try the website status checker in your browser →
No code, no curl. Type a domain, get a result.
Full reference
Documentation for /v1/tools/website-status-checker →
All parameters, error codes, edge cases.
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