Google Workspace Status
Official status board for Workspace services such as Gmail, Drive, Meet.
Live Domain Check
Is Google Down? Check google.com Status and Outages
Check if Google is down right now (google.com). Run a live multi-region check to see whether Google is offline for everyone or just you.
Get official Google outage status updates, support links, and targeted troubleshooting steps in one page.
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About Google Outages and Server Issues
Google incidents can be product-specific. Search, Gmail, Workspace, and Cloud can degrade independently, so one failing service does not always mean the whole ecosystem is down. Targeted checks save a lot of confusion.
For Google, incident signals are often feature-specific: Search works but Gmail or Drive fails. One region sees latency spikes while others remain normal. If this matches what you see on google.com, it usually points to partial degradation instead of a full outage, so confirm with official status updates and a second-network retest.
Official Google Status, Support, and Social Channels
Google has multiple official status dashboards by product family. Use the dashboard that matches the product you are actually troubleshooting.
Google Cloud Status
Official status for Google Cloud services.
Google Help
Official support entry point by product.
X Live Updates
Monitor real-time social updates and official posts related to Google outages.
Official Google Social Profiles for Live Updates
Official teams often post outage status updates and recovery progress through these social channels.
Common Google Problem Patterns
Use these service-specific patterns to identify likely root cause quickly and choose the right next step.
How to Check if Google Is Down
Practical steps to follow when google.com seems down. Use this checklist to confirm whether Google is down for everyone or only for you.
1. Check in two places
Run google.com in WebsiteDown.org first, then open google.com in your own browser. If results disagree, the issue is often local rather than global.
2. Verify service status
Check the official Google service status page and compare timestamps with your failed checks.
3. Isolate network path
Test related hosts such as www.google.com, mail.google.com. If they work while google.com fails, this points to a partial endpoint issue.
4. Escalate with evidence
Capture final URL, status code, and response time for google.com, then share those details with Google support for faster triage and recovery.
If Google Is Not Working Only For You, Start Here
Use these local troubleshooting steps after the down-check workflow when Google seems broken only for you. This section focuses on app, browser, account, and network fixes.
1. Compare browser sessions
Open google.com in your current browser, then test in a private window or second browser. If only one session fails, the issue is usually local cache, cookie, or extension state.
2. Reset account session once
Sign out and sign back in one time, then retry the failing action on google.com. Avoid repeated password or security resets until you confirm this is not a broader Google issue.
3. Remove network interference
Temporarily disable VPN, proxy, private DNS, and filtering extensions. Then switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data to isolate route-level differences.
4. Capture support-ready evidence
Save timestamp, device, network type, exact error, final URL, and status code. Use the check workflow above before contacting Google support.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Google down for everyone or just me?
Run the automatic multi-region check on this page for google.com. If most regions fail at the same time, Google is likely experiencing a broader outage or partial incident.
If only one or two regions fail, the issue is usually local to your network path (DNS resolver, ISP route, VPN/proxy, or firewall). Re-check after 2 to 5 minutes and compare Wi-Fi with mobile data.
Where can I find official and real-time Google outage updates?
Use the Official Status, Support, and Social Channels section above in this order:
- Official status: Google Workspace Status and Google Cloud Status
- Support/help: Google Help
- Social updates: X Live Updates and Reddit Community Reports
Official dashboards are authoritative but can lag during the first minutes of an incident. Combine those sources with this checker to confirm whether Google is down globally, regionally degraded, or only affecting specific users.
Why is Google down for me but up for others?
That pattern usually points to path-specific issues rather than a full Google outage. Common causes include:
- Stale DNS cache or resolver mismatch
- ISP peering/routing issues between your network and the provider
- VPN/proxy exit-node blocking, geo filtering, or WAF policies
- Browser extensions, cached sessions, cookies, or temporary rate limits
Test in a private window, temporarily disable VPN/extensions, and retry from a second network. If one feature fails while the homepage still loads, treat it as a partial incident.
What should I do first if Google is not working?
Use this quick triage sequence for google.com:
- Run the live check for google.com
- Open the official status/support links above
- Test another device or another network
- Capture the exact error code, timestamp, and final URL
- Only then clear cache or flush DNS if results look local
This order helps you avoid unnecessary account resets when the Google issue is provider-side.