Disclaimer
Important context about this service
Parody & Satire
This website is a parody project created for entertainment purposes.
downdetectordowndetectordowndetector.com (yes, that's three "downdetector"s) exists to answer the age-old question: "If the service that tells you when services are down goes down, who tells you?" It's recursive absurdity, and we embrace it.
The site genuinely monitors downdetector.com's availability, but it does so with a wink and a nod to the inherent comedy of the situation.
No Affiliation
This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to:
- DownDetector (the real one at downdetector.com)
- Ookla, LLC (the company that owns DownDetector)
- Any of their subsidiaries, partners, or affiliates
"DownDetector" is a trademark of Ookla, LLC. We use the name solely to identify the service we're monitoring and for purposes of parody/commentary.
Accuracy & Reliability
Do not rely on this site for critical monitoring needs.
While we do make genuine HTTP requests to downdetector.com (typically every 30 seconds, with interval configurable by operator), our monitoring has limitations:
- Cloudflare bot detection may affect results (a 403 still counts as "up" since the infrastructure is responding)
- We only check availability, not functionality
- Network issues between our server and DownDetector could cause false positives
- This is a single monitoring point, not a distributed check
For critical operational decisions, use dedicated professional monitoring solutions.
No Warranties
This website is provided "as is" without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We make no guarantees about:
- The accuracy of status information
- The availability of this service
- The fitness of this site for any particular purpose
This page is informational and does not constitute legal advice.
Contact
This project is owned and operated by Hasher Technologies LLC. If you have concerns, questions, or notice inaccurate information, you can use the contact form or email contact@downdetectordowndetectordowndetector.com to reach out.
This website and all features offered through it are products/services of Hasher Technologies LLC. We do not operate under any DBA names for this service.
Automated account/transactional mail may come from noreply@downdetectordowndetectordowndetector.com. That inbox is not intended for support requests.
If you're from Ookla's legal team and have concerns, please reach out before taking action so we can address issues quickly.