Is YouTube down?
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Is YouTube down right now? Live status from YouTube’s status page, our own checks and user reports, updated every minute.
- Official status
- Reachable
- Reports in the last hour
Detailed data for this service is briefly unavailable. The status above comes from our latest check.
YouTube’s status page
Not working for me
Pick what’s broken. Your report shows up on the chart below within a few minutes.
Last 24 hours
- Operational
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
- Reachability check (www.youtube.com)
By region
| Region | youtube.com www.youtube.com | YouTube edge (generate_204) www.youtube.com |
|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia | ||
| Oregon | ||
| Frankfurt | ||
| Singapore | ||
| Tokyo | ||
| São Paulo |
Each row shows the latest result from that region. How we check
Last 90 days
We have checked YouTube since Oct 28, 2026.
1 day with problems in the last 90 days.
Recent incidents
Incidents: 1 in the last 30 days and 1 in the last 90, lasting a median of 1 min.
- YouTube unreachable from several regionsPartial outage1 minFound by our checks, not on the status page
If YouTube isn’t working for you
YouTube is Google's video platform for watching, streaming and uploading videos, Shorts and live streams.
Common YouTube errors
| Error | What it means | Usually | What to do |
|---|---|---|---|
An error occurred. Please try again later. | YouTube could not play the video; it is one of the common errors YouTube Help lists. | An outage | Close and reopen the browser or app, update it, and replay the video. Source |
We are experiencing problems with our servers. Please try again later. | YouTube's servers had trouble serving the request. | An outage | Wait a few minutes and try again. Source |
Something went wrong. | A generic YouTube error that YouTube Help lists among common playback errors. | An outage | Restart the browser or app, close extra tabs and update your browser. Source |
Is it just you?
- Change your internet connection, as YouTube Help suggests: switch from Wi-Fi to mobile data or the reverse.
- Compare the YouTube app with youtube.com in a browser.
- Turn off ad blockers and extensions, which can break playback.
- If one video fails but others play, that video may be restricted or removed.
Alternatives to YouTube
Questions
Either YouTube is having a problem or something local such as the network, browser extensions or an outdated app is interfering. YouTube Help suggests updating, restarting and switching networks.
The status at the top of this page combines our reachability checks with reports from other visitors.
Sources: support.google.com
Get alerted when YouTube breaks your app.
If your product depends on YouTube, your users feel its outages too. Point a Site Qwality monitor at the YouTube endpoint you use and at your own site, and we alert you on Slack, email, SMS or a webhook as soon as either one stops answering.