Netflix status: is it down right now?
Our own check of netflix.com from Europe and the US, every 3 minutes, with recent history.
netflix.com responded. The page answered normally in 846 ms.
netflix.com responded.
The page answered normally in 846 ms.
Checked (just now) from Europe and the US, automatic every 3 minutes.
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This checks the response from netflix.com. It does not test playback, login or every Netflix feature.
Netflix status history
Our own checks from Europe and the US. Green means every check passed, amber means some checks failed, red means most checks in that period failed.
Outages our checks detected
- Down16 Oct 2026, 06:48 UTC6 min
- Down15 Oct 2026, 19:30 UTC6 min
- Down15 Oct 2026, 19:00 UTC6 min
- Down13 Oct 2026, 10:18 UTC6 min
- Down13 Oct 2026, 05:33 UTC6 min
Watch your own site
This page is for their outage. Your own site can fail the same way. See its first check free, then try a paid plan for 7 days (card required).
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About Netflix
Netflix is the largest subscription video-on-demand service, streaming on TVs, game consoles, phones, tablets, browsers and set-top boxes. Outages tend to affect specific subsystems rather than taking the whole service down: sign-in failures (especially during peak evening hours), specific titles failing to play while others work fine (licensing or CDN-region issue), My List not syncing across devices, or profile switching looping. The Netflix app on TVs caches recently-watched data locally, so a brief outage may go unnoticed if you pick up where you left off.
The official Netflix status page is available as a reference. Official pages are useful, but they can lag behind real outages by minutes or hours.
outage patterns
Why Netflix outages cluster around peak usage
Netflix often has its loudest outages during peak use: evenings, weekends, and major events. Capacity that handles a normal load can struggle when many people arrive at once, and the failure is often partial rather than a total outage.
The live tool above checks public netflix.com reachability from EU and US. It cannot publish a post, load a personalized feed, or verify notification delivery, so use it as one signal alongside the provider status reference and a direct feature test. Business and Agency monitors can repeat the public-endpoint check every minute.
Common signs Netflix is having issues
- Feeds loading but new posts not appearing for minutes after publish
- Direct messages sending but not arriving, or arriving in batches after a delay
- Notifications missing entirely or arriving 15+ minutes late
- Login or password reset endpoints throwing intermittent 5xx errors
What to do when Netflix is degraded
During suspected Netflix outages, the social signal is usually faster than the official status page. If multiple independent monitors (yours, ours, third-party check tools) all report problems for netflix.com and the user community is also complaining, treat it as a real incident and tell stakeholders so before the platform confirms it.
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Get independent uptime alerts when the public Netflix endpoint fails a confirmed check. Solo and Starter check every 5 minutes; Business and Agency check every 60 seconds.
5-minute checks from Solo
Business and Agency support 60-second uptime checks.
Multi-region
EU & US checks. Catch regional outages.
Alerts where you work
Email and push on every plan, plus team and incident channels by plan.
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why independent monitoring
Provider status references
and endpoint checks answer different questions.
Independent endpoint evidence
The regional check can show that a public endpoint is failing before or after a provider posts broader incident context. It does not validate every product subsystem.
Scheduled alerts
Monitor Netflix on your plan interval and route confirmed endpoint failures through the notification channels available to your workspace.
Multi-region verification
EU and US results can reveal a regional difference in public-endpoint reachability. Confirm the exact workflow and provider region you use.
Historical data
Track Netflix uptime over time. See trends, identify recurring issues, and make informed decisions about your dependency.
Frequently asked questions
Is Netflix down right now?
See the latest check of netflix.com and its timestamp at the top of this page. If Netflix is down, you can also check the official status page for extra context.
How do I check if Netflix is having issues?
This page checks the public Netflix endpoint from EU and US. You can also monitor that endpoint on a schedule and receive confirmed-failure alerts through the channels available on your plan. Test the exact provider feature you use for a complete diagnosis.
How can I get alerted when Netflix goes down?
Add netflix.com to Visual Sentinel and its first check is free. To keep monitoring, start a 7-day trial (card required) or subscribe now: Solo and Starter check every 5 minutes, Business and Agency every 60 seconds, with email, push and chat alerts.
Where can I find Netflix outage context?
The official Netflix status page is available as a reference. Official pages are useful, but they can lag behind real outages by minutes or hours. Visual Sentinel checks the public Netflix endpoint independently from EU and US. Paid Business and Agency plans support 60-second uptime checks.
Why can I open Netflix but cannot start any show during an outage?
The app UI and the playback service are separate. The UI loads from an edge cache and runs client-side; starting a video requires a license acquisition call that fails during a playback-service outage. The show appears available but cannot stream.
Does Netflix downtime affect downloads for offline viewing?
Already-downloaded content plays normally from device storage. New downloads require a license call and fail during outages. If you download content regularly, it is a reliable fallback for travel or outage scenarios.
Often checked together with Netflix
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- Spotify outage check
- Apple Music status (failed our checks at about the same time 2 times in 30 days)