WhatsApp status: is it down right now?
Our own check of web.whatsapp.com from Europe and the US, every 3 minutes, with recent history.
web.whatsapp.com responded. The page answered normally in 66 ms.
web.whatsapp.com responded.
The page answered normally in 66 ms.
Checked (just now) from Europe and the US, automatic every 3 minutes.
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WhatsApp 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
- Partial outage28 Sept 2026, 20:45 UTC9 min
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About WhatsApp
WhatsApp is the most-used messaging platform globally, covering 1-to-1 chat, group chats, voice and video calls, status updates, and the WhatsApp Business API. Outages typically affect specific subsystems: message delivery stalls (messages show a single grey tick), media upload fails, voice and video calls fail to connect, or WhatsApp Web fails to sync with the phone. Businesses on the Cloud API (official) or On-Premises API (deprecated) lose the ability to send template messages, which affects transactional use cases like OTP delivery, order updates, and support ticket notifications.
WhatsApp does not publish a reliable public status dashboard for every outage. The community outage reference below can help with extra context, but independent monitoring is still the safer signal.
outage patterns
Common WhatsApp outage patterns
Real-time messaging platforms have a distinctive failure mode: separate subsystems can fail independently. The text channel keeps working while voice drops, or push notifications stop arriving while in-app messages still flow. This makes status feel unpredictable to end users who don't realize their issue is one slice of WhatsApp's stack.
The live tool above checks whether the public web.whatsapp.com endpoint responds from EU and US. It does not send a message, join a call, or validate push delivery, so a green result is only endpoint evidence. Pair it with the provider status reference and a real test of the affected feature.
Common signs WhatsApp is having issues
- Connection drops or "reconnecting" indicators that persist for more than 60 seconds
- Messages sending successfully on one device but not arriving on another
- Push notifications missing or delayed by minutes rather than seconds
- API rate limits hitting earlier than expected for bots and integrations
What to do when WhatsApp is degraded
When WhatsApp is having issues, the fastest signal is multi-region comparison. If both EU and US monitors report problems for web.whatsapp.com, it's a real outage. If only one region is affected, the issue is likely the regional gateway or a CDN edge. Switching the connection region in client settings (where WhatsApp supports it) often restores service before the platform-wide fix lands.
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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 WhatsApp 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 WhatsApp uptime over time. See trends, identify recurring issues, and make informed decisions about your dependency.
Frequently asked questions
Is WhatsApp down right now?
See the latest check of web.whatsapp.com and its timestamp at the top of this page. If WhatsApp is down, you can also check the community outage reference for extra context.
How do I check if WhatsApp is having issues?
This page checks the public WhatsApp 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 WhatsApp goes down?
Set up a free monitor for web.whatsapp.com on Visual Sentinel for 10-minute checks with email and push alerts. Paid plans add checks as fast as 60 seconds and more notification channels.
Where can I find WhatsApp outage context?
WhatsApp does not publish a reliable public status dashboard for every outage. The community outage reference below can help with extra context, but independent monitoring is still the safer signal. Visual Sentinel checks the public WhatsApp endpoint independently from EU and US. Paid Business and Agency plans support 60-second uptime checks.
Why do WhatsApp messages show a single grey tick during an outage?
Single grey tick means the message was sent from your device but has not reached WhatsApp servers yet. It usually means the messaging backend is degraded or your network is flaky. Once the service recovers, queued messages deliver automatically.
Does a WhatsApp outage affect the Business API?
Yes. The Business API (Cloud API) uses the same underlying messaging infrastructure. Incidents that break consumer messaging typically also affect template-message sends from business integrations, delaying OTPs and transactional notifications.