Is Hugging Face down?
Is Hugging Face not loading, responding slowly, or rejecting a request? Check the official status page first, then compare the exact symptom across another browser, device, or network to determine whether the problem is service-wide or local to your connection, account, or request.
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Last reviewed: September 25, 2026
LATEST RECORDED STATUS
Up Hugging Face’s website appeared to be up and responding normally at the last check.
| Endpoint | Status | Observed |
|---|---|---|
| huggingface.co | Operational | 2026-11-09 13:21 UTC |
Is it working for you?
0 recent reports — more reports are needed for a useful trend.
For the full picture, including partial or regional outages a single external check may miss, see Hugging Face’s official status page. official status page.
What this check can tell you
- Check the official Hugging Face status page before repeatedly retrying a failing page or request.
- Test
huggingface.cofrom another device or independent network to separate a broader incident from a local connection problem. - A browser-only failure may be caused by cached site data, extensions, cookies, a stale session, or browser security settings.
- DNS, timeout, connection-refused, SSL, and HTTP status errors point to different troubleshooting paths; record the exact message.
- If the website opens but one integration fails, examine its URL, credentials, permissions, payload, timeout, response, and network path separately.
About Hugging Face reliability
Understanding Hugging Face availability
Hugging Face availability is not a single yes-or-no condition. The public site at huggingface.co, account sign-in, protected resources, hosted services, and programmatic requests can fail independently. A page loading successfully does not prove that every authenticated operation or integration is working.
A broader Hugging Face incident is more plausible when the same symptom appears on independent devices and networks and the official status page reports a disruption. If the problem affects only one browser, device, network, account, or request, investigate that narrower path first.
The error type provides useful evidence:
- DNS or connection errors can involve name resolution, routing, firewalls, proxies, or the local network.
- TLS, SSL, or certificate warnings may involve the device clock, inspection software, proxy settings, or network security controls. Do not bypass certificate warnings.
- HTTP 4xx responses commonly indicate a request, authentication, permission, or resource issue rather than a complete outage.
- HTTP 5xx responses can indicate a server-side or upstream failure, although one failed request does not establish a global incident.
Use the official status page for incident notices and recovery updates. Then compare the result from another connection before making local configuration changes.
How to troubleshoot Hugging Face
Troubleshooting Hugging Face problems
When Hugging Face may be experiencing an outage
- Check the official Hugging Face status page for an active incident, affected component, or recovery update.
- Test
huggingface.cofrom another device or an independent network, such as mobile data. - Compare the exact symptom. Consistent failures across independent connections make a service-side problem more plausible than a browser or home-network issue.
If the status page reports an incident, avoid repeatedly changing local settings or sending the same failing request. Keep the time, affected operation, and returned error details for comparison after the provider posts an update.
When only one browser or device is affected
- Open Hugging Face in a private window.
- Temporarily disable extensions that filter scripts, cookies, or traffic.
- Clear site data for
huggingface.co; be prepared to sign in again. - Try another supported browser or device.
- Check the device date and time if the browser reports a certificate or TLS problem.
Do not bypass certificate warnings. An SSL or certificate error can be caused by an incorrect system clock, proxy, security software, or network inspection even when the service is available.
When only one network is affected
A DNS failure, timeout, or connection-refused message can result from the resolver, router, firewall, proxy, filtering, or route used by that network. Compare the result over another connection. If other sites also fail, investigate the local connection or router. If only Hugging Face fails to resolve, test a different DNS resolver only when permitted by your network administrator or policy.
When login or account actions fail
First confirm whether the public site loads. If it does, a failed sign-in or restricted page may be specific to the session, cookies, account state, permissions, or requested resource rather than a complete Hugging Face outage. Reopen the sign-in flow in a private window and verify the expected credentials and access permissions.
When a programmatic request or integration fails
Separate general page availability from the failing operation. Check the request URL, authentication or token configuration, permissions, payload, timeout, response status, and proxy or network policy. Compare the failing operation with a simple permitted request and preserve the returned error details. Do not expose tokens in logs or support requests.
If ordinary page access works while only programmatic requests fail, the problem is more likely specific to the client, credentials, endpoint, request, or network path than to general site availability.
Record the exact symptom
Note the time, affected URL or operation, HTTP status code, browser or client, network used, and whether another connection works. A server response such as 500 or 503 differs from a local DNS, TLS, timeout, or connection-refused error, and that distinction helps determine the next step.
Related troubleshooting guides
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
500 Internal Server Error
A 500 Internal Server Error means the server encountered an unexpected problem while processing the request. The browser usually cannot identify the cause, so start by matching the failure time with PHP, application, and web-server logs. Recent code, plugin or theme changes, `.htaccess` rules, permissions, resource limits, and deployment settings are common causes.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
503 Service Unavailable
A 503 Service Unavailable response means the service cannot handle the request at that time. Common causes include exhausted CPU, memory, worker, or connection capacity; incomplete maintenance mode; an unavailable database or other dependency; or a proxy, WAF, rate limiter, or load balancer returning 503. Identify which layer generated the response, then review logs and resource usage before changing settings.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN
DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN means DNS could not find the exact hostname requested. Check the spelling, subdomain, authoritative nameservers, required A, AAAA, or CNAME record, and domain registration status. If the DNS change was recent, cached negative responses may persist; it is usually a DNS or domain configuration issue rather than a web-server outage.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT
`ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT` means the browser waited for the destination server or an intermediary to respond, but no usable response arrived before the connection timeout. Common causes include an unreachable or overloaded server, a firewall silently dropping traffic, incorrect DNS, a broken network route, or a CDN or proxy that cannot reach the origin. Test from another network first, then check DNS, infrastructure health, firewall rules, and resource usage.
Sources & references
Official source
- Hugging Face status page — Check current incident notices, affected service information, and recovery updates from Hugging Face.
For request-specific problems, consult the relevant Hugging Face documentation for authentication, permissions, the requested resource or operation, and returned HTTP errors. Choose documentation that matches the client or integration involved rather than assuming that a website availability issue explains every failed request.
How this check works
Every time this page loads, our server makes its own request to huggingface.co (and its API domain, when applicable) and reports what it got back — a real HTTP response, a timeout, or a connection failure. That result is cached for up to 2 minutes.
This confirms external reachability; it does not test every feature, region, account, or network path. Cross-check the official status page when one is available.
Embed this live status badge
Add this badge to a dashboard, documentation page, or blog. The badge reads the cached Erriscope observation and links back to this status page.
<a href="https://erriscope.com/status/huggingface/"><img src="https://erriscope.com/status/badge/huggingface.svg" alt="Hugging Face status on Erriscope" width="210" height="34"></a>Frequently asked questions
Is this the same as Hugging Face's official status page?
No. This is a live, one-off connectivity check run from our own server, not Hugging Face's own incident reporting. Their official status page can show partial, regional, or component-level issues our single external check cannot detect.
Why does this show "Up" when Hugging Face feels slow or broken for me?
A basic reachability check confirms that the server responded to our request. It does not test every feature, region, ISP, browser, or account-specific issue.
How often is this checked?
A check is refreshed after the two-minute cache expires. The displayed check time shows when the observation was made.
Does an API outage mean the whole product is down?
Not necessarily. Many services split their website and API onto separate infrastructure, so one can fail while the other keeps working.
Is Hugging Face down right now?
Check the official Hugging Face status page, then test huggingface.co from another device or network. A failure on one device or browser alone does not establish a service-wide outage.
Why does Hugging Face work on one network but not another?
The affected network may have a DNS, firewall, proxy, filtering, routing, or connectivity problem. Compare the exact error over another connection and check whether other websites are affected too.
What should I do if Hugging Face will not load in my browser?
Try a private window, another browser or device, and temporarily disable relevant extensions. Clear site data for huggingface.co if necessary. If multiple independent networks fail, check the official status page before changing local settings.
Why can I open Hugging Face but my request still fails?
Page access and individual requests can have different causes. Review the request URL, authentication, permissions, payload, timeout, response status, client configuration, and network policy. A working webpage does not guarantee that every request or protected resource is available to your account.
Does a DNS or timeout error mean Hugging Face is down?
Not necessarily. DNS and timeout errors may be caused by your resolver, firewall, proxy, route, or connection. Test another network and compare the result with the official status information.
What do HTTP 403, 500, and 503 responses mean on Hugging Face?
A 403 generally points to access or permission restrictions. A 500 or 503 indicates a server-side or service-availability error for that request, but one response does not by itself prove a global outage. Check whether the issue affects other operations or networks.
This is a live connectivity check from our server, not an official statement from Hugging Face. A down result may also reflect a regional or partial outage.
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