Is Reddit down?
Can’t load Reddit, sign in, post, search, or view media? Use this page to determine whether the problem affects Reddit broadly or is limited to your browser, device, account, or network. Check Reddit’s official status page first, then compare the same feature from another permitted connection before
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Last reviewed: September 25, 2026
LATEST RECORDED STATUS
Up Reddit’s website appeared to be up and responding normally at the last check.
| Endpoint | Status | Observed |
|---|---|---|
| reddit.com | Operational | 2026-11-09 12:33 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 Reddit’s official status page. official status page.
What this check can tell you
- Check Reddit’s official status page before repeatedly refreshing, reinstalling the app, or changing account settings.
- If the same Reddit feature fails across several devices and independent networks, a wider service issue is more plausible.
- If only one browser is affected, test a private window and review extensions, cookies, cached site data, and script-blocking settings.
- A login problem affecting one account is not necessarily a Reddit-wide outage; avoid repeatedly submitting an uncertain password.
- DNS failures, timeouts, certificate warnings, and Wi-Fi-only errors usually point to the local network, resolver, browser, device, or security software rather than proving Reddit is down.
About Reddit reliability
Understanding Reddit availability
Reddit availability can vary by feature. The homepage may load while login, posting, comments, search, or media remain unavailable. A failure affecting several unrelated devices and networks is more consistent with a wider Reddit service issue than a problem limited to one browser, account, or connection.
Reddit’s official status page is the best place to check for incidents reported by Reddit. It can help confirm a service-side problem, but an unchanged status page does not prove that every account, region, browser, or network is working normally. Note the exact feature and error affected, then compare Reddit from another device or network where appropriate.
How to troubleshoot Reddit
Troubleshooting Reddit access problems
Check for a wider Reddit incident
- Open Reddit’s official status page.
- Identify whether the issue affects browsing, login, posting, comments, search, or media.
- Compare the same Reddit function on another device and, where permitted, another network.
- Record the exact error message, response code, and time of the failure.
If the same failure appears on multiple unrelated devices and networks, a Reddit-side incident is more likely. In that situation, repeated cache clearing or app reinstallation is unlikely to help; monitor the status page and retry periodically.
If Reddit works elsewhere
- One browser only: Try a private window, temporarily disable extensions that modify pages or block scripts, and clear site data for Reddit. Testing another browser can confirm whether the problem is browser-specific.
- One device only: Restart the device, update the Reddit app or browser, and check security, parental-control, or filtering software that may block Reddit resources.
- One network only: Test mobile data or another trusted connection. A router restart may help with a transient connection problem, but persistent DNS or access errors may require the network administrator or internet provider.
- Login or account-specific issue: Confirm that you are using the intended account and use Reddit’s normal account-recovery process if credentials are rejected. Public pages loading does not confirm that account authentication is working.
Match the error to the likely cause
- DNS errors: The current network or DNS service may not be resolving Reddit correctly. Compare another network before changing DNS settings.
- Connection refused or timed out: A blocked route, network filter, temporary service problem, or unreachable endpoint may be involved. Compare results from another connection.
- Repeated redirects or certificate warnings: Browser data, incorrect device time, inspection software, or network filtering may be involved. Do not bypass a certificate warning to continue.
- HTTP 5xx responses: These commonly indicate a server-side or gateway problem, although an intermediary network can also generate them. Check Reddit’s status page and retry later.
Do not treat an account, browser, device, and platform failure as the same problem. The most useful diagnostic details are what works, what fails, where it fails, and the exact message shown.
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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.
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502 Bad Gateway
A 502 Bad Gateway means a reverse proxy, load balancer, or CDN could not obtain a valid response from the backend server. Check the backend process, proxy error log, upstream host or port, socket permissions, resource limits, and CDN-to-origin access. The fault is usually between servers rather than in the browser.
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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.
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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.
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ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED
ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED means the browser reached a destination address, but the connection was rejected before the website returned a response. Common causes include a stopped web server, no process listening on port 80 or 443, a service bound only to localhost, an incorrect DNS destination, or a firewall rule blocking access. Check the destination and listener first, then test from an external network.
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ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS
`ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS` means the browser is trapped in a redirect loop instead of reaching the requested page. Common causes include conflicting HTTP/HTTPS or www rules, a CDN SSL-mode mismatch, stale cached redirects, or an application that does not recognize HTTPS forwarded by a proxy. Trace the `Location` headers first, then correct the conflicting layer and retest with fresh headers.
Sources & references
Official source
- Reddit status page — Check for incidents and service updates reported by Reddit.
Use the status page together with a controlled comparison, such as another device or network. A status-page check alone cannot identify a browser, account, DNS, or local network problem.
How this check works
Every time this page loads, our server makes its own request to reddit.com (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.
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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/reddit/"><img src="https://erriscope.com/status/badge/reddit.svg" alt="Reddit status on Erriscope" width="210" height="34"></a>Frequently asked questions
Is this the same as Reddit's official status page?
No. This is a live, one-off connectivity check run from our own server, not Reddit'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 Reddit 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 Reddit down right now?
Check Reddit’s official status page and compare the affected Reddit function from another device or network. A broader outage is more plausible when the same feature fails across otherwise independent connections.
Why does Reddit work in one browser but not another?
The affected browser may have stale site data, a blocking extension, disabled scripts, or privacy settings that interfere with Reddit. Test a private window or another browser before changing network settings.
Why can I open Reddit but not log in?
Browsing and account authentication can fail separately. Verify the intended account, try the sign-in flow in a private window, and determine whether the problem follows the account or remains limited to one browser or device.
What should I do if Reddit shows a 503 or another server error?
Check Reddit’s official status page, save the exact error, and retry after a short interval. If the same response appears across multiple networks, local cache changes are unlikely to resolve a wider service-side problem.
Why does Reddit fail only on my Wi-Fi?
A Wi-Fi-only failure points more strongly to the router, DNS resolver, firewall, filtering policy, or internet provider than to a Reddit-wide outage. Test mobile data or another permitted connection to compare.
Should I keep refreshing Reddit during an outage?
Repeated refreshes rarely resolve a service-side incident and make it harder to tell whether the symptom has changed. Check the official status page, retry periodically, and keep the exact error available if you need to report the problem.
This is a live connectivity check from our server, not an official statement from Reddit. A down result may also reflect a regional or partial outage.
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