Is Reddit Down? Complete Status Check and Troubleshooting Guide

Is Reddit Down? How to Check Status and Fix Issues

Reddit serves over 1.7 billion visits per month. When Reddit goes down, millions lose access to communities and real-time information.

Quick Status Check

1. API Status Check — real-time Reddit monitoring
2. redditstatus.com — official status
3. Try old.reddit.com — sometimes works when new Reddit is down

What Can Break

Service	Impact
Website	Can't browse on desktop
Old Reddit	Sometimes works independently
Mobile App	Can't use on mobile
Reddit API	Third-party clients break
Media/CDN	Posts load but images broken
Search	Can't search posts

Key insight: Reddit often has partial outages — site loads but voting, commenting, or media don't work.

Common Errors

Error	Fix
"Our CDN was unable to reach our servers"	Server-side — wait
"All servers busy"	Try old.reddit.com
"You broke Reddit"	Refresh, clear cache
Images not loading	CDN issue, text still works
Votes not registering	Engagement services degraded

Troubleshooting

1. Confirm it's not just you — check apistatuscheck.com
2. Try old.reddit.com — different infrastructure, often survives
3. Clear browser data — cache, cookies, disable extensions
4. Check network — try different DNS (1.1.1.1), disable VPN
5. Mobile fixes — force close app, clear cache, reinstall
6. API issues — check rate limits, verify OAuth tokens
7. Wait — most outages resolve in 30-60 minutes

Alternatives During Downtime

Need	Alternative
Discussion	Twitter/X, Threads
Tech	Hacker News, Lobsters
Q&A	Stack Overflow
Community	Discord, Lemmy

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