Mastodon
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Is Mastodon Down Right Now?

Mastodon is a online social platform that lets users create profiles, share content, and interact with others in real time. Check live server status, AI-detected outage signals, and community reports below.

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Our probeReachable · 251ms

Isolated or user-side issue

The site looks operational from our probe. If you're having problems, try refreshing or checking your connection.

What this means
Mastodon is reachable from our probe. If it's not loading for you, the issue is likely local — network, browser cache, DNS, or your ISP. Try the troubleshooting steps below.
OperationalSynthetic Check
No major incidents detected in the last 30 minutes
mastodon.social
200
HTTP Status
251ms
Latency
00:49:45
Checked At
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Outage history
Outage Evidence
Synthesized from probe, status page, reports, and external signals
VerdictNo confirmed outage
Regional reachability
Live probeHTTP 200 · 251ms · reachable · one region · see regional probes below
Official statusNot detected
User reports0 reports in last 24h
External signals
  • StatusGator reports mastodon.social is currently experiencing a partial outage with Background queues and Website & API affected.
  • The mastodon.social status page shows 'Experiencing partially degraded performance'.
  • Downdetector shows no current problems reported for Mastodon, suggesting the issue may be limited in scope.
Automated source summary
Recent signals indicate mastodon.social is experiencing partial degraded performance rather than a full outage.
degraded performanceMedium60%
Sources
Automated source scan. Always verify critical incidents with the official provider status page.
0reports / 24h
Signals behind this result4 signals observed
HTTP probe
Responded 200 in 251ms
Normal
DNS resolution
Resolved in 1ms
Normal
Response latency
251ms round-trip
Normal
AI source scan
1 source cited · AI confidence: medium
Scanning
Down for everyone or just you?
Down for everyone
Our probe fails · Server-side outage · Status page incident
Just you
Our probe succeeds · Try: clear cache, switch network, disable VPN
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Mastodon Not Working? Try These Fixes

  1. 1Force-close the Mastodon app and reopen it — most session glitches resolve on restart
  2. 2Clear the Mastodon app cache: Settings → Apps → Mastodon → Clear Cache, then relaunch
  3. 3Try the web version at mastodon.social if the mobile app is not loading
  4. 4Update Mastodon to the latest version — bugs in older builds can mimic outages
  5. 5Log out and back in to refresh your authentication session token
  6. 6Switch from Wi-Fi to mobile data (or vice versa) to isolate a network issue
  7. 7Restart your router and modem if other sites are also slow
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