---
title: "How to use the free website uptime checker — Lemwatch Help"
description: "Instantly check if any site is up or down from multiple regions — no signup required."
canonical: "https://lemwatch.com/help/using-the-free-website-uptime-checker"
source: "https://lemwatch.com"
---

# How to use the free website uptime checker

> Instantly check if any site is up or down from multiple regions — no signup required.

## Quick answer

 Enter any domain at /tools/website-uptime. Lemwatch pings the URL from multiple global regions and returns response time, HTTP status, and up/down verdict in seconds.

## What it checks

- HTTP status code and final response body

- Response time per region (8 regions supported)

- Redirect chain and final URL

- DNS resolution time

- SSL handshake success and cert expiry

## Where to find it in Lemwatch

 **/tools/website-uptime** — public. Also linked from every /is-down/:domain page for one-click deep monitoring.

## How to use it

- Enter the domain or full URL.

- Click Check now .

- Review the per-region result table.

- If the site is down everywhere, follow the "start free monitoring" CTA.

- Signed-in users get automatic re-checks every 60 seconds until the site recovers.

## FAQ

### Why does one region say up and another says down?

 Regional network or CDN issues. Free monitoring inside Lemwatch alerts only when 2+ regions confirm — see [Alert confirmation gates](https://lemwatch.com/help/alert-confirmation-gates).

### Does it check HTTPS or HTTP?

 Both — enter the full URL to force a protocol.

## Related

- Free SSL checker

- Free broken link checker

- Free Core Web Vitals checker


## Related

- [Help centre](https://lemwatch.com/help)
- [How to use the free SSL certificate checker](https://lemwatch.com/help/using-the-free-ssl-checker)
- [How to use the free broken link checker](https://lemwatch.com/help/using-the-free-broken-link-checker)
- [How to use the free Core Web Vitals checker](https://lemwatch.com/help/using-the-free-core-web-vitals-checker)
- [DNS A record change check](https://lemwatch.com/help/dns-a-record-change-check)
- [DNS CNAME change check](https://lemwatch.com/help/dns-cname-change-check)
- [Lemwatch pricing](https://lemwatch.com/pricing)
- [Approving and dismissing visual changes](https://lemwatch.com/help/visual-change-approvals)