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Is OpenRouter Down Right Now? OpenRouter API Status Check
Check if OpenRouter is down right now with real-time monitoring. Covers OpenRouter's model routing layer and upstream provider health. Get instant outage detection, latency tracking, and fallback solutions when OpenRouter stops working.
How do I quickly check if OpenRouter is down?
- 1. Check status.openrouter.ai for official updates.
- 2. Test a different model — isolate whether it's one provider or all of them.
- 3. Check your credit balance and rate limits.
- 4. Enable OpenRouter's built-in model fallback array.
- 5. Switch to a direct provider API as a backup if needed.
TLDR: OpenRouter is currently believed to be operational. Check the official OpenRouter status page or apistatuscheck.com for real-time status.
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Check the official OpenRouter status page
OpenRouter posts incident updates and upstream provider disruptions on status.openrouter.ai — the first place to check for confirmed outages.
status.openrouter.aiLook for developer community reports
X/Twitter and the OpenRouter Discord are where users report routing failures and model-specific outages before the status page updates.
Downdetector reportsVerify with independent monitoring
Use API Status Check for third-party monitoring that verifies real OpenRouter endpoints and tracks historical incidents.
OpenRouter on API Status CheckWhat happens when OpenRouter goes down?
Upstream provider outages surfacing as OpenRouter errors
Because OpenRouter routes to dozens of underlying model providers, an outage at Anthropic, OpenAI, or another provider can appear as an OpenRouter failure for requests targeting that model.
Model-specific 502/503 errors
When a specific model ID returns 502 or 503 while others work fine, the issue is almost always with that model’s upstream provider, not OpenRouter’s routing layer itself.
Rate limit errors (429) on free-tier models
Free and low-cost model routes on OpenRouter have shared capacity limits. High demand on popular free models can trigger 429s even when your account has budget remaining.
Credit balance or auto-top-up failures
Unexpected 402 Payment Required errors usually mean your OpenRouter credit balance is depleted or auto top-up failed, not a platform outage.
How do I troubleshoot OpenRouter issues?
- 1
Check status.openrouter.ai first
Confirm whether it is a global OpenRouter outage, an upstream provider incident, or a local issue with your account or request.
- 2
Test a different model provider
Route the same request to a model from a different upstream provider. If it succeeds, the issue is isolated to one provider, not OpenRouter itself.
- 3
Check your credit balance and rate limits
Confirm your OpenRouter account has available credits and that you have not hit per-minute rate limits on the model you are calling.
- 4
Enable automatic provider fallback
OpenRouter supports a `models` array with fallback ordering — configure a secondary model so requests automatically retry on a different provider when the primary fails.
- 5
Implement retry with backoff
For 429 or 5xx errors, use exponential backoff: wait 1s, then 2s, 4s, 8s before retrying the request.
What is OpenRouter's current status?
API Status Check tracks OpenRouter with independent monitoring, latency trending, and incident history.
Independent OpenRouter monitoring
API Status Check verifies OpenRouter endpoints independently — catching slowdowns and outages before they appear on status.openrouter.ai.
Latency tracking across requests
Track OpenRouter’s API latency over time. When response times spike, you see it before it becomes a full outage.
Real-time alerts via email or webhooks
Get notified instantly when OpenRouter degrades so you can activate fallback providers before users notice.
What can I do during an OpenRouter outage?
Direct provider APIs
Calling OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google directly removes the routing-layer dependency, at the cost of losing OpenRouter’s unified interface and automatic fallback.
Multiple direct SDKs with manual fallback
Maintain direct SDK integrations for 2-3 providers and implement your own fallback logic for full control during an OpenRouter incident.
Together AI or Fireworks AI
Together AI and Fireworks AI offer similar multi-model hosting for open-weight models and can serve as a routing-layer alternative.
Self-hosted inference (vLLM, Ollama)
For open-weight models, a self-hosted inference stack removes dependency on any third-party routing service entirely.
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Frequently asked questions about OpenRouter status
Is OpenRouter down right now?
Check status.openrouter.ai for official OpenRouter status updates and apistatuscheck.com/api/openrouter for independent monitoring. If a specific model is failing but others work, the issue is likely with that model’s upstream provider.
Why is OpenRouter returning errors for only one model?
OpenRouter routes requests to many different upstream providers. A model-specific error usually means that model’s underlying provider (e.g. Anthropic, OpenAI, or an open-weight host) is experiencing issues, not OpenRouter’s core infrastructure.
What should I do when OpenRouter returns a 429 error?
A 429 means you have hit rate limits, which are especially common on free-tier model routes during high demand. Check your usage and consider configuring a fallback model in your request’s `models` array.
What is the best OpenRouter fallback?
Configuring OpenRouter’s built-in model fallback array is the fastest fix. For a routing-layer alternative, Together AI or Fireworks AI offer similar multi-model hosting.
How do I monitor OpenRouter uptime automatically?
API Status Check provides continuous monitoring of OpenRouter API endpoints, sending alerts via email or webhooks when downtime or significant latency is detected.
Does OpenRouter have an SLA?
OpenRouter does not publish a blanket uptime SLA since it aggregates many third-party providers, each with its own reliability profile. For production apps, implement fallback routing across multiple providers.
How often does OpenRouter go down?
OpenRouter’s core routing layer is generally stable; most disruptions users see are isolated to a single upstream model provider rather than the platform as a whole.
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