The feed won't refresh, your posts won't send, or Facebook just spits back a blank white page. Before you assume your account is broken or your phone needs a reboot, there's one question worth answering first: is Facebook down right now, or is the problem only on your end? Knowing the difference takes seconds — and if it turns out Facebook really is down, you can even report it to help thousands of other people get the same answer faster.

How to check Facebook's live status right now

Don't rely on guesswork or a single friend who might be on the same broken network as you. Verify it properly:

  1. Run an instant status check. Our live Facebook status checker tests the service directly from our servers — a completely separate network from your Wi-Fi or mobile data. If our server reaches Facebook fine but you can't, the problem is on your side. If our server also can't connect, it's down for everyone.
  2. Scan the outage board. Our live website status directory shows Facebook alongside 100 of the most popular sites in real time. If Facebook is red there while everything else is green, that's a strong sign of a widespread outage.
  3. Check the outage history. Reviewing Facebook's recent uptime history and past outages tells you whether this is a brand-new incident or something that's been flickering on and off all day.

When two of these three agree, you've got a confident answer in under a minute.

Is Facebook down for everyone or just you?

This is the single most useful thing to figure out, because it decides everything you do next. If Facebook is down for everyone, no amount of restarting will help — you wait. If it's only broken for you, a two-minute fix usually gets you back in.

The quickest self-test is to switch networks: turn off Wi-Fi and try Facebook on mobile data (or vice versa). If it suddenly works, your own network is the culprit. Our guide on whether a website is down for everyone or just you walks through the full 60-second method if you want to be completely sure.

Common signs Facebook is down

Facebook rarely fails all at once — usually one part breaks while the rest limps along, which is exactly what makes it confusing. Watch for these tell-tale symptoms:

  • The feed won't load or shows an endless spinner.
  • Posts, comments, or likes fail and roll back after a second.
  • "Something went wrong" or a plain white/grey screen.
  • Messenger won't connect while the main app half-works (or vice versa).
  • You're logged out repeatedly for no clear reason.

If these hit across multiple devices and networks at once, it's a server-side outage — not your phone.

How to report a Facebook outage (and why it helps)

Here's where you can actually make a difference. When you run a check on our Facebook status checker and you're still having trouble, the result card shows a "Yes, it's down for me!" button. Tapping it does two useful things:

  • It adds your report to the live outage board, so the next person who checks sees that others are affected too.
  • Once several different people confirm the same outage within the hour, we automatically publish a public incident report with a full timeline — visible in the "📰 Major outages" panel on our homepage.

In other words, your single tap helps turn a lonely "is it just me?" moment into a clear, community-verified answer for everyone. It's crowdsourcing at its most useful — and it takes one click.

What to do if Facebook is down for everyone

If you've confirmed a real outage, the honest answer is there's nothing to fix on your device. Don't reinstall the app or reset anything — the problem isn't yours.

  • Wait it out. Most Facebook outages resolve within 30 to 60 minutes as Meta's engineers push a fix.
  • Check official channels. Meta usually acknowledges major outages, and users report widely the moment something breaks.
  • Report it and move on. Tap "Yes, it's down for me!", then check back in ten minutes instead of refreshing endlessly.

Quick fixes if Facebook is down only for you

If the checkers say Facebook is up but you still can't get in, the fix is on your side — and local problems are the easy ones. Work through these in order:

  • Force-close and reopen the app to clear a temporary glitch.
  • Check your actual connection by opening any other website or app.
  • Clear the app cache (Android: Settings → Apps → Facebook → Storage → Clear Cache) — this won't log you out.
  • Flush your DNS cache. A stale DNS record can block one site while everything else loads fine. Our step-by-step guide on how to flush your DNS cache covers Windows, macOS, Android and iPhone.
  • Update the app — an outdated version can break after a server-side change.
  • Disable your VPN or proxy, which frequently interfere with Facebook's servers.

Still stuck only on your device? Our full checklist on fixing a site that's down for you but not everyone has more advanced steps to try.

The bottom line

The next time Facebook won't cooperate, don't panic or start deleting things. Ask the one question that matters — down for everyone, or just me? — and answer it in seconds with a quick Facebook status check. If it's a real outage, report it with a single tap to help the community, then sit back and wait. If it's just you, run a two-minute fix and you're back in. Either way, you'll stop chasing a problem that was never yours to solve.