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Is AWS us-east-1 Down Right Now?

Check if AWS us-east-1 (aws.amazon.com) is down for everyone or just you. We test the site from our servers to verify real outages vs local DNS/cache issues.

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Is AWS us-east-1 down for everyone or just you?

This is the question that matters most. Our checker requests aws.amazon.com from our own servers, completely separate from your network — so the result reflects what the rest of the internet sees, not just your connection.

  • If we say it's down: the outage is real and affects everyone. You'll just have to wait until AWS us-east-1 fixes the issue.
  • If we say it's up, but you can't load it: the problem is local to you — usually a DNS cache, a VPN, a firewall, browser cache, or your ISP. Try a different network and an incognito window.

What a AWS us-east-1 outage looks like

AWS US-East (N. Virginia) is the most critical and outage-prone cloud region globally. When us-east-1 degrades, DynamoDB, Lambda, S3, and IAM issues cascade across the internet even if aws.amazon.com is up. We check general AWS connectivity here.

Typical issues: Regional IAM authentication latency, S3 API error rates, Lambda cold start timeouts, and EC2 network routing disruption.

Official AWS us-east-1 status page — we check aws.amazon.com from our servers; their page covers components we cannot see from the public homepage.

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Frequently asked questions

Is AWS us-east-1 down for everyone or just me?
You can check the real-time status of AWS us-east-1 above. We request aws.amazon.com from our servers. If it's up for us but not for you, the problem is likely your local network, DNS cache, or ISP.
How can I get alerted when AWS us-east-1 goes down?
You can set up a free uptime monitor on Webalert to check aws.amazon.com every few minutes and alert you via email or Slack the moment it goes down.