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Is Quad9 down right now? Live status and outage tracker

No, Quad9 is up.

No outage detected, and no user reports in the last hour.

Live Updated 2 min ago Data refreshes every 5 minutes

Not working for you? Official status pageStatus page

User reports, last 24 hours, 15 minutes a segment: 96 flowing 0 slow (elevated) 0 jammed (outage)

User reports, last 24 hours

4 reports in total, counted in 15-minute windows

No problem reports came in for Quad9 in the last hour, and at this time of day there are usually almost none. Over the last 24 hours there were 4 reports. Worldwide, most recent reports were about DNS (100%). There has been no spike in reports since 8 October. These are user reports from the US, where most people report Quad9 problems.

Around the world right now: normal in 71 other countries. By country

NormalClose to the usual level24 h · 4 reports
ElevatedMore than 1.5 times the usual levelNone in this chart
OutageMore than twice the usual level and far above the day's averageNone in this chart
Usual levelWhat a usual day sees at that timeAlmost none at this time of day

Reports, last hour

Quiet

Uptime, 24 h

100.00%

No outage windows

Last outage

None

In the last 24 hours

Busiest 15 minutes

1 report, 8 h ago

Last 24 hours

Quad9 outages and problems

In the past 24 hours, 4 user reports came in for Quad9. Counting only the 15-minute windows with a spike big enough to count as an outage, that comes to 100.00% uptime for the day.

The busiest 15-minute window had 1 report, about 8 hours ago. That stays below our outage threshold, so it doesn't count as downtime.

No problems detected in the last 24 hoursReports for Quad9 stayed at their usual level the whole time.

This month

Quad9 in November 2026

Problem reports in November: 4

Monthly report for November 2026

What went wrong

What people said was wrong in recent problem reports for Quad9 worldwide.

DNS100%

Share of 3 recent reports that said what was wrong, from every country listed below.

World map

Quad9 reports around the world

In the last 24 hours, 22 problem reports about Quad9 came in from 8 countries. Right now reports are at the usual level in every country.

Outage now
Problems now
Normal

Each dot is a group of recent reports, coloured by how its country is doing now; bigger dots, more reports.

Country	Now	24 hours
Brazil	Normal	10
The US numbers above	Normal	4
Argentina	Normal	2
Australia	Normal	2
Japan	Normal	1
Peru	Normal	1
Poland	Normal	1
The UK	Normal	1
Austria	Normal	0
Belgium	Normal	0
Canada	Normal	0
Chile	Normal	0

Each country's status compares its reports with the usual level there. 60 more countries had 0 reports in the last 24 hours. Map outlines: Natural Earth.

Last 30 days

Quad9 problem spikes, last 30 days

Since 8 October, Quad9 had no outage spikes or periods of elevated reports.

By country

Each square is one day in the countries with the most reports: red when reports stayed at outage level for half an hour or more, amber when they stayed above the usual level for an hour or more, grey otherwise.

The US31
Brazil12
Australia5
Poland5
Austria4
Argentina3
Canada3
The UK3

Country history starts on 28 October 2026. Days run from midnight to midnight, Central European time.

A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, kept exactly as this page showed it at the time. This history starts on 8 October 2026. Monthly reports for all services

Troubleshooting

How to fix Quad9 not working

Quad9 is up on our end, so if it won't work for you, the problem is most likely on your side. Work through these in order:

Your browser tries to reach quad9.net over your own connection, right now. Nothing is sent to us or stored.

Rule out an outage on Quad9's side
Open the official status page at status.quad9.net before you change any settings, because a resolver problem and a broken home network look the same from the browser. The banner at the top of our page counts user reports in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours, so a spike there plus an incident on the status page means you wait rather than troubleshoot. Quiet on both fronts points at your own setup.
Try a second device on the same Wi-Fi
When one laptop fails to resolve names but your phone loads sites over the same connection, the resolver is reachable and the fault sits in that machine's configuration. If the second device fails too, look at the router or the path your ISP gives you. Either answer cuts the search in half.
Enter the resolver addresses by hand
Replace whatever the router handed out with the addresses from the help centre at docs.quad9.net. On Windows that is Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi (or Ethernet) > DNS server assignment > Edit; on macOS it is System Settings > Network > your connection > Details > DNS. Add both addresses so one unreachable server does not take name resolution down, and note that Android's Private DNS field wants the hostname form instead of an address.
Flush the cache and query the resolver directly
Stale negative entries outlive a resolver change, so clear them: ipconfig /flushdns in an Administrator Command Prompt on Windows, or sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder on macOS. Then run nslookup or dig against the address you configured and see whether an answer comes back at all. No response at all usually means something on the network is blocking port 53, which is common on hotel and office Wi-Fi.

While Quad9 is down: what to use instead

Cloudflare DNS Set your device or router to Cloudflare DNS for website lookups.
Google Public DNS Try it as a fallback when Quad9 cannot resolve a site.
OpenDNS Switch your router to OpenDNS for home network lookups.
AdGuard DNS Choose it if you want DNS filtering that can block ads and trackers.

Your device

Fix Quad9 on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone

Quad9 on Windows

Fix: Open your Network Connections, access your adapter's IPv4 properties, and verify that the Quad9 DNS addresses (9.9.9.9 and 149.112.112.112) are correct, or temporarily switch to automatic DNS.
Check: Check if Quad9 is down on Windows by verifying if web pages fail to load with DNS resolution errors while your internet connection remains active. You can also check the official Quad9 status page for ongoing outages.

Command Prompt

ping quad9.netTest whether Quad9's servers reply

nslookup quad9.netCheck that Quad9's DNS resolves

tracert quad9.netTrace where the connection drops

ipconfig /flushdnsClear the DNS cache, then reload

Quad9 on Mac

Fix: Open System Settings, go to Network, select your active connection, click Details, and ensure the Quad9 DNS servers are correctly added in the DNS tab. If Quad9 is down, temporarily remove them to restore your connection.
Check: To see if Quad9 is down on a Mac, check if Safari displays server connection errors while other network services are functioning. You can also check the official Quad9 service status page.

Terminal

ping -c 4 quad9.netTest whether Quad9's servers reply

nslookup quad9.netCheck that Quad9's DNS resolves

traceroute quad9.netTrace where the connection drops

sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponderFlush the macOS DNS cache, then reload

Quad9 on Android

Fix: Go to Settings, Network & internet, select Private DNS, and verify it is set to the Quad9 hostname (dns.quad9.net), or temporarily switch it to automatic. Alternatively, toggle the Quad9 Connect app off and on again.
Check: On Android, check if Quad9 is down by looking for DNS lookup failure errors in your browser while connected to Wi-Fi or mobile data. You can also check if turning off Private DNS restores your internet access.

Quad9 on iPhone and iPad

Fix: Go to Settings, Wi-Fi, tap the info icon next to your network, select Configure DNS, and ensure the Quad9 primary server (9.9.9.9) is configured. If you installed the Quad9 profile, you can temporarily disable it in VPN & Device Management.
Check: On iOS, you can tell if Quad9 is down if websites fail to load in Safari while you are connected to a working Wi-Fi network. You can also check if internet access returns after removing the Quad9 DNS profile.

About

What happens when Quad9 goes down

Quad9 is a public DNS resolver that filters known malicious domains. Home users and network admins set 9.9.9.9 on routers and phones, so when it has trouble, domain lookups stall and your browsing or app connections break even if the internet link itself is fine.

Fresh lookups fail first. Pages already cached on your device may keep loading for a while, but app logins and new tabs time out as soon as they need a hostname that is not in cache. You get browser messages such as “DNS server isn’t responding” or “server IP address could not be found,” and mail clients or streaming apps stall when they reach a host they have not used recently. A problem can be partial or regional: one network or resolver address times out while another keeps working, because the service answers from many locations; the status at the top only shows whether problem reports are above their usual level in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours, and the app does not ping or probe the service.

Servers and network

Quad9 IP address, servers and network

IPv4 address: 195.176.255.138
IPv6: 2001:620:2020:5:9::138
Network: AS559 · SWITCH Switch, Swiss Academic and Research Network, registered in Switzerland
DNS hosted by: its own name servers (6panb.ch)
HTTPS certificate: Issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until 3 Jan 2027 (63 days)
HTTP/3: Not advertised
Our check: Answered in 41 ms

Checked from our server in Frankfurt, Germany, 3 days ago, for quad9.net. Visitors elsewhere may see different addresses.

Checked from 11 places around the world

All 11 locations got an answer from quad9.net. Fastest from Milan (37 ms), slowest from Singapore (1,892 ms). Every location connected to the same address, on SWITCH Switch, Swiss Academic and Research Network (AS559).

Location	Result	Time	Address reached
FrankfurtGermany	Up	39 ms	195.176.255.138
ViennaAustria	Up	95 ms	195.176.255.138
MilanItaly	Up	37 ms	195.176.255.138
ParisFrance	Up	161 ms	195.176.255.138
AmsterdamNetherlands	Up	110 ms	195.176.255.138
MadridSpain	Up	137 ms	195.176.255.138
WarsawPoland	Up	143 ms	195.176.255.138
Los AngelesUSA	Up	576 ms	195.176.255.138
São PauloBrazil	Up	764 ms	195.176.255.138
SingaporeSingapore	Up	1,892 ms	195.176.255.138
TokyoJapan	Up	991 ms	195.176.255.138

Checked with check-host.net from its servers in these cities 3 days ago, for quad9.net. Time is how long each server took to load the page.

Questions

Quad9 FAQ

Is Quad9 down right now?

The status at the top of this page shows whether problem reports for the service are above their usual level, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. A flat line points at your side of the connection, so try another network or a second device and check the resolver addresses saved in your router or phone. The official status page is the other place to confirm an outage.

Why does a site fail to load on Quad9 when it works on my mobile data?

The service filters known malicious domains, so a hostname that resolves elsewhere can come back empty here. You see a browser message such as 'server DNS address could not be found' instead of a page, and it repeats on every device pointed at those resolvers. Test one machine on a different resolver; if the site loads there, the block is working and the help centre explains how to report a domain that got blocked by mistake.

Which addresses do I put in my router or phone?

Enter 9.9.9.9 and 149.112.112.112 in the DNS fields of your router, then reboot the devices behind it so they pick up the change. Phones and laptops take the same pair in their own network settings, and Android's Private DNS option wants a hostname rather than an IP. A VPN on the device can override all of it, so check that first if nothing changes.

One device still can't resolve anything after I changed my DNS. Why?

That device likely kept the old resolver: cached answers, a VPN that pushes its own DNS, or a per-interface setting overriding the router. Flush the DNS cache or toggle the connection off and on, then look at which resolver the device lists. If only one app breaks while everything else resolves, the DNS change is probably not the cause.

Where do I find setup steps or report a domain that got blocked?

Walkthroughs for routers, Windows, macOS and phones sit in the help centre, and the official status page covers the resolver network itself. If a domain you need is filtered by mistake, the help centre explains how to submit it for review. Neither page is a live test of your own connection, so check the resolver settings on the device as well.

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How we track Quad9

The status on this page comes from user-submitted problem reports for Quad9, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. Each window is compared with the normal level for Quad9, so a few complaints on a quiet day don't trigger anything, but a sudden jump well above normal does.

When reports climb well above normal, the status here changes to partial outage or major outage and the chart moves with it. This is separate from Quad9's official status page: user reports tend to show a problem early, while the official page confirms the cause. If the two disagree, check both.