Is Medium down?
medium.com is reachable but answered 403 to our probes. It is probably up and blocking automated or regional traffic — not an outage.
- Website
- medium.com
- Response time
- 42 ms (median)
- Uptime (24 h)
- 100%
- Last down
- no outage in 90 days
Report a problemNo problem reports in 24 h
Response time — last 24 checks
Median across 4 regions, one point every 2 minutes. Red markers = round failed.
Last 24 hours
One bar per hour · colour = success rate · height = median response.
Latest check by region
| Region | Result | Response | DNS | TLS expires | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas, US | HTTP 403 | 327 ms | 40 ms | — | cloudflare |
| Washington DC, US | HTTP 403 | 39 ms | 4 ms | — | cloudflare |
| Frankfurt, DE | HTTP 403 | 45 ms | 2 ms | — | cloudflare |
| Singapore, SG | HTTP 403 | 39 ms | 1 ms | — | cloudflare |
Resolves to: 162.159.153.4, 162.159.152.4, 2606:4700:7::a29f:9904, 2606:4700:7::a29f:9804
Service status history
| Time (UTC) | Regions OK | Response |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 17:04 UTC | 4/4 | 42 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 17:02 UTC | 4/4 | 46 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 17:00 UTC | 4/4 | 62 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:58 UTC | 4/4 | 47 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:56 UTC | 4/4 | 39 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:54 UTC | 4/4 | 50 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:52 UTC | 4/4 | 37 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:50 UTC | 4/4 | 42 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:48 UTC | 4/4 | 45 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:46 UTC | 4/4 | 48 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:44 UTC | 4/4 | 52 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:42 UTC | 4/4 | 42 ms |
| Time (UTC) | Regions OK | Response |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 16:40 UTC | 4/4 | 61 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:38 UTC | 4/4 | 42 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:36 UTC | 4/4 | 56 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:34 UTC | 4/4 | 45 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:32 UTC | 4/4 | 64 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:30 UTC | 4/4 | 72 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:28 UTC | 4/4 | 46 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:26 UTC | 4/4 | 38 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:24 UTC | 4/4 | 50 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:22 UTC | 4/4 | 76 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:20 UTC | 4/4 | 44 ms |
| 26 Oct 2026 16:18 UTC | 4/4 | 41 ms |
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What this result means
The server answered HTTP 403 to automated requests from every region. That is a security policy (bot protection or geo-blocking), not an outage — the site is most likely fine in a normal browser.
1 · Browser
- Hard-refresh: Ctrl+F5 (Mac: ⌘+Shift+R).
- Try a private/incognito window — rules out extensions and stale cookies.
- Clear cache & cookies for medium.com.
2 · DNS
- Flush DNS: Windows
ipconfig /flushdns, macOSsudo dscacheutil -flushcache. - Switch to 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare) or 8.8.8.8 (Google) DNS.
- Works on mobile data but not Wi-Fi? Your ISP's DNS or filtering is the culprit.
3 · Network
- Disable VPN/proxy, or turn one on if your region blocks the site.
- Check firewall, antivirus web-shield and parental controls.
- Restart your router; ask a friend elsewhere to open this page.
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Outages happening right now
Verdict rule: DOWN when most regions fail, DEGRADED when some fail or the median exceeds 3 s, RESTRICTED when the site answers 401/403/429 to our probes. Checks come from Dallas, Washington DC, Frankfurt and Singapore. Share: https://isitdownorme.com/medium