What "dYdX status" actually measures
Our automated monitoring probes dydx.exchange from a US-based data center using direct HTTPS requests
every 60 seconds. Each check captures four data points: HTTP status code, time-to-first-byte latency, DNS resolution success, and connection completion.
A single failed probe is not enough to mark dYdX as down — we
require two consecutive failures before declaring an outage. This prevents transient network
blips from triggering false-positive alerts. See our
methodology page for details.
Why "dYdX down for everyone or just me" is the right question to ask
When dYdX appears unreachable from your device, there are three distinct possibilities, each with
a different fix:
- dYdX is down for everyone — confirmed by this page showing red status plus
elevated user reports. No client-side fix will help; the site operator has to resolve it. In this case
our live outages feed will list dYdX alongside any other affected sites.
- dYdX is down for your region or ISP — typical pattern is this page showing
green (our US monitoring server can reach it) while users on certain ISPs or in certain countries can't.
Try a different network (cellular instead of Wi-Fi, or vice versa), switch your DNS resolver to
1.1.1.1 or 8.8.8.8, or test from a VPN to a different region.
- dYdX is down only for you — local issue: corrupted DNS cache, browser
extension interfering, an outdated TLS certificate cached, or a corporate firewall. Fixes: flush DNS
cache, try incognito mode, try a different browser. If others on the same network can reach
dYdX, the problem is on your machine.
dYdX response time and what it tells you
The current response time for dYdX is 251ms. A healthy response is typically under 500ms. Values in the 1500–3000ms range indicate heavy load and may precede a status change.
Rising response times are often a leading indicator of an outage. The 24-hour chart further down shows the full latency history. For more on response time, see our TTFB explainer.
dYdX in the Cryptocurrency category
dYdX is one of the cryptocurrency services in our 2,700+ monitored catalog.
cryptocurrency services share characteristic outage patterns — see the
Cryptocurrency category page for an aggregated
"all systems operational" snapshot across every cryptocurrency site we monitor.
When a major cryptocurrency platform has an outage, related services on similar infrastructure
often see correlated issues, so checking the category view alongside this page gives a fuller picture.
How to report a dYdX outage
Scroll to the User Reports section and submit your issue — it takes 5 seconds, no signup required. Reports are anonymized and aggregate against a 7-day baseline.
When reports spike 3× above normal, the status flips to "Possible Problems". A 5× spike or confirmed HTTP failure triggers "Problems Detected". Your report contributes to the signal other users see seconds later.
Embedding dYdX status on your own page
A live SVG status badge for dYdX is available at
https://isitdownchecker.com/api/badge/dydx.exchange.svg — drop it into your README, a status page,
or any blog post. The badge color updates every 60 seconds and links back here. Full embed instructions
and copy-paste snippets for Markdown, HTML, and BBCode are on our
embed page.
Common error patterns when dYdX fails
Real outages on dYdX don't always look the same to users. Common patterns we see in crowd reports:
- HTTP 5xx errors (502 Bad Gateway, 503 Service Unavailable) — server-side; see our
HTTP 502 explainer and HTTP 503 explainer.
- DNS resolution failures — site won't load, browser shows "server not found"; see our
DNS resolution explainer.
- TLS / certificate errors — site loads but browser blocks it; see our
SSL/TLS errors explainer.
- Loading hangs without an error — usually elevated TTFB or stalled connections; see our
TTFB explainer.
- Specific subsystem failures — login works but search broken, video plays but chat
fails, etc. — these are the cases where crowd reports surface the issue before HTTP probes do.