Be discoverable
Create an indexable website profile that customers can find when they search for your domain’s status.
Website owner tools
Add your website. Build trust before downtime happens.
List your domain in the Status Is Down directory, verify ownership, follow outage reports, and give customers a reliable place to check your website’s availability.
Directory of 2M+ websites
Coverage across 139 countries
Free owner verification
Built for website owners
Coverage across 139 countries
Adding your website gives you practical tools for discovery, monitoring, and transparent outage communication.
2M+Directory of 2M+ websites
139Coverage across 139 countries
Directory of 2M+ websites
Built for website owners
More visibility, clearer communication, stronger customer trust
Adding your website gives you practical tools for discovery, monitoring, and transparent outage communication.
See outage signals
Review user-submitted reports, comments, and monitoring signals related to your website.
Respond officially
Verify ownership to post official updates and help customers understand what is happening.
Publish a status page
Use a free SID-hosted page or upgrade to a branded, ad-free white-label experience.
Status page options
Start free. Upgrade when your brand needs the spotlight.
Both options use Status Is Down monitoring and provide a dedicated place for communicating website availability.
SID-hosted
Free
A ready-to-share status page hosted by Status Is Down.
- Dedicated website status page
- Continuous SID monitoring
- SID logo and branding
- Shareable SID-hosted URL
- Upgrade whenever you are ready
White-label
Your brand, your domain
$19.99 / month
A customer-facing status experience presented as part of your own website.
- Replace the SID logo with your own
- Use status.yourdomain.com or yourdomain.com/status
- Ad-free page
- Continuous SID monitoring
- Cancel or downgrade anytime
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Domain verification and DNS or server configuration may be required for custom-domain publishing.
How it works
From domain to verified status page
A guided signup flow keeps ownership verification clear and helps you publish the right status experience.
01
Enter your domain
Submit the website you own using the form above.
02
Choose verification
Use business email, a DNS TXT record, or a homepage meta tag.
03
Verify ownership
Complete the guided check and unlock website-owner controls.
04
Publish and share
Use the free SID page or configure your branded white-label page.
Verification guide
Verify with a DNS record or meta tag
Can’t receive email at your domain? Use one of these methods instead. Your unique code appears after you choose a method and click Start Verification, and it stays valid for 30 minutes.
DNS TXT record
Best if you can edit your domain’s DNS settings
- Choose DNS Record, enter your email address and click Start Verification. Copy the full TXT value shown on screen.
- Sign in to the service that manages your DNS (for example Cloudflare, GoDaddy, Namecheap, Google Cloud DNS or AWS Route 53) and add a new TXT record with the values below.
- Save the record and wait 5–10 minutes. Some DNS providers take longer to publish changes.
- Return to the verification page and click Verify Ownership.
| Field | What to enter |
|---|---|
| Type | TXT |
| Name / Host | @ (the root of the domain you are verifying, e.g. yourdomain.com) |
| Value / Content | sid-verify=sid-verify-a1b2c3… (copy your complete value) |
| TTL | Auto, or the lowest option available |
The value starts with sid-verify= followed by your code, which also begins with sid-verify-, so the words appear twice. That is expected — paste it exactly as shown.
Homepage meta tag
Best if you can edit your website’s HTML
- Choose Meta Tag, enter your email address and click Start Verification. Copy the tag shown on screen.
- Paste it inside the
<head>section of your homepage, for example in your theme’s header template or your platform’s “custom code” or “header code injection” setting. - Publish the change and clear any website, plugin or CDN cache.
- Open your homepage, view the page source to confirm the tag is there, then click Verify Ownership.
Example tag<meta name="sid-verify" content="sid-verify-a1b2c3…">
Our checker visits https://yourdomain.com/ directly, so:
- The homepage must load over HTTPS without redirecting (for example to www, another domain, a language page or a login page).
- The tag must be in the HTML your server sends. Tags added later by JavaScript or a tag manager cannot be detected.
- Firewalls and bot protection must allow the request.
- If your homepage redirects, use the DNS method instead.
Not verifying yet?
- “The required DNS TXT record was not found yet” means the exact value is not publicly visible yet. Wait a few more minutes, then click Verify Ownership again.
- Check the record name. The TXT record must be on the domain you are verifying (
@), not onwwwor another subdomain. Some providers add your domain automatically, so typing the full domain in the Name field can createyourdomain.com.yourdomain.com. In Cloudflare, entering@or your domain name is the same. - Check the value. It must match exactly, with no extra spaces or extra quotation marks. Keep your other TXT records (such as SPF or Google verification) and add this as a separate record.
- Codes expire after 30 minutes. If you start again later, you will receive a new code, so update your TXT record or meta tag before verifying. Use the same email address throughout.
- Meta tag not found? Make sure https://yourdomain.com/ opens without a redirect, the tag appears in the page source (not only after JavaScript runs) and any cache has been cleared.
- Check it yourself: run
nslookup -type=TXT yourdomain.comordig TXT yourdomain.com +short, or use a public DNS lookup tool. Yoursid-verify=…value should appear in the results.
Website owner FAQs
Questions before you add your website
Clear answers about listing, verification, status pages, branding, and billing.
Is it free to add my website?
Yes. Adding and verifying your website is free. The SID-hosted status page is also free and does not require a credit card.
How do I verify that I own the domain?
Choose business email verification, add a DNS TXT record, or place a verification meta tag on your homepage. The signup flow explains each method.
Can I use my own logo and domain?
Yes. The $19.99 monthly white-label option supports your logo and a custom address such as status.yourdomain.com or yourdomain.com/status.
Will the white-label status page contain ads?
No. White-label status pages are ad-free and do not include Google AdSense tags.
Can I cancel or return to the free version?
Yes. You can cancel or downgrade at any time. Your verified website listing can remain active on the free SID-hosted option.
Give customers a trustworthy place to check your status
Add your domain today, verify ownership, and publish a status page before the next outage sends customers searching for answers.