# Downdetector — Wrapped API

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> Monitor which online services are currently experiencing outages and see how many users have reported each incident in real-time. Stay informed about widespread service disruptions that might affect your work or daily activities.

**Category:** Developer Tools | **Website:** [downdetector.com/](https://downdetector.com/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/3deb5db0-c5bf-4e99-9c99-0204ad96bb88/downdetector-com-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/3deb5db0-c5bf-4e99-9c99-0204ad96bb88/downdetector-com-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy for Locus Pro. Each call burns credits from your workspace balance.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/downdetector/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY>` (an `lcr_` secret key or a scoped `lcac_` agent credential)
**Required header:** `Idempotency-Key: <fresh UUID per call>`. A retry with the same key replays the stored result without a new charge.
**Response:** the provider response after any endpoint-specific normalization. `X-Locus-Credits-Charged` carries the charge and `X-Locus-Credits-Balance` the remaining balance. Insufficient credits return `402` before the provider is called.
**Pricing:** estimated costs below are USD. Locus debits the credit equivalent at your workspace rate.

Full call contract: https://docs.paywithlocus.com/api-reference/introduction

> Using a Pay With Locus wallet key (`claw_` prefix)? Wallet routes are documented separately: https://docs.paywithlocus.com/wrapped-apis/for-agents

## Endpoints

### Get active outages

Returns services currently experiencing outages (status 'danger' or 'warning') along with the total number of user-submitted problem reports in the past 24 hours. Each outage includes a sparkline array of 96 values representing report counts per 15-minute interval over the past 24 hours. Results are sorted by reports descending. The data reflects the top ~48 trending services monitored by Downdetector for the United States region; services with a 'success' status are excluded. Supports optional filtering by category slug and service name substring.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `category` | string | No | Filter outages to only those matching a specific category slug (e.g. 'messaging', 'gaming', 'social-media'). Use get_categories to discover available slugs. |
| `name` | string | No | Filter outages to only those whose service name contains the given string (case-insensitive substring match). |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/downdetector/get-active-outages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"category":"<string>","name":"<string>"}'
```

### Get categories

Returns the list of all service categories available on Downdetector, extracted from the trending services data. Each category has a slug (used as the filter value in get_active_outages) and a human-readable display name derived from the slug. The set reflects categories represented in the current top ~48 trending services.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

_No parameters required._

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/credits/downdetector/get-categories \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $LOCUS_CREDITS_SECRET_KEY" \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```

## Next steps

- [All wrapped API providers](https://paywithlocus.com/wapi/index.md): pick another provider.
- [Find and call tools](https://paywithlocus.com/agent/tools.md): price ceilings, async results, and errors.
- [Credits and billing](https://paywithlocus.com/agent/billing.md): what a call costs and how to add credits.
- [Agent docs index](https://paywithlocus.com/agent/index.md): every Locus agent page.