# 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. Each call is automatically billed to your wallet in USDC.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-downdetector-com-api-3deb5db0/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## 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/parse-downdetector-com-api-3deb5db0/get_active_outages \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -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/parse-downdetector-com-api-3deb5db0/get_categories \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```