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Is Google (Search, Drive, Docs) down right now?

We check google.com from one measurement point when you open this page. This shows what we saw, not a worldwide verdict.

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About Google (Search, Drive, Docs) problems

Google covers several separate services, so Search can work while Drive, Docs or sign-in has a problem, or the other way around. Google's Workspace Status Dashboard reports on Workspace apps such as Gmail, Drive and Meet, not on Google Search. If Search shows an unusual traffic page or a QUIC error, check your network first.

Official information

Google (Search, Drive, Docs) official status page (verified )

Our check and Google (Search, Drive, Docs)'s own status page can disagree. We test from one location and read only the homepage response. The provider reports what it knows about its own systems, such as sign-in, apps or single regions. A site can answer our check while one feature is broken, and a regional problem can affect one location but not another.

Google (Search, Drive, Docs) help pages

How this check works

  • One measurement location (single-self-hosted-probe), not a worldwide test.
  • We read only the response headers of the HTTPS homepage; page content and features are not tested.
  • We follow at most 5 HTTPS redirects and check every new address again.
  • The whole check stops after 10 seconds.
  • Results are reused for 60 seconds; this page refreshes its saved check at most every 10 minutes.

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Typical Google (Search, Drive, Docs) problems

An editorial list of typical problems, not based on live user reports.

  • Unusual traffic page in Search Google Search shows an unusual traffic check when a network you use seems to send automated traffic, which Google says can happen on shared school or business networks and VPNs. Guide: 429 Too Many Requests
  • Sign-in keeps looping A broken Google account cookie can send the sign-in page in circles, so clearing cookies for google.com and accounts.google.com only is a safe first step. Guide: ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS
  • QUIC protocol errors in Chrome Chrome can reach Google services over QUIC, so a network device that blocks QUIC can break Google pages while other websites still load. Guide: ERR_QUIC_PROTOCOL_ERROR
  • Drive or Docs server errors A server error inside Drive or Docs is on Google's side, so check the Workspace Status Dashboard before changing anything on your device. Guide: 500 Internal Server Error
  • Files do not sync When Google Drive for desktop stops syncing, check that you are signed in to the right Google account and that the account storage is not full.

General fixes: Search

  1. Complete the robot check once If you see an unusual traffic notice, complete the check once and avoid sending many searches in quick succession. On a shared network or VPN, the traffic of other users can trigger the notice.
  2. Sign out and back in Search and account features can fail separately. Signing out of the account and back in refreshes a broken session without touching other sites.
  3. Try another browser Open the same search in another browser. If it works there, a setting, cached file or extension in your usual browser is the cause.

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