API Documentation
Real-time provider recommendations via programmatic API access.
What is the API?
The IsItDown.ai API provides real-time provider recommendations and status data via programmatic access. Query uptime, latency, and cost information for all monitored LLM providers.
Perfect for: Building provider-aware applications, automating failover logic, cost optimization, and reliability dashboards.
Authentication
All requests require your API key in the Authorization header:
Authorization: Bearer sk_isitdown_xxxxxCopy your key from your Pro dashboard. Do not share it publicly.
Rate Limits
Pro Plan
30,000
calls per month
~1,000/day or ~42/hour
Resets
Monthly
1st of each month (UTC)
View usage in Pro dashboard
Getting Started
- 1Subscribe to Pro plan ($29/month)
- 2Go to Pro dashboard → API Keys
- 3Generate your API key (copy it immediately)
- 4Use it in your app:
Authorization: Bearer sk_isitdown_xxxxx - 5Monitor usage in Pro dashboard