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memberwow
Scratcher
52 posts

Scratch servers status possibly?

Scratch has been going down a lot lately,I am not sure how hard or how much money it would cost but mabey we could have page of some sort to show the servers current status.on this page we could see any problems that will be happening.
Spaceandmoon1
Scratcher
100+ posts

Scratch servers status possibly?

This would be extra work for the Scratch Team.
ajskateboarder
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Scratch servers status possibly?

Spaceandmoon1 wrote:

This would be extra work for the Scratch Team.
Nearly everything suggested here would be extra work for the st

That being said, if you can read a little JSON, you can check out this page: https://api.scratch.mit.edu/health

“uptime” says how long Scratch has been up for, in seconds (divide by 86400 to find days). “load” shows the amount of server load in the last 1 minute, 5 minutes, and 15 minutes.

(ofc major caveat being that this page will be gone whenever the api is down)

Last edited by ajskateboarder (Feb. 26, 2026 17:23:44)

KitStar12
Scratcher
100+ posts

Scratch servers status possibly?

ajskateboarder wrote:

Spaceandmoon1 wrote:

This would be extra work for the Scratch Team.
Nearly everything suggested here would be extra work for the st

That being said, if you can read a little JSON, you can check out this page: https://api.scratch.mit.edu/health

“uptime” says how long Scratch has been up for, in seconds (divide by 86400 to find days). “load” shows the amount of server load in the last 1 minute, 5 minutes, and 15 minutes.

(ofc major caveat being that this page will be gone whenever the api is down)
most children, including me, can't read JSON.
anyways i would put the scratch server site on the scratch foundation page instead of a (…).scratch.mit.edu so if theres a critcal failure with the site we can still see the server status. otherwise support
Billy_IsntA_Stickman
Scratcher
100+ posts

Scratch servers status possibly?

No support, there are already lots of external websites to check this.
ajskateboarder
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Scratch servers status possibly?

KitStar12 wrote:

ajskateboarder wrote:

Spaceandmoon1 wrote:

This would be extra work for the Scratch Team.
Nearly everything suggested here would be extra work for the st

That being said, if you can read a little JSON, you can check out this page: https://api.scratch.mit.edu/health

“uptime” says how long Scratch has been up for, in seconds (divide by 86400 to find days). “load” shows the amount of server load in the last 1 minute, 5 minutes, and 15 minutes.

(ofc major caveat being that this page will be gone whenever the api is down)
most children, including me, can't read JSON.
Just suggesting something people can do until Scratch adds it

Oh yeah there's also Scratch on Downdetector

Last edited by ajskateboarder (Feb. 26, 2026 20:58:29)

unisparks8
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Scratch servers status possibly?

Don't ST say that on Tweets?
memberwow
Scratcher
52 posts

Scratch servers status possibly?

unisparks8 wrote:

Don't ST say that on Tweets?
those stuff could be blocked on their computers
KitStar12
Scratcher
100+ posts

Scratch servers status possibly?

unisparks8 wrote:

Don't ST say that on Tweets?
I would not let kids on that site if i was a parent. its to politcal.im pretty sure you cant even mention it.
and yes its blocked on most computers. social media is not a workaround for suggestions.

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