Perplexity status — and how to poll it yourself
Snapshot: Aug 6, 2026 6:50 PM ET · Statuses shown are build-time snapshots — they refresh on each site rebuild. Live auto-refresh ships post-launch.
| Status page | https://status.perplexity.com |
| Snapshot status | Operational Page status: UP (as of Aug 6, 2026 6:50 PM ET) |
| Components | 3/3 |
| Status API format | instatus |
| JSON endpoint | https://status.perplexity.com/summary.json |
| Components endpoint | https://status.perplexity.com/v2/components.json |
| Gotcha | status.perplexity.ai redirects to status.perplexity.com; Instatus format, not Statuspage |
| Verification | verified — live fetch on 2026-08-06 |
Polling Perplexity's status programmatically
Instatus — not Statuspage. GET /summary.json for page status, GET /v2/components.json for components. The Statuspage-style /api/v2/status.json path does not apply here.
curl -s https://status.perplexity.com/summary.jsonGotcha (verified 2026-08-06): status.perplexity.ai redirects to status.perplexity.com; Instatus format, not Statuspage
Everything above was verified against the live endpoint on 2026-08-06 — nothing is inferred from platform defaults. If the endpoint moved, tell us.