readme.md
# is-up [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/is-up)
-> Check whether a website is up or down using the [isitup.org](http://isitup.org) API
+> Check whether a website is up or down using the [isitup.org](https://isitup.org) API
## Install
```
-$ npm install --save is-up
+$ npm install is-up
```
## Usage
```js
const isUp = require('is-up');
-isUp('sindresorhus.com').then(up => {
- console.log(up);
+(async () => {
+ console.log(await isUp('https://sindresorhus.com'));
//=> true
-});
+})();
```
+*Specifying the protocol is optional.*
+
## Related
- [is-up-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/is-up-cli) - CLI for this module
## License
-MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](http://sindresorhus.com)
+MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)