# is-up [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/is-up.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/is-up) > Check whether a website is up or down using the [isitup.org](https://isitup.org) API ## Install ``` $ npm install is-up ``` ## Usage ```js const isUp = require('is-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](https://sindresorhus.com)