How often is BBC News down?

In the monitoring period, BBC News has had 1 incidents, with an average duration of 5 minutes.

What is the average uptime of BBC News in 2026?

The 30-day uptime for BBC News is 99.97%%. This is measured by Probecast's independent monitoring from 4 global regions.

How do I get alerted when BBC News has an incident?

Create a free Probecast account, add BBC News to your monitoring stack, and configure alerts via email, Slack, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp, or custom webhooks.

Which region has the fastest BBC News response times?

Currently, US East has the fastest response times for BBC News at 101ms.

What endpoint does Probecast monitor for BBC News?

Probecast monitors GET https://newsapi.org/v2/sources for BBC News. Health checks run every 5 minutes from 4 global regions.

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BBC News

OperationalLast checked: —

News & Content • BBC News

Stack Health Score

Score = Uptime - Penalties
Latency >500ms: -2 | >1000ms: -5
Outages: -2 each | Degradations: -1 each

98.0/ 100

Based on uptime, latency & incidents

99.97%

UptimePercentage of time the API was available.
Only DOWN status impacts this metric.

196ms

Avg Latency

1,000+

APIs monitored

Outages

Degradations

This Month

Uptime History

31-day uptime99.97%

31 days ago

Operational

Degraded

Down

Today

Regional Status

🇺🇸

US West

Operational

141ms

latency

🇺🇸

US East

Operational

101ms

latency

🇪🇺

Europe

Operational

274ms

latency

🌏

Asia Pacific

Operational

268ms

latency

Latency (24h)

Avg: 107ms

Min: 84ms

Max: 202ms

202ms101ms0ms

12:56 AM05:01 AM

Last response:

HTTP 401

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Frequently Asked Questions

Recent Incidents

resolved

Apr 1, 08:31 AM

Duration: 4m

Degradation - High

API Information

Monitored Endpoint

GEThttps://newsapi.org/v2/sources

Provider

BBC News