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Is Shields API down?

Current status, daily uptime history and troubleshooting for the Shields API (Open Source Projects).

No, Shields is up

Shields answered our last daily check (Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC) in 791 ms with HTTP 200.

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Shields API uptime history

30 days agoLatest check
Uptime
2 checks so far
Last check
Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC
Response
791 ms · HTTP 200
Last up
Now

We check Shields's listed URL (https://shields.io/) once a day. History started when Shields was first checked, so new entries show fewer than 30 days.

Shields API not working for you?

  1. A 429 response means you're being rate-limited. Slow down, cache responses, and respect any Retry-After header.
  2. If calls fail only in the browser with a CORS error, Shields may not allow cross-origin requests. Call it from your server instead.
  3. If it works from one network but not another, check firewalls, VPNs and regional blocks.
  4. Check the provider's documentation, status page or social accounts for planned maintenance or a changed endpoint.

Open Source Projects APIs up at their last check

  1. 1GitHub Contribution Chart Generator logo

    GitHub Contribution Chart Generator API

    Online · 657 ms

    Create an image of your GitHub contributions.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS
    No authHTTPSCORS
  2. 2GitHub ReadMe Stats logo

    GitHub ReadMe Stats API

    Online · 729 ms

    Add dynamically generated statistics to your GitHub profile ReadMe.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS
    No authHTTPSCORS
  3. 3Metabase logo

    Metabase API

    Online · 650 ms

    An open source Business Intelligence server to share data and analytics inside your company.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS
    No authHTTPSCORS
  4. 4

    Evil Insult Generator API

    Online · 1098 ms

    Evil Insults. A free open source projects API by Evil Insult Generator.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS
    No authHTTPSCORS
  5. 5Neuronto ARD Registry logo

    Neuronto ARD Registry API

    Online · 766 ms

    Search index of MCP servers, agents and APIs, with the tools each server actually exposes.

    • No API key needed
    • Callable from the browser (CORS)
    • HTTPS
    No authHTTPSCORS

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Shields API status FAQ

Is Shields API down right now?

Shields answered our last daily check (Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC) in 791 ms with HTTP 200. This page also runs a live check from our server when you open it, so you can see whether Shields is responding at this moment.

How do you check whether Shields API is up?

Once a day our checker requests Shields's listed URL (https://shields.io/) and records whether it answers within 15 seconds. Answers like 401 (needs a key), 403 (blocks bots) or 429 (rate-limited) count as up, because the server responded. The listed URL is often the documentation page, so an API endpoint can occasionally fail while its docs stay up.

What can I use if Shields API is down?

Free Open Source Projects APIs that were up at their last check include GitHub Contribution Chart Generator, GitHub ReadMe Stats, Metabase. See the full list of Shields alternatives for a comparison.

Why does Shields API work for others but not for me?

A 429 response means you're being rate-limited. Slow down, cache responses, and respect any Retry-After header. If calls fail only in the browser with a CORS error, Shields may not allow cross-origin requests. Call it from your server instead. If it works from one network but not another, check firewalls, VPNs and regional blocks.