Is What3Words API down?
Current status, daily uptime history and troubleshooting for the What3Words API (Geocoding).
No, What3Words is up
What3Words answered our last daily check (Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC) in 810 ms with HTTP 200.
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What3Words API uptime history
- Uptime
- 2 checks so far
- Last check
- Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC
- Response
- 810 ms · HTTP 200
- Last up
- Now
We check What3Words's listed URL (https://what3words.com) once a day. History started when What3Words was first checked, so new entries show fewer than 30 days.
What3Words API not working for you?
- What3Words needs an API key. A 401 or 403 usually means a missing, expired or mis-sent credential: check whether it belongs in a header or the query string.
- 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, What3Words 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.
- Check the provider's documentation, status page or social accounts for planned maintenance or a changed endpoint.
Geocoding APIs up at their last check
- 1
ipwhois API
Online · 226 msIP geolocation with country, city, coordinates, ISP, timezone and flag data.
- No API key needed
- Fast: 226 ms response
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS - 2
administrative-divisons-db API
Online · 745 msGet all administrative divisions of a country.
- No API key needed
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS - 3
HackMyIP API
Online · 1047 msIP geolocation, ISP and privacy/VPN scoring, email breach checks, DNS and WHOIS lookups.
- No API key needed
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS - 4
ipapi.co API
Online · 780 msFind IP address location information.
- No API key needed
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS - 5
LatLng API
Online · 431 msGeocoding, reverse geocoding, places, and static maps.
- No API key needed
- Callable from the browser (CORS)
- HTTPS
No authHTTPSCORS
What3Words API status FAQ
Is What3Words API down right now?
What3Words answered our last daily check (Oct 24, 2026, 12:25 UTC) in 810 ms with HTTP 200. This page also runs a live check from our server when you open it, so you can see whether What3Words is responding at this moment.
How do you check whether What3Words API is up?
Once a day our checker requests What3Words's listed URL (https://what3words.com) 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 What3Words API is down?
Free Geocoding APIs that were up at their last check include ipwhois, administrative-divisons-db, HackMyIP. See the full list of What3Words alternatives for a comparison.
Why does What3Words API work for others but not for me?
What3Words needs an API key. A 401 or 403 usually means a missing, expired or mis-sent credential: check whether it belongs in a header or the query string. 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, What3Words may not allow cross-origin requests. Call it from your server instead.