Downdetector - new site update (2026-02)

downdetector.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import sys
import cloudscraper
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup


URL = "https://downdetector.com"
MAX_SITES = 15


def create_scraper():
    return cloudscraper.create_scraper(
        interpreter="js2py",
        delay=5,
        enable_stealth=True,
        stealth_options={
            "min_delay": 2.0,
            "max_delay": 6.0,
            "human_like_delays": True,
            "randomize_headers": True,
            "browser_quirks": True,
        },
    )


def fetch_page(scraper, url):
    try:
        response = scraper.get(url, timeout=15)
        response.raise_for_status()
        return response.content
    except Exception as e:
        sys.exit(f"Error fetching {url}: {e}")


def parse_sites(html):
    soup = BeautifulSoup(html, "html.parser")

    container = soup.find(class_="contents")
    if not container:
        return []

    sites = container.find_all("div", class_="py-2")

    names = []
    for site in sites[:MAX_SITES]:
        header = site.find("h2")
        if header:
            names.append(header.get_text(strip=True))

    return names


def main():
    scraper = create_scraper()
    html = fetch_page(scraper, URL)
    site_names = parse_sites(html)

    print(" • ".join(site_names))


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()