Ping Tool
Run a ping test on any website and see if it's up and how fast it responds.
Ping a website
Browsers can't send ICMP packets, so this measures HTTP round-trip latency from our server: the URL is sent to api.forewrite.com, which times its requests to the host. It tells you if a site is up and how fast it responds โ no account, no logging on our side.
This ping tool checks whether a website is online and measures how fast it responds. Because browsers can't send raw ICMP packets, the test runs from our server: it sends several timed HTTP requests to the host you enter and reports the minimum, average, and maximum response time, the packet-loss rate, the HTTP status code, and the web server header. It's the quickest way to confirm a site is reachable and to spot slow or flaky responses โ free, with no account and no client to install.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this ping test measure?
It measures HTTP round-trip latency โ the time for our server to send a request to your URL and receive a response. It reports the minimum, average, and maximum across several samples, plus packet loss and the HTTP status code.
Is this a real ICMP ping like the command line?
Not exactly. Web browsers can't send ICMP echo packets, so instead of an OS-level ping we time HTTP requests from our server to the host. For checking if a website is up and how fast it responds, HTTP latency is usually more meaningful than ICMP anyway, since it tests the actual web service.
Why is my latency higher than ping in a terminal?
HTTP latency includes the full request cycle โ TCP connection, TLS handshake on https, and the server generating a response โ so it's naturally higher than a bare ICMP echo. It reflects what a real visitor's first request experiences.
What does packet loss percentage mean here?
It's the share of ping attempts that failed or timed out. 0% means every request got a response; a higher value means the host dropped or was too slow to answer some requests, which points to an unstable or overloaded server.
Can I ping an IP address or a host without https?
Yes. Enter a full URL (https://example.com), a bare domain (example.com), or a host. If you omit the scheme we'll try to reach it over HTTP/HTTPS automatically.
How many pings should I send?
Use the Pings selector to send 1 to 10 requests (default 4). More samples give a more reliable average and a better view of jitter and packet loss, at the cost of taking a little longer.
Is this ping tool free and private?
Yes โ it's completely free, needs no account or signup, and we don't log the hosts you check. You also get multi-sample min/avg/max, packet loss, per-ping bars and the server header in one clean view with no ads.