Is American Express down for everyone or just for me?

Most likely just you. American Express answered our server in EU (Falkenstein) on its last check. Use "Test from your connection" on this page to see whether your own browser can reach americanexpress.com.

What problems do people report with American Express?

Nobody has reported a problem in the last 7 days. If American Express isn't working for you, add a report at the top of this page so the next visitor knows.

How often does American Express go down?

Over the last 30 days American Express was reachable in 100% of our 21 scheduled checks. We have not logged an outage in the last 90 days.

How do you check whether American Express is down?

Every 5 minutes our server in EU (Falkenstein) looks up americanexpress.com, connects to it and times how long the homepage takes to start answering. A failed check is repeated before it counts as an outage.

Is American Express down? Live status and outage map

americanexpress.comPayments & financeChecked every 5 minutes

No, American Express is up right now.

It answered in 580 ms. If it isn't working for you, the problem is probably on your side, so see what to try below.

Checked 1 minute ago from EU (Falkenstein) · Check from other countries

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Response time: 580msHTTP 200 OK
Uptime, 24 hours: 100%21 checks
Uptime, 30 days: 100%21 checks
SSL certificate: 148daysValid until Mar 24, 2027

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American Express outage map

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Reached from EU (Falkenstein)

The big dot is our server in EU (Falkenstein), which decides the status above. Small dots are home and mobile connections, one per country. Countries are shaded as visitors run the connection test below or report problems.

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Pick up to 5 countries and watch them on the map. One home or mobile connection in each opens americanexpress.com through Globalping, so you can see whether a problem is limited to some places. You can do this 3 times an hour.

Last 24 hours

UpProblemsDownNo data

24h agoNo problems detectedNow

Typical 486 msFastest 359 msSlowest 815 ms

1.0 s500 ms

24h ago18h12h6hNow

Last 15 checks

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The latest checks of American Express
Time	Result	Answer	Response	From
Oct 27, 19:24 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	580 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Oct 27, 19:19 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	406 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Oct 27, 19:14 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	829 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Oct 27, 19:09 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	946 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Oct 27, 19:04 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	670 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Oct 27, 18:59 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	480 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Oct 27, 18:54 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	567 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Oct 27, 18:48 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	902 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Oct 27, 18:43 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	314 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Oct 27, 18:38 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	332 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Oct 27, 18:33 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	430 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Oct 27, 18:28 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	409 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Oct 27, 18:23 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	307 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Oct 27, 18:18 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	452 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Oct 27, 18:13 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	329 ms	EU (Falkenstein)

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Problem reports

Nobody has reported a problem with American Express in the last 7 days. If it isn't working for you, say so at the top of this page.

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American Express outage history

Last 90 days

No outages in the last 90 days

Every scheduled check of American Express has been answered since we started monitoring it.

If American Express isn't working for you

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Try another network
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Pause extensions and VPN
Ad blockers, VPNs and proxies are common causes of sites failing to load.
Restart the app or device
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Check your clock
A wrong date or time on your device breaks secure connections.
Refresh your DNS
If only American Express fails, restart your router or switch to a public DNS resolver.

Common questions about American Express

Is American Express down for everyone or just for me?: Most likely just you. American Express answered our server in EU (Falkenstein) on its last check. Use "Test from your connection" on this page to see whether your own browser can reach americanexpress.com.
What problems do people report with American Express?: Nobody has reported a problem in the last 7 days. If American Express isn't working for you, add a report at the top of this page so the next visitor knows.
How often does American Express go down?: Over the last 30 days American Express was reachable in 100% of our 21 scheduled checks. We have not logged an outage in the last 90 days.
How do you check whether American Express is down?: Every 5 minutes our server in EU (Falkenstein) looks up americanexpress.com, connects to it and times how long the homepage takes to start answering. A failed check is repeated before it counts as an outage.