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Is ARD Mediathek down?

No, ARD Mediathek is not down right now: ardmediathek.de answered our check at 23:12 UTC, and ARD Mediathek’s status page reports no problems.

ARD Mediathek is the streaming service of Germany's public broadcaster ARD; we check ardmediathek.de.

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ARD Mediathek is up

ardmediathek.de answered our last check in 69 ms. The official status page reports no problems.

Last checked: less than a minute ago
Response: HTTP 200 · 69 ms
Checked from: New York, London and Stockholm
Uptime since 3 Nov: 99.441%

Official status: All Systems Operational

Status page

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Tell us what isn’t working. Reports are anonymous and show up here within about a minute, so everyone can see whether ARD Mediathek is failing for others too.

What isn’t working?

Reports, last 24 hours

Per 15 minutes, in UTC

24 h ago12 hnow

Last hour: 0
Usually per hour: 0
Last 24 hours: 0

No problems with ARD Mediathek reported in the last 24 hours.

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ARD Mediathek not working? Common problems and fixes

What usually helps when ARD Mediathek fails for you while it works for others.

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Guides

A video isn’t available

Many programmes stay in the ARD Mediathek only for a limited time, and some can be watched only in Germany because of broadcasting rights.

A livestream or video keeps buffering

Lower the quality in the player, stop other streams on your network and update the app. The status page above lists livestreams and each app (web, iOS, Android, TV) separately.

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ARD Mediathek response time

How long ardmediathek.de took to answer our checks from New York, London and Stockholm, averaged per 15 minutes.

Average: 217 ms
Slowest: 329 ms
Failed checks: 62

24 h ago12 hnow

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ARD Mediathek uptime, last 90 days

24 hours: 99.302%
Since 3 Nov: 99.441%

90 days ago Our checks of ARD Mediathek started on 3 Nov 2026. today

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Recent ARD Mediathek outages

Since we started checking ARD Mediathek on 3 Nov 2026, our checks found ARD Mediathek down 8 times, for 16 min in total. The longest outage lasted 2 min, on 5 Nov 2026. That is 99.441% uptime from our checks. ARD Mediathek’s status page reported no incidents in that time.

Outages in our checks, since 3 Nov: 8
Downtime, since 3 Nov: 16 min
Longest outage: 2 min; median 2 min
Status page incidents, since 3 Nov: 0

Outage timeline

Timeout after 10 s

5 Nov 2026, 14:36 UTC · 2 min · our checks
Timeout after 10 s

5 Nov 2026, 14:14 UTC · 2 min · our checks
Timeout after 10 s

5 Nov 2026, 09:22 UTC · 2 min · our checks
Timeout after 10 s

5 Nov 2026, 03:16 UTC · 2 min · our checks
Timeout after 10 s

5 Nov 2026, 02:28 UTC · 2 min · our checks
Timeout after 10 s

4 Nov 2026, 20:58 UTC · 2 min · our checks
Timeout after 10 s

4 Nov 2026, 19:34 UTC · 2 min · our checks
Timeout after 10 s

4 Nov 2026, 18:16 UTC · 2 min · our checks

Open on ARD Mediathek’s status page

No open incidents on ARD Mediathek’s status page right now.

ARD Mediathek components on its status page

Client - Web Operational
Account Management Service Operational
Client - iOS Operational
Recommendation Service Operational
Client - Android Operational
Search System Operational
Client - TV (HbbTV) Operational
Feedgenerator Operational
Core API v2 Operational
Stage Operational
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) Operational
Rubriken Operational
Push Notification Service Operational
Livestreams Operational
API Operational

Every ARD Mediathek outage since our checks started, with start, end and duration, and an Atom feed for your reader or Slack.

Full outage history Atom feed

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About ARD Mediathek outages

Is ARD Mediathek down right now?

No, ARD Mediathek is not down right now: ardmediathek.de answered our check at 23:12 UTC, and ARD Mediathek’s status page reports no problems.

When was ARD Mediathek last down?

Our checks last found ARD Mediathek down on 5 Nov 2026 at 14:36 UTC, for 2 min: Timeout after 10 s.

How often does ARD Mediathek go down?

How does Uptimecheck check ARD Mediathek?

We request https://www.ardmediathek.de/ every 2 minutes from New York, London and Stockholm. Any answer below HTTP 500 within 10 seconds counts as up, since large sites often answer automated requests with 403. A failure only counts once a second check confirms it. We also read ARD Mediathek’s official status page every 2 minutes.

What can I do when ARD Mediathek is down?

Check ARD Mediathek’s official status page for updates and try again in a few minutes. If ardmediathek.de works for us but not for you, try another network or browser, or clear your DNS cache. If your own product depends on ARD Mediathek, tell your customers on your status page before they email support.

Why is ARD Mediathek not working for me when it is up?

Our check shows that ardmediathek.de answers. Your own network, a VPN, browser extensions, an outdated app or a problem with your account can still break ARD Mediathek for you alone. The common problems on this page list what usually helps, and when many people report the same problem, it shows here.

Can I get an alert when ARD Mediathek has an outage?

Yes. Start a free trial and Uptimecheck watches ARD Mediathek’s official status page for you and alerts you by email, SMS, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Discord, Telegram or webhook when it reports an outage, and again when it is resolved.

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