Global ping test
Ping one host from many countries at the same time and compare the answers on a map.
Why ping from many places
A host can answer in 20 ms from one country and in 300 ms from another, or not at all from a network that routes badly to it. A single ping cannot show that. A global ping test sends the same packets from a spread of locations, so you see where a problem is, and whether it is the host, the path or one provider.
It is the quickest way to answer questions such as: is my site slow for customers in Australia, did the move to a new region help, is a game server reachable from Europe, or is a CDN really answering close to everyone.
Choosing the places
- A preset area. Worldwide mix is one probe per continent. Europe, North America, Asia and Pacific, and South America and Africa spread the places inside that area.
- Your own place. Type a country such as
Germany, a city such asTokyo, a network such asAS7922orComcast, or a cloud region such asaws-us-east-1. It replaces the preset. - How many. From 1 to 10 in the browser. REST, MCP and the page without JavaScript run up to 5.
- Home and office networks only. Most probes sit in data centres. This switch keeps only home and office connections, but there are fewer of those, so fewer places may answer.
What comes back
A map with one numbered pin per place, its shape showing the latency band; a row for each place, slowest first, with a bar from the fastest to the slowest packet; four numbers across places (median, slowest, loss and how many answered); and a tab of the addresses each place reached. Places that could not run are listed with the reason and left out of the verdict.
The result has a link that holds only the probe network's measurement id, not what you typed. Results are kept for a limited time by the probe network, so an old link can show "this saved result has expired" and offer to run it again with the same settings. For the route behind a slow place, the traceroute shows each network on the way.
What is sent, and the limits
The checks run through Globalping, a free network of volunteer machines. Before the first run from your browser the page asks you, because Globalping then receives the target and your IP address. Nothing else leaves your browser, and we do not keep what you tested. To be kind to the people who run the target, we pace how often one address gets pinged.
Questions people ask
How many places can I choose?
Up to ten in the browser, from a preset area or a country, city, network or cloud region you type in. Our server runs up to five when you use the API, MCP or the page without JavaScript.
What is sent to the probe network?
The target you typed and, when your own browser starts the check, your IP address. The page asks before the first run. Nothing else leaves your browser, and the check is not tied to an account because there is none.
Why do some places say they did not run?
Volunteer probes can go offline or time out before they start. They are shown with the reason and are not counted against the target.
Can I test from a specific city or network?
Yes. Type a city such as Tokyo, a country, a network such as AS7922 or a cloud region such as aws-us-east-1 in the place box. There may be no probe for a very small city, in which case we say so.
How is this different from a normal ping?
A normal ping runs from one machine, usually yours. This one runs from several machines in different places at once, which is what shows a regional problem.
Why is it limited for one target?
Pinging someone else's server costs them a little each time. We pace how often one address is checked, so an address that was just tested a lot may ask you to wait a minute.
Use it from AI, the API or the command line
Every LookupOwl tool is also a free API and an MCP tool, with no key and no account. This one is ping. Please be kind to the rate limits.
curl "https://lookupowl.com/api/v1/tools/ping?q=example.com&places=5"claude mcp add --transport http lookupowl https://lookupowl.com/mcp