# Is TorBox down?

**If Stremio suddenly shows no results, check TorBox's status page before you change anything.** Most of the time it's TorBox having a bad hour, not something you broke. Here's how to tell in about a minute, and how to make the next outage a non-event.

## How do you check if TorBox is down?

1. **Open TorBox's status page.** TorBox posts outages and planned maintenance at [status.torbox.app](<https://status.torbox.app>). If something's marked down there, you've found your answer.
2. **Log in at [torbox.app](<https://torbox.app>).** If the site won't load, TorBox is down. If it loads, check that your plan still shows as active.
3. **Try a second, popular title.** If one film is empty and others play, TorBox is fine. Nobody has that one ready right now.

If TorBox is down, stop there. Reinstalling your addon, changing filters or logging out of Stremio won't bring results back, and it's easy to leave things in a muddle you'll have to undo later.

## Why does everything stop at once?

Your addon finds the releases, then asks TorBox for something to play. When TorBox isn't answering, an addon that only knows about TorBox has nowhere else to ask. You'll see an empty list, or a message saying the debrid service is down. Films that were already playing may stop too.

That's the same in Stremio, Nuvio, Plex and Jellyfin: anything that streams through TorBox waits for TorBox.

## How do you keep watching while TorBox is down?

**The fix is a second route that isn't TorBox, set up before the outage starts.** Waiting it out is fine for a short blip. If TorBox going down means a quiet evening, the second route is what changes that.

You can build that yourself by adding another provider to your addon and keeping both accounts paid up. Or let us do it:

**ElfHosted's addons with Debridge come with a TorBox account and a Usenet account already connected.** Debridge sits between your addon and those accounts. When TorBox stops answering, Debridge notices, skips it, and serves what it can from Usenet instead. You stay in the same addon, on the same list, and there's nothing to switch over.

- **Nothing to set up.** Both accounts are part of the plan, so there's no second signup and no API keys to paste.
- **One bill.** The addon, TorBox and Usenet come together, starting with a $1, 7-day trial.
- **Your own accounts still work.** Already pay for Real-Debrid, AllDebrid or another provider? Add it, and Debridge uses it too.

Usenet doesn't have every release TorBox does, so some titles will still wait until TorBox is back.

[Try AIOStreams with Debridge](<https://store.elfhosted.com/product/aiostreams/?utm_source=docs&amp;utm_medium=docs&amp;utm_campaign=torbox-down-cta>) [How Debridge works](<https://store.elfhosted.com/debridge/?utm_source=docs&amp;utm_medium=docs&amp;utm_campaign=torbox-down>)

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## Already on an ElfHosted plan with TorBox?

Move to the same addon with Debridge and keep everything you have. Open your subscription in [My Account](<https://store.elfhosted.com/my-account/subscriptions/>), choose **Change subscription**, and pick the version **with Debridge**. You keep your TorBox account and gain a Usenet account and Debridge, without starting a new subscription.

## Is it TorBox or my setup?

If TorBox's status page is all clear, check these, in rough order of how often we see them:

- **An expired plan.** Log in at torbox.app and check your plan is active. An expired TorBox plan looks exactly like an outage from inside Stremio.
- **Too many downloads at once.** TorBox limits how many downloads can be active at the same time. If your household is all watching, the next one may wait.
- **Your filters.** Resolution, size and language filters cut hard when they're combined. A setting you chose months ago is easy to forget.
- **An old install.** If you changed your addon's settings and didn't install it again, Stremio is still using the old ones. Install again from the addon's configure page.

Our [TorBox guide](<https://docs.elfhosted.com/guides/media/torbox/index.md>) covers plans and how TorBox works, and [adding TorBox to Stremio](<https://docs.elfhosted.com/guides/media/torbox-stremio-addon/index.md>) walks through setup from scratch.

## Frequently asked questions

### Is TorBox down right now?

Check [status.torbox.app](<https://status.torbox.app>), TorBox's own status page. If it shows a problem, wait for TorBox to fix it: nothing on your side will help. If it's all clear, check your plan and your addon's filters.

### Why does Stremio show no results when TorBox is down?

Your addon finds releases and asks TorBox for a stream. With TorBox not answering, an addon that only uses TorBox has nowhere else to ask, so the list comes back empty or shows a "debrid service is down" message.

### How do I keep watching when TorBox is down?

Have a second route ready before it happens. ElfHosted's addons with Debridge include a TorBox account and a Usenet account, and Debridge serves from Usenet when TorBox stops answering, in the same addon.

### Is it my TorBox account or TorBox itself?

Check the status page, then log in at torbox.app. If the site loads and your plan is active, TorBox is fine, so look at your addon and filters.

### Do I need to reinstall my addon after a TorBox outage?

No. When TorBox is back, the same addon starts returning TorBox results again.

### I already have an ElfHosted plan with TorBox. Can I add the Usenet fallback?

Yes. In My Account, choose **Change subscription** and pick the same addon with Debridge. You keep your TorBox account and add Usenet and Debridge.