# Connection check
**URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482
**Category:** Questions about Thunkable X
**Created:** [October 18, 2018, 10:02am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482 "2018-10-18T10:02:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Antonio\_Vitolo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Antonio_Vitolo)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 10:02am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/1 "2018-10-18T10:02:25Z")
Hi,
How can I check if the device is connected to the internet?
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@fabioirmao](https://community.thunkable.com/u/fabioirmao)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/2 "2018-10-18T12:37:14Z")
Next time, try to search first:
[http://community.thunkable.com/t/internet-connection-check-solved/2091](http://community.thunkable.com/t/internet-connection-check-solved/2091)
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### Author:  [@Antonio\_Vitolo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Antonio_Vitolo)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/3 "2018-10-18T12:46:14Z")
with classic thunkable I can do it … but my question was how to do with thuncable x … ???
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### Author:  [@fabioirmao](https://community.thunkable.com/u/fabioirmao)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/4 "2018-10-18T12:47:14Z")
The idea is the same…take a look on the link above
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### Author:  [@Antonio\_Vitolo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Antonio_Vitolo)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/5 "2018-10-18T13:48:47Z")
in fact, I did it but it does not work …
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### Author:  [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/6 "2018-10-18T15:39:04Z")
Hi,
Hi, try searching for a simple and high-speed online echo service. google.it is far from the best option.
One option is to request [http://ip-api.com/json](http://ip-api.com/json) and check the answer.
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### Author:  [@Antonio\_Vitolo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Antonio_Vitolo)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/7 "2018-10-18T19:35:08Z")
I tried with URL:
[http://ip-api.com/json](http://ip-api.com/json)
but it gives me error:
Network request failed
while nothing Response and Status … ???
but the internet is there …
you could give me an example, thank you.
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### Author:  [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2018, 7:19am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/8 "2018-10-19T07:19:32Z")
The timer in the loop set for 2 seconds.
The problem is that with frequent polling of servers your IP can be blocked, so instead of [https://ipecho.net/](https://ipecho.net/) it’s better to use the current time service (for example [https://timezonedb.com/](https://timezonedb.com/)), which can be accessed once a second and lock will not be.
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### Author:  [@Antonio\_Vitolo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Antonio_Vitolo)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2018, 8:02am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/9 "2018-10-19T08:02:22Z")
I tried it works …
but if I disable the internet with the active app, it always tells me internet ok … ???
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### Author:  [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2018, 8:49am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/10 "2018-10-19T08:49:33Z")
With [https://timezonedb.com](https://timezonedb.com) needs to work through the API to get time, and not just call this site.
First try my example [https://ipecho.net/](https://ipecho.net/). It has no buttons.
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### Author:  [@Antonio\_Vitolo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Antonio_Vitolo)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2018, 9:05am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/11 "2018-10-19T09:05:21Z")
ok …
I tried your solution and I confirm that it works only at the start of the app, if you connect or disconnect the internet, with the app running, always recognizes the status that recognized at startup …
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### Author:  [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2018, 9:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/12 "2018-10-19T09:29:38Z")
Have you enabled for Timer.Loops = true? This application works well for me both at the beginning of the launch and after that.
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### Author:  [@Antonio\_Vitolo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Antonio_Vitolo)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2018, 10:00am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/13 "2018-10-19T10:00:34Z")
ok, I activated loop timer …
we are almost there…
if I start the app with internet to off, show disconnect and if I put the internet on, show connect … then ok …
but if I put internet to off, always show connect … why?
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### Author:  [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2018, 10:09am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/14 "2018-10-19T10:09:38Z")
I’ll redo the algorithm
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### Author:  [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2018, 10:27am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/15 "2018-10-19T10:27:32Z")
Check it.
[https://x.thunkable.com/projects/5bc44f9e445e8711fe3ca1d7/project/properties/designer/](https://x.thunkable.com/projects/5bc44f9e445e8711fe3ca1d7/project/properties/designer/)
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### Author:  [@Antonio\_Vitolo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Antonio_Vitolo)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2018, 11:00am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/16 "2018-10-19T11:00:52Z")
does the same thing …
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### Author:  [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2018, 11:43am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/17 "2018-10-19T11:43:58Z")
What version of iOS are you using? I work well on iOS 10.3 and 11.4. On Android, this example also works.
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### Author:  [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2018, 11:51am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/18 "2018-10-19T11:51:26Z")
There is a more reliable way to determine the presence of a network. With [https://timezonedb.com](https://timezonedb.com) you need to take every second time and compare the current time value with the previous one. If the current time is greater than the previous one, then there is a connection, otherwise there is no connection. I will try to implement this method, but you need to register on this service to get the API key.
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### Author:  [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2018, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/19 "2018-10-19T12:08:18Z")
No, using time I don’t like the option. You need to see why my example is not working. Everything is simple in it. We regularly send a request. If the answer came - there is a connection, if there is no answer, then there is no connection.
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### Author:  [@actech](https://community.thunkable.com/u/actech)
#### Post date: [October 19, 2018, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/connection-check/52482/20 "2018-10-19T12:15:21Z")
Another option. If it is impossible to get an answer, an error occurs. This example should work 100%.
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