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page_title: Enable Outage
product: Outages
page_source: https://juspay.io/in/docs/outages/docs/outages/enable-outage
llms_txt: https://juspay.io/in/docs/llms.txt
product_llms_txt: https://juspay.io/in/docs/outages/llms.txt
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# Enable Outages




### **Step 1:** Enable Outages on your payment page 



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## Integration type : Juspay Express Checkout SDK


### 1.1 Check for Outages


* Use the [Payment Methods API](https://docs.juspay.in/outages/docs/outages/payment-methods-api-with-outage)[](https://docs.juspay.in/outages/docs/outages/payment-methods-api-with-outages) to get the details of payment methods and their current health status before loading the payment page to the users
  
  * Set param _options.add_outage_  to true on the Payment Methods API to get outage related details for all payment methods




### 1.2  Display Outage message on Payment page


* Display the relevant outage message based on the responses received in Payment Methods API.
* Payment Methods API sends the following two responses: 
  
  * **Down**  - Denotes when all transactions are failing for a particular payment method. An outage message can be shown for the impacted payment method. It can be blocked or greyed out so that users can’t initiate any transactions using the same.
  * **Fluctuate**  - Denotes when transactions are failing for a payment method intermittently. A message can be displayed on the payment page advising users to avoid using the payment method for a smoother experience.



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## Integration type : Juspay Express Checkout API


### 1.1 Check for Outages


* Use the [Payment Methods API](https://docs.juspay.in/outages/docs/outages/payment-methods-api-with-outage)[](https://docs.juspay.in/outages/docs/outages/payment-methods-api-with-outages)to get the details of payment methods and their current health status before loading the payment page to the users
  
  * Set param _options.add_outage_  to true on the Payment Methods API to get outage related details for all payment methods




### 1.2 Display Outage message on Payment page


* Display the relevant outage message based on the responses received in Payment Methods API.
* Payment Methods API sends the following two responses: 
  
  * **Down**  - Denotes when all transactions are failing for a particular payment method. An outage message can be shown for the impacted payment method. It can be blocked or greyed out so that users can’t initiate any transactions using the same.
  * **Fluctuate**  - Denotes when transactions are failing for a payment method intermittently. A message can be displayed on the payment page advising users to avoid using the payment method for a smoother experience.



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## See Also

- [Get Started](https://juspay.io/in/docs/outages/docs/outages/get-started)
- [Dashboard setup](https://juspay.io/in/docs/outages/docs/outages/dashboard-setup)