Paypal status: access issues and outage reports

Problems in the last 24 hours

The graph below depicts the number of Paypal reports received over the last 24 hours by time of day. When the number of reports exceeds the baseline, represented by the red line, an outage is determined.

Most Reported Problems

The following are the most recent problems reported by Paypal users through our website.

• Sign in (46%)
• Errors (32%)
• Website Down (22%)

Live Outage Map

The most recent Paypal outage reports came from the following cities:

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Montpellier	Website Down	3 hours ago
Paris	Website Down	4 hours ago
Paris	Website Down	6 hours ago
Portsmouth	Website Down	8 hours ago
Marseille	Errors	3 days ago
Montpellier	Website Down	3 days ago

Full Outage Map

Community Discussion

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Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  GringoPeruano (@GringoPeru21775) reported 3 minutes ago

  @Saladinbraham Don't be stupid, this is like PayPal. Down only

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  Itscurlyfriez (@itscurlyfriez) reported 3 minutes ago

  @MrsSteak Do you have any fart clips in this outfit? Down to pay if comfortable, I use Apple Pay and PayPal

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  VC Intern (@the_vc_intern) reported 8 minutes ago

  PayPal Ventures is winding down That is not just a cost-cutting story. It is PayPal giving up one of its windows into fintech before the next wave hits. The venture arm launched in 2016, backed more than 80 companies, and raised $850M across three funds. Its portfolio included Plaid, Anchorage Digital, Divvy, Talos, and other companies building the infrastructure around payments, crypto, banking, and fintech APIs. Now PayPal is restructuring. New CEO Enrique Lores is trying to simplify the company, refocus around core businesses, and make PayPal a technology company again. That makes the venture shutdown awkward. Corporate venture is not only about financial returns. For incumbents, it is market radar. A CVC fund lets a company see what founders are building before the category becomes obvious. Which payment rails are getting traction. Which compliance problems are becoming startups. Which fintech APIs are replacing internal roadmaps. Which crypto or banking infrastructure layers are moving from experiment to enterprise. PayPal can still partner, acquire, or invest later. But shutting down the venture arm means fewer early signals from the edge of fintech. The company is trying to get sharper. It may also be narrowing the lens right as fintech is getting rebuilt again.

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  John Edward Wood Jr (@JohnEdward37017) reported 9 minutes ago

  @CashApp @Square Too Bad CashApp Doesn't Want To Fix The Unlawful Glitch Affecting Some People's Accounts, Like Mine That Got Flagged, & You Closed My Account, Even Though I Have Your Competition - BOTH PAYPAL & VENMO IN PERFECT STANDING, Both Cards , YOU NEED TO REINSTATE MY ACCOUNT

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  bren (@brenontheroad) reported 12 minutes ago

  @juanfranciscosq @MarcoFoster_ @KyleKulinski So you're basically saying exactly what I said at the start. Once a company grows to $1B, the owner should be forced to sell it to someone else. Once Elon sold Paypal, he has to stop working. Not allowed to invent anything for the rest of his life. Once Bill Gates invented Windows 95, he has to sell Microsoft and has to stop working too. Once Steve Jobs built the Apple 3, he can't invent anymore and needs to sell. Most people don't have a billion dollars to buy their companies, so they'll need to be split. 100 people buy it for $10M each. And all the way down it goes until the companies all the dumbest people in society own 0.001% each. So what happens then? These people are supposed to invent the iPhone? lol

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  Never Married Dating . Com - Dating App (@NMdatingapp) reported 20 minutes ago

  @codeofvets @PayPal @stripe what do you mean paypal shut down ?

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  Big Charles 💰 (@AnagorCharles1) reported 20 minutes ago

  @madamayo_ @ComfortLolaa Mama, what can we do about that PayPal problem?

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  Your Highness (@QueenLiaRegina) reported 20 minutes ago

  It’s interesting that fintech didn’t start out tight at women receiving money for nothing and calling it **********. Some of the established women still have no issue using Paypal or Stripe… but 0th3r$

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  PRANGMA (@Prangma18) reported 22 minutes ago

  I apologize, but my PayPal account is experiencing unexpected issues. Therefore, I am currently only accepting payments via Wise. 🥹

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  Great Abramus (@Great_Abramus) reported 22 minutes ago

  @WillBiddy_ Since Q4 of Paypal i got out - too slow development of their accelerators. Dont you find it risky?

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  DigiVT 🌱🐾 Space Cat (@DigiiVT) reported 23 minutes ago

  Fun fact. Now that Stipe/Ko-Fi changed the way they check business information (in the EU). I am now stuck in a loop of: document shows my POBox, it does not accept POBox as a valid address, give private address, address doesn’t match document so is not approved... I already have a rich past of having problems with Ko-Fi and these payment systems, so I am kind of just done trying. Soon (in like 40 days) you will only be able to pay there with the PayPal options (cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo etc.). If you would ever want to tip me and are unable to use these payment options; you can also use the donation tab on digivt. store or the spicy blue site 💙

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  Krzysztof Witek (@kw98390) reported 24 minutes ago

  Drew Mia Winters as a mannequin laying on the basement table faceup. I also posted this as a product (a print) on my website, but the shop section isnt loading when I click on it as I write this. Maybe my site's shop section cant handle the load its getting?! Whatever, but thanks for looking. I think if people would eventually be interested in buying a few prints from me, I'd just ask them for their order and send them an invoice through paypal and do it that way. I don't understand why the websites I make keep getting problems. ughh

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  JoyceMarg (@yougointogitmo) reported 25 minutes ago

  @dedes016 @ZakariaMDv3 @KKaaRRii2 They used to send me a PayPal invoice but they won’t do anymore. Last time I had to join PayPal’s XOOM app and it lets you wire funds directly to their bank in India $$. It sounds complicated but not really. The sellers are super polite and can text in English no problem.

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  Anglo (@AngloAlbion) reported 27 minutes ago

  @Colour_awr @_VGen_ @PayPal The fact people do this is terrible. I’m sorry I can’t help and that this has happened to you 😩 People are so scummy

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  mira ✦ iono's #1 fan (@delusionedmira) reported 31 minutes ago

  i fear they might shut down my paypal because they wont accept my face as identity

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  Triggery (@Triggery556) reported 31 minutes ago

  @PayPal this is absolutely horrific. Fix it, NOW.

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  .˚𓏲 𝔏𝔶𝔠𝔲𝔰'☥.| Vartist (@BatLycusx) reported 33 minutes ago

  @ZandoraVT It’s kinda not really their fault tho, it’s Paypal.. if the artist used vgen payment and faced this issue which it wouldn’t even happen bcz they can’t chargeback on a bank transfer or request refund without artist approval or vgen involvement I would definitely fault them

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  Ronnie Irby - Crazy Cajun (@RonnieIrby1951) reported 34 minutes ago

  @GretchenPSmith @PayPal @AskPayPal I hear You Ms. Gretchen, in 2008, PayPal employees in Accounting, stole my money, after I paid a $12.00 invoice for selling a car. They sold my info, and 2 places got all of my money out of my account. I luckily had a sister working for AT&T and I had references & Numbers on the transactions they used, and found them. I call FBI, but I was able to get every penny of my money back by 4:30 PM that day. FBI asked me how I did that, I refused to tell them, methods they can't legally use. But ever since I Refuse to Use PayPal! I was so mad at Mr. Elon for selling, I had no issues while he was there. I am praying for you & the Veterans to Get The Money You raised for them! That is Horrible!!!! GOD BLESS YOU & YOURS!!

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  Ris (@risXKS45) reported 39 minutes ago

  @PayPal Update: Product issue with a platform and bad HR with someone using the payment gateway, been working great since. 8/10 - not 10 because, take care of your own team being consistently professional across all régions if it's tech support messieurs.

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  The Arcane Verse⚕️ (@Telephantix) reported 40 minutes ago

  @FTC I am following up on an official complaint I filed with your office a few years ago. I continue to experience issues with several companies that appear to block or withhold funds through their policies or technology. These companies include Gmail, Cash App, PayPal, and X (formerly Twitter). Cash App is embedded within the X platform, yet after years they still claim I never received funds that should have reached me. I strongly suspect fabricated transaction numbers or records, which I believe constitutes fraud. These actions have resulted in the loss of life-changing sums of money due to what appears to be poor policy enforcement and/or malfeasance. I respectfully request that the FTC investigate these companies for unfair and deceptive practices. Please advise on the status of my prior complaint and what additional documentation or steps are needed to move forward. Thank you for your assistance. Joshua Lowden @Telephantix

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  Oz Trooper (@TrooperOz) reported 44 minutes ago

  @premium Im tired of this game being played by you lot. Check how many times I’ve reviewed this damm account. Ive had it since 2009. I live with multifactorial pain syndrome and dont sleep, i dont watch tell lie vision or own one. Please check how many times in last 8 years ive done thesw reviews. 1) i am a human not a bot. 2) im always online so what i live with pain 24/7 and i distract myself because i can’t get help nor support. 3) i deleted PayPal over their miss info bull crap. I dislike technology and will walk away. 4) I DONT GET PAID A SINGLE CENT, NEVER GOTTEN A DOLLAR OFF TWITTER. 5) I PAY FOR SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE AND IM TREATED LIKE SCUM OR A BOT. Please fix. Thank You. Ya got my ip address and home address, ya got my government identification and private phone number. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT? STOP UNJUSTLY PUNISHING ME.

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  Karmagyaru (@karmagyaru) reported 47 minutes ago

  @gelleytoast I used PayPal for comms and didn't had any problem (besides the obligatory national tax even for clients tips) i waited 3 days for the money transference to another bank account

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  keisha | findom 💸✨ (@LakeishaWett) reported 53 minutes ago

  my cashapp is down momentarily 😩, send to my paypal or throne to make me feel better

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  Safety Second! 🏋️ (@1HeavySigh) reported 54 minutes ago

  PayPal: We recognize you on this device. PP (seconds later): fill in the secret code we will text you. Also PP (seconds after): please check your email for a secret code. You didn’t really recognize me then, did you, PP? It’s okay, I get it. I’m terrible with names, too.

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  Rogue Hillbilly (@From_The_Hills_) reported 54 minutes ago

  @codeofvets @PayPal PayPal is straight trash. I had an account for years with no issues, then about 5 years ago they suspended my account and said they needed access to my email and social media accounts to continue. I told em to eat a bag of *****.

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  Mrs.Sunshine (@Sunshine1rdh) reported 54 minutes ago

  @libsoftiktok @PayPal They are terrible! They kick even regular businesses off for no good reason!

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  Inuio🔪🦭┊coms soon.ᐟ.ᐟ (@1nuio0o) reported 56 minutes ago

  i think im not gonna use paypal since i saw artists have problems a lot ;-; what payment method do you guys usually use tho 🤔🤔

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  Soren Starck (@SorenStarck) reported 57 minutes ago

  >try to buy a vps to setup Hermes >@Hetzner_Online require id verification to activate account >id verification is broken >... >try with @digitalocean >chose a vps option >try to pay with paypal >payment failed >..... >try to pay with credit card >account blocked >.............

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  Praveen Kumar (@praveenkumaryo) reported 57 minutes ago

  Why My Digital History Is Triggering Active Hacking Attempts on Anyone I Interact With (The Cost of Pirated Software) Since 2011, I had a habit of digital hoarding - collecting and testing cracked games and expensive enterprise software (AutoCAD, Autodesk, Ansys, Adobe) just to see them run. In college and later in my professional life, I freely distributed these terabytes of pirated software to friends and colleagues, completely unaware of the massive digital footprint and security liabilities I was creating. By signing into these cracked builds with my personal email, my credentials were leaked to respective servers and weaponized through data breaches, allowing bad actors to tie my email, unique username handles, phone number, and social media profiles together. The real-world consequences started falling like dominoes. In 2017, a friend’s startup was targeted with Google account hacks and an Autodesk audit after their residential IP address registered as a business entity using cracked software from me. When I joined the rocket startup AgniKul Cosmos in 2019, I distributed these software packages again. The fallout was severe: the entire team began receiving targeted, unknown messages on LinkedIn and WhatsApp phishing calls; our Wi-Fi became unusable unless restarted; and our founder's email was compromised to spam the team, forcing me to wipe and reinstall every office machine. I later found out the startup faced massive licensing fines after audit visits. Even after moving to a spacecraft design startup, the exact same disruptive patterns followed. The targeting escalated heavily during the 2020 lockdown. After noticing a suspicious Microsoft account login alert that perfectly correlated with an Argentinian "ethical hacker" visiting my Premium LinkedIn profile, I confronted him directly via InMail. That very night, a coordinated wave of login alerts hit my Reddit, PayPal, and other social media services. Because I use a consistent username across platforms like Twitter/X and LinkedIn, these actors have mapped my entire network. They’ve tracked my investor interactions, used malicious links in bio pages to harvest my home IP addresses (forcing me to rely on a VPN to restore normal speeds), and targeted my family members. Because of this relentless surveillance, I keep my current venture strictly in stealth mode and refuse to update my employer details on LinkedIn to shield my current team. This is a public apology and a massive heads-up. Recently, this targeting has shifted outward to anyone I publicly engage with. Whomever I interact with, reply to, or tag on Twitter/X is immediately seeing a surge in suspicious login alerts and hacking attempts on their own accounts. If you are interacting with me publicly, please enable robust 2FA, monitor your active login sessions, avoid clicking any random links, and stay highly vigilant. My past digital hoarding has turned into an active security vector, and I am sharing this so you can protect your data before they target you next.

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  Alexis (@CANDYGRAM30) reported 58 minutes ago

  @codeofvets @PayPal @AskPayPal 1. For Financial and Payment DisputesIf you are having an issue with unauthorized transactions, billing, or locked accounts, file a complaint with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. You can report them here Google with more info.