Paypal status: access issues and outage reports
Problems detected
Users are reporting problems related to: sign in, errors and website down.
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PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American company operating a worldwide online payments system that supports online money transfers and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods like checks and money orders.
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.
May 21: Problems at Paypal
Paypal is having issues since 08:00 PM AEST. Are you also affected? Leave a message in the comments section!
Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Paypal users through our website.
- Sign in (49%)
- Errors (33%)
- Website Down (19%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Paypal outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
|---|---|---|
 Glasgow
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Sign in | 5 hours ago |
 Paris
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Errors | 9 hours ago |
 Alphen aan den Rijn
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Sign in | 22 hours ago |
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Bordeaux
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Errors | 1 day ago |
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Liouc
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Website Down | 1 day ago |
 Frankfurt am Main
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Errors | 1 day ago |
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Paypal Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Meilottie 🌟 Customizable Vtuber Working (@meilottie_u) reportedSorry my current client!. I got problem with paypal before like this at 17th april. I try to send appeal/call agent,support,... and they tell me i need to wait for review again account. My fund still stuck in that account and i dont have money to pay bill. 1/2
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Sonican (@Sonicanka) reportedPlease don’t donate for now everyone… my PayPal got broken again 😖 I’m really stressed and don’t know what to do anymore.😖
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Savi (@Savivrc) reportedWith all the news about PayPal and Stripe cracking down on NSFW content, if only there was this digital currency that had zero charge back risk that was readily available... Oh wait does this mean Crypto has a legitimate use case...
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Mike0R@lly (@RMike0) reported@xx_ham_donut_xx Paypal needs to shut down
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Haytham Kenway (@HaythamKen3486) reportedAlso I find some level of comedy in the fact that PayPal would rather go after adults paying for art of adult things, MADE BY OTHER ADULTS. And not the fact there platform has a rampant scammer problem, like I know of romance scammers using that service as recently as last year.
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MIXI♦️𝙑𝙏𝙐𝘽𝙀𝙍 (@MissMixi) reportedAll the interactions and comments are gone bc of how old this post is, but I repost this again.. this PayPal issue has been happening for years, I lost my account back in 2021 and it's been painful ever since. So here's some more options
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Yangyang (@yengyengsorabby) reportedNgl im so happy ppl are getting more angry at paypal cuz Ive had problems w them when i started using it the 1st day then immediately got limited permanently and especially now that u CANT ******* contact their costumer service (atleast in my case) i hope paypal gets more hate
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The Atomic Bro#035 🔞🧪✨️🦎🎨 (@THEATOMBOMB035) reportedthis exactly, just pay the money and keep the comments on DM's on another site. Paypal is an issue but come on its like asking a cop in a drug sting "Is your mic on?"
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Mark Gavatino 🔞 (@MarkGavatino) reportedPayPal is cracking down on NSFW artists — what the hell is happening, and who kicked this off in the first place
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Sebastien Azar (@SayoSaHa) reported@BryanBaugh @AyakaMods Even if that happens to be the reason in this particular instance, Paypal will still shut down 18+ creators in general if they can tie your account to the sale of 18+ content. 18+ creators need to be extremely careful with how they divulge their account info to customers.
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Ananyaa | Virtual Assistant (@Ananyaa_VA) reported@DanielAchog @PayPal PayPal is hands down the most frustrating payment gateway
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YAZ_yeen 🔞 YCH 7 SLOTS OPEN (@yeener_YAZ) reported@nizbagelshop i’ve heard other people say it shouldn’t be an issue if there’s no real trace that u do nsfw on your paypal account like asking clients not to leave comments and using a different user as you would anywhere else (which i already do so im hoping im safe 🤞🤞)
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cancer😎🤓 (@ViraRam53966287) reported@Fayemilylatam_ If you are truly a fan of Faye, answer this: why are you using a Paypal account of a Yobie who has clearly said bad things about Faye? Actually, we have no problem with CPF. As long as they support both equally and never badmouth or criticize Faye.
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Sinopa Publishing LLC (@LlSinopa) reported@Grummz I've had to mail certified checks for some artists this year due to PayPal or other service providers shutting down their accounts. They still work
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eryn⁷ ☾ saw bts x3 (@dazedforwon) reported@yaaangyun idk 😭 i got it on my laptop & used paypal my phone was being really slow
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Andrea Ferrara (@Divelto) reported@thatsknotme PayPal has begun issuing permanent account restrictions to artists accepting payments for obscene or adult-themed commissions, citing policy violations and unusual activity. This will be a problem for me when I want to take any of your content.
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Astra (@Astraay0) reported@Grummz someone should end this paypal monopoly so that their ego would shut down...like they literally banned my 2 accounts too one is for taking commission and other is for ban envasion for creating new account
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My Name Is Yuki (@906Doantrang) reported@JacketPotato12 I'm really sorry for the trouble, you can try it again or contact me to buy and pay me directly with Paypal, thank you <3
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SNAFU Wizard Hunter ♏️ (@TheVisitorSNAFU) reported@ProtoDomo @Grummz It’s Mastercard and Visa. PayPal isn’t a payment processor, it’s technically a bank. Anyway, it shouldn’t be an issue in the US anymore since that bill and or executive order was signed.
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Lightsyde (@Lightsyde) reported@changethrutag @Grummz @grok The problem is probably that the artist in question doesn't have a realistic way of making paypal accoutable for their actions.
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crumb ♡ ON VGEN! (@crumbwifi) reported@MizukiWav91 i got my first vgen order 3 days ago and it got IMMEDIATELY shut down and i'm literally devastated 💔 im genuinely broke and i have so much money in this and my other 4 disabled paypal accounts
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Noodle Bomb 🔞🍜💣🐈💨 (@noodlebomb_nsfw) reportedThis is why I shut down my Paypal account
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Pactum🔞Commissions Open (@PactumSyl) reportedIn any case, for now, if you want a commission, it will be through Kofi. This whole PayPal problem has scared me a bit. Btw I have 4 slots available for commission.
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『 Ukiyo 』 🫧⭐️💧 (@UFOkiyo) reportedI have a theory that they’re shutting down PayPal accounts specifically based in countries with weak currency.. I mean, PayPal is an American company. Can anyone confirm this with their own story? I’m just trying to figure out why.. (Thread/ramble.)
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Arpy-kun ~ COMMISSION OPEN (@arp777pilipinas) reportedTHIS issue is once again resurfaced I am so scared right now since I use PayPal for my Ko-Fi Transactions and its my habbit to IMMEDIATELY transfer my received payments to my personal account.. all because of this.....
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Terra .𖥔 ݁ ˖⋆ ˚❆🪽 (@Terramisu_nyan) reportedI’ve never used invoices the entirety of my history with PayPal and I’ve never had issues with it,,,some people were saying this was caused by sending invoices so I just wanted to share my two cents Send your PayPal link to someone and have them pay like that + friends and family
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⸆⸉ Juliana⁷ (@juliana_whit) reported@chyoosu Mine kept giving me errors also for like 10 mins using PayPal I was tweaking
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Roly Poly Games (@RolPolyGames) reportedI am seeing people freaking out about paypal account bans. As a commissioner of much artwork 3D and 2D for my game development I want to give some advice: Keep your details simple. Don't use terms that could be taken in a NSFW manner. Now mine isn't NSFW, but keep it simple "Character custom 2D art piece ." "3D model fully rigged female character." They aren't physically seeing your art they just see what the payment is for. The less they know the less they can find a problem with.
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Kuroh Akagami (@Kurohakagami) reported@theabibyama I suppose that's when paypal is associated to certain sites, so direct payment shouldn't be an issue, right? Though the client name is doxxed in that way unless its not a personal account
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Inky - Commissions Open (@inkusumi) reported@EezySeven I don't follow grummz however PayPal has had a history of this and has done this to me prior. PayPal has had a strict policy against nsfw for years so in a sense he's no wrong they've been shutting down commission work.