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Paypal status: access issues and outage reports

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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.

August 22: Problems at Paypal

Paypal is having issues since 09:20 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.

  • 42% Sign in (42%)
  • 36% Errors (36%)
  • 22% Website Down (22%)

Live Outage Map

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

CityProblem TypeReport Time
Kassel Sign in 1 day ago
Stuttgart Sign in 1 day ago
Ajaccio Sign in 2 days ago
Arumpo Sign in 3 days ago
Sydney Sign in 4 days ago
Adelaide Sign in 5 days ago
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Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • orangehelicop
    SheSaidWhat (@orangehelicop) reported

    @Mickskinz @Spanishape29 Just log into your banking app, go to payments, then choose scheduled payments, scroll down the DD list and click cancel on the Paypal one.

  • Pomskyd2
    T, N, rives (@Pomskyd2) reported

    I have @AskPayPal problem almost 3 months never go away INDIAN scamming destroying everything.

  • gisesonic20
    Paopugisesonic (@gisesonic20) reported

    @Emistations Oh, I'm having problems with PayPal, too. Now I can't make any more commissions because I have to report the pittance I earn so they can start taxing me,and Im also unemployed... I'm so tired🥀🥀🥀

  • JustinCrestwood
    Justin (@JustinCrestwood) reported

    @purplepickle743 @lifeofpkay_ Send PayPal ;) But really, it's always the same with these people. They are obviously always eating/drinking more calories, say they aren't, and then turn down any help with tracking. They have to know they're blatantly lying, no? I don't get it.

  • stillzdw
    stillz (@stillzdw) reported

    The version being told isn't the whole story; little is said about his bad practices regarding the conditions he attached to my payment for these thumbnails. Initially, he hired me simply to adapt thumbnails from Roblox to Fortnite—a task I accepted because we had worked together previously without issues. He never mentioned that making them "work" (pass the game's automated checks) would be a condition for getting paid for work already completed. The issue isn't whether I could make them work or not—even though he repeatedly claimed they didn't, filing over a dozen disputes on PayPal (every single payment was disputed), which is already suspicious. In reality, @MalakiDZN himself helped me get them working; furthermore, I could see for myself that some versions *did* work, yet he would simply ask for extra changes, arguing they failed even after I’d tested them all. That’s when I tested them myself and—yes—saw that some versions worked fine. So, the problem wasn't that they failed; I even attached proof of them working to the PayPal dispute. Another important point is that, as I said, he hired me to adapt concepts from Roblox to Fortnite without mentioning the conditions he kept adding later—conditions I never agreed to. We even made a deal where he would pay if I modified just one more thumbnail, but when I did, instead of honoring the agreement and paying, he added yet another request. The mere fact that he disputed *every* payment contradicts his narrative; he even disputed a "remaining" balance payment. Usually, if you aren't satisfied, you just stop working with someone—you don't keep asking for more thumbnails. (It’s worth noting he even disputed a payment for a Fortnite background—which is bizarre, since backgrounds don't even go through the similarity-check process, yet it was still disputed.) Finally, on PayPal, he argued that I had likely just plagiarized work and made minor tweaks, claiming that was why the game flagged it. Any creator knows that isn't how it works; the system relies on colors, shapes, composition, and other subjective visual elements—and sometimes it doesn't even let... ...creators using their own previously used thumbnails—plus, the whole thing would have been impossible given that he had me adapt Roblox concepts that didn't exist in Fortnite. I even provided all the PSD files, so I fulfilled the job requirements—and even went beyond what was required, doing things we hadn't originally agreed upon. As I’ve stated here, there is proof for everything, and it is all attached as evidence to resolve this matter. One thing has become clear to me since I posted my tweet yesterday—even though I didn't explicitly mention it at the time—is that there are other people who have gone through this same situation with him, and they can back me up on this.

  • Mickskinz
    Micktheskinz (@Mickskinz) reported

    @wood_bespoke 🤦 If I could login I wouldn't be asking. If I could cancel my card it wouldn't be a problem. But the details on the PayPal account are completely unknown and use an old phone number so I can't login and they won't talk to me on the phone because I can't answer the questions, the direct debit is not a card payment it's a bank payment straight from my account. I will find the time and do an hour on the phone to the bank but that's the thing I wanted to avoid. It's the only way to sort it.

  • Yami_Hikari1
    Yami Hikari ✨ EVERYSing for you (@Yami_Hikari1) reported

    @Kallynnei I'm still trying to pay, but god, why does it only accept PayPal? I don't have an account because I always run into some problem.

  • MarkWal35709868
    MCW2112 😺newsmemes😸(MarkWalton) (@MarkWal35709868) reported

    @Venmo @PayPal That's a cute trick. Click on "close account " , I confirm and it just does nothing. The goddamn app will NOT let me delete my account. FIX THIS **** *************!!

  • CoveyNetwork
    Covey (@CoveyNetwork) reported

    Dogecoin has always had something most tokens spend years trying to buy, actual cultural distribution. Everyone knows the name, that was never the problem. The problem was always the same one @RobinhoodCrypto is solving from the other direction. Distribution without real infrastructure underneath it just sits there. House of Doge just partnered with Paxos to plug DOGE into the rails already running PayPal, Venmo, and Interactive Brokers. That’s hundreds of millions of existing users one integration away from being able to actually use it, not just recognize it. Distribution has always been the hard problem in crypto. DOGE solved that part a decade ago by accident. Whether the infrastructure catches up is the more interesting question now, same one we’re watching everywhere else.

  • stilljm_o37
    ㅇㄸㅇᩚ (@stilljm_o37) reported

    @RllyMyHope It seems like it’s not working right now… They said it would take some time to fix it. Also, I noticed that Wise was newly added as a payment option instead of PayPal. I was able to purchase it through Weidian, though…

  • smartini33
    Sean Martini (@smartini33) reported

    @coinbase Fix your tx or I ain't going anywhere. 50min already trying to withdraw to Paypal.. why can't you ever just work!!!

  • TomBren13138498
    MindyKarmGirl (@TomBren13138498) reported

    @artlisa84 PayPal hates me. I have created 4 PW. Tells me to sign in and says something went wrong . Tell me about this other way.

  • BigBabyvirgin
    Big Baby (@BigBabyvirgin) reported

    HE WAS BRIEFLY THE “RICHEST MAN ON EARTH” THANKS TO A PAYPAL GLITCH. 😳 In 2013, Pennsylvania businessman Chris Reynolds opened his PayPal statement and saw something absolutely unbelievable:

  • GDestructio
    GD | Goldestruction | (@GDestructio) reported

    @yol_yoola Once the PayPal issue is resolved, I'll donate as much I can. I don't want to see this **** happened to you anymore

  • JesterVT_
    JesterVT (@JesterVT_) reported

    @chiaki_tsune @luckymayachie @shushitweet I got replies going from still finishing a previous comm, all over to being sick and having problems. After a whole 8 weeks had gone by, I issued a complaint with paypal and got my money back.

  • AlamCouto
    Alam Aguilera Couto (@AlamCouto) reported

    @abdwaleed92 I don't know if you saw my message. I tried to donate to your GoFundMe. But I couldn't. I tried to donate to your brothers Paypal. But I couldn't. I asked around and someone said there had been recurring problems with donating to GoFundMe Chuffed has always worked with me

  • eliana_jordan
    Eliana (@eliana_jordan) reported

    the human's answer: paypal "can't judge the quality of a service." the problem was my "expectations." case stays closed. my expectations. water was dripping on the charging station of a boat at sea. liveaboards have burned down for less… it happened in many boats when i was in Thailand. there were moments I honestly wished I could just get off that boat. the operator and the boat won't take responsibility either. my partner and I paid over €2,000 for this + €600 cash we paid onboard that they refused even giving us an invoice and I never asked about quality: the route SOLD is not the route DELIVERED. that's the textbook definition of "not as described."

  • SamKovX
    Sam Kovacs (@SamKovX) reported

    I bought $PYPL on Monday. PayPal received got a 60.50 takeover bid from Stripe and Advent. Management called it inadequate. The stock is down more than 80% from its 2021 peak, retiring 12% of its stock a year at 11x earnings. And now, maybe, a bidding war. I only looked because I was recently asked to pay someone by PayPal. I thought: PayPal?? Then I pulled up the chart. Edison said that to have a great idea, you have to have a lot of them. You can't wake up and stumble onto your best stock pick. So I audition a lot of stocks, kill most of them cheaply, and press the few that work by giving myself a way to add to my winning positions. The edge in investing is not so much in finding the idea. It's what you do with it once it starts working, and how fast you cut it when it doesn't. PayPal came off exactly that process. There is a good narrative, a good chart, a good valuation, and I made an entry. It's one of seven oddball positions I added to the portfolio this week, which don't really fit neatly into any of the portfolio's themes. I share the report, and place the Paypal pick for free. Find alpha or die tryin'. You can read it below

  • CryptoWinnies
    Winston (@CryptoWinnies) reported

    @eliana_jordan @kwawmannanjnr a major problem for sure. Paypal is not known for robust dispute practices and they don't claim to be. If your first time to Egypt... sucks but this is not abnormal for Red Sea excursions. Unless you have strong connections with people in the region refrain from putting yourself in risky situations like this in the future. Its a painful experience and not comfy at all. sucks. Reddit, trip advisor are your friend.

  • sourceryy
    sourcery (@sourceryy) reported

    .@Rabois says "99% of everything that matters" for a company is the CEO.⁣ ⁣ "If you have the right CEO, things that people believe to be impossible are very possible and sometimes probable."⁣ ⁣ "If you have the wrong CEO—almost nothing else matters."⁣ ⁣ "@vkhosla taught me this lesson in a pithy way, which is, 'The team you build is the company you build.'" "It's really easy to get distracted with everything else, like the product, the market, technology, but ultimately it comes down to the people." ⁣ "If you can marshal a critical density of talent—you have a shot at winning. That's what we did at PayPal. We had an unusual density of talent, were able to sustain that density of talent—and we were able to accomplish things that other people wouldn't have been able to."

  • BowieIsWorried
    jfcistfgltm (@BowieIsWorried) reported

    @Berri_shawol I selected "Report a problem" on the transaction in PayPal and just explained what happened in the form

  • siynrr
    Sameh Nassar (@siynrr) reported

    @jonathan_wilke Do you have any issue w PayPal gateway or your bank account?

  • wise145485
    Penny Wise (@wise145485) reported

    @annbauerwriter I've never run into that problem but I can see how it would happen. A lot of people are moving away from cash or checks. I do some digital money such as Zelle and PayPal but only with trusted vendors. For you it sounds like it now needs to be an up front question.

  • _martydunlop
    Marty (@_martydunlop) reported

    @Shopify FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! Disconnect Paypal from new stores by default. @PayPal is the world's worst. You're literally giving new stores an issue to deal with straight out the gate with this default integration and payment acceptance.

  • nekochanui
    nekocha isnt going outside for another 6 months (@nekochanui) reported

    I immediately send my paypal money to one of my bank accs bcs i dont trust paypal with all the issues i've heard of artists not being able to access their money anymore.... I wish vgen would just hold it for me and give the payout when the comm is done

  • Chimpnouts
    Chimp Out (@Chimpnouts) reported

    @mattballew @RealUncleTesla shhh they will fix it, i withdraw 1k, and then deposited it back from paypal lol.

  • XFreeze
    X Freeze (@XFreeze) reported

    The more you watch Elon, the more obvious it becomes how much one person can shift the trajectory of humanity He is not playing the same game as everyone else Most people try to optimize for “How will this look?” Elon keeps returning to these questions • Is it true? • Does it violate the laws of physics? • Does it move humanity forward? That mindset explains everything That’s why he bought 𝕏 and turned it into the platform where truth shines brightest That’s why he kept building rockets even after the world called the explosions failures That’s why Tesla and SpaceX pushed manufacturing deeper into America instead of treating production as someone else’s problem That’s why he’s building Grok to relentlessly pursue truth That’s why Starship exists: not to make a slightly better rocket, but to make humanity multiplanetary.....just think about the scale People think Elon’s secret is money If money were the goal the story could have ended when PayPal sold to eBay. He was already enormously wealthy Instead he put everything back into problems that looked impossible and came close to losing it all multiple times while solving some of humanity’s hardest challenges That is the part most people still underestimate Without Elon pushing through years of brutal hard work and building what others called impossible none of what you see today would exist He is not optimizing for the next quarter His goal has always been to move humanity forward

  • SmallsObi
    Downtown Freddie Brown (@SmallsObi) reported

    @CloutedRandom @coinbase @CoinbaseSupport Mines not with them but the website I used goes to Paypal and its defo a paypal issue

  • iiberiangal
    Prozac Princess™️ (@iiberiangal) reported

    I have never had this issue ever because credit unions are top tier but the real cheat code is using PayPal

  • MarineLibby
    LibbyAnn C (@MarineLibby) reported

    Things I will admit I don't know that I should know But I will admit #FuckFinePrint But I've been told if there are options like sign in with Google or Apple or PayPal that you are supposed to just go with your email but But if your email is with Google ? Am "signing in with google,"?