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

Live Outage Map

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Schmallenberg	Errors	16 hours ago
Berlin	Sign in	5 days ago
Kirchberg	Sign in	5 days ago
Nantes	Errors	6 days ago
Vícar	Errors	6 days ago
Étauliers	Errors	6 days ago

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Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Kamz | COMMISSIONS OPEN 🇨🇴🏳️‍🌈 (@PeppermintKamz) reported 8 minutes ago

  The only other issue I’ve ever had was validating my address, but that was an easy fix too. Just remember PayPal only accepts pictures of physicsl documents.

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  LuigiFan45 (@luigiten1) reported 12 minutes ago

  @frozenwhitehawk It's more of a problem for social media digital artists since PayPal is seemingly run by prudes that hate the idea of their service being used to send money for drawn porn and look for any reason to screw them over and steal their money

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  TranceyBeat Pony 🔜 EFNW 2026 (@Tranceyponezb) reported 15 minutes ago

  @NamesakeGeodite The problem might not be paypal as much as the country you live in. Different places have different income laws that paypal is forced to abide to.

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  Media (@MediaWasHereX) reported 21 minutes ago

  The Island Boys are facing online questions after a TikTok Live where Redd discussed money being routed through his PayPal account because his brother Flyy allegedly could not use accounts under his own name due to IRS issues. During the livestream, the explanation given was that Flyy could not deposit or keep money in his own account because of those IRS-related problems. That immediately raised questions from viewers. Why would money need to go through someone else’s account? The IRS has strict rules when it comes to taxes, unpaid debts, liens, levies, and collection actions. If someone’s accounts are restricted because of a legal collection issue, moving money through another person’s account to keep it away from the IRS can create serious legal questions. The important question is the reason behind the arrangement. Using another person’s account is not automatically illegal. But if money is being moved through a third party to hide assets, avoid collection, or keep income away from authorities, that is the type of situation that can lead to penalties or investigation. Millions of Americans do not get a special workaround when they owe taxes. They pay what they owe. They deal with the consequences. The same rules should apply to everyone, including internet personalities. If the arrangement was legitimate, records should show that. If there was an attempt to avoid IRS collection, that is something the proper authorities would have to examine. At the end of the day, the IRS is not looking at your follower count. They are not checking how many views your TikTok gets. A tax bill does not disappear because the money took a different route. @IRSnews

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  Edgex (@SahilExec) reported 22 minutes ago

  Need help from creators. 👇@paypal I'm creating a PayPal account. The problem is that all my government IDs have only my first name (no surname), but PayPal requires a last name. If you've faced this before, what did you enter, and did verification go through?

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  nika ⁷ 🍦seeing bts 2x (@lyricalnamgi) reported 22 minutes ago

  @pjmism I used PayPal and logged in It took me to my account and I chose what card to charge. I just know if you choose Apple Pay, you’ll probably have problems 😭😭

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  Nellie💖 (@SiennaVelaz) reported 24 minutes ago

  WTS!!! Morgan Wallen: Still The Problem Tour Lincoln Financial Field-Philadelphia, PA August 1, 2026 5:30 PM 2x Standard Tickets Sec 239, Row 6, Seats 6–7 Mobile transfer. Payment via PayPal G&S accepted. DM if interested!

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  Teddy 🦎 SKZ AT GOV BALL LET’S GOOOOO (@Maze_of_Mirohs) reported 24 minutes ago

  @jjkcxded @Mybtsstanacct1 I thought the issue was Apple Pay too. But then the same exact thing happened when I used PayPal for a different pickup. Both orders cancelled though the charges went though

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  Immortan_Subtard (@TheeJoeGlass) reported 26 minutes ago

  @SStricklandMMA I’m broke as ****. Probably get me for $1000. I would have no problem posting pro Israel content if they paid me $1000. I think that’s a fair deal. If anyone’s listening, I have PayPal and Cash app. For just a little bit of money, this becomes a Neil Diamond fan tribute page.

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  🩸 🍇 Cambion Kami 🍇🩸 (@CambionKami) reported 28 minutes ago

  @Nogardtist @NamesakeGeodite I mean this in the most respectful way possible but as someone who has used paypal since 2018 dealing with many international laws & clients, you dont know what you're talking about. idk where you are from but im from australia. the only times ive seen that warning on peoples paypal accounts over here is when theyve failed to deliver a refund or have earnt over the 15k thresh hold. if its for the business register then they have ignored multiple account warnings and emails. if its sudden then its for a major TOS violation. If paypal doesnt act, any government will fine paypal for every violation. Paypal shouldnt have to cover because this guy doesnt want to register as a legal business whilst functioning as one. The issue here isnt paypal its the account holder, paypal is holding the money so if the clients want to charge back, then its there waiting for them. thats why the money is in holding and not gone. paypal for this person is currently holding their account in "potential scammer" mode rn.

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  ⸝⸝﹒ Fefe 🍋 & That ﹒ (@TasySt4r) reported 28 minutes ago

  Hey..so i’m selling my oomfs They are all something They love food You need to feed give them a bath and a bed. They cost 0.70 cents. So if anybody wants one of my oomfs they are up for sell i’m saving up for skz tickets A link to my paypal is down below

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  WAXIR (@Waxir111) reported 33 minutes ago

  If you are in a country like me in Pakistan where there is no PayPal and facing issues while making international payments. You can use @BitgetWallet and activate your bitget card which will provide you mastercard in free No tax issues to make any payment like X subscription in seconds. Just deposit through JazzCash/Easypaisa or any LocalBank directly no P2P scam problems everything in one place. Thanks to @BitgetWalletPK

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  Samsa Gregor (@SamsaGregor666) reported 33 minutes ago

  Ok. New job that allows ne to take care of my grandmother is secured. I still have that 12k loan I used to fix the air conditioner. Just going to put this out here again. If you cant help dont, if you can anything helps. PayPal link is in the quoted post. Thanks alot if you have.

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  Dev Ameer (@realameerdev) reported 36 minutes ago

  Understanding APIs What Is an API and Why Is It Everywhere? If you've ever used a food delivery app, booked a ride, logged in with Google, or paid online, you've used an API without even realizing it. So, what exactly is an API? API stands for Application Programming Interface. Think of it as a messenger that allows two different applications to communicate with each other. Imagine you're at a restaurant. You don't walk into the kitchen to prepare your own meal. Instead, you tell the waiter what you want. The waiter takes your order to the kitchen, the chefs prepare your food, and the waiter brings it back to you. In this example, the waiter is the API. The waiter doesn't cook the food or eat it. The waiter's job is simply to carry requests and responses between you and the kitchen. Applications work the same way. For example, when you open a weather app and check today's forecast, the app doesn't magically know the weather. It sends a request through an API to a weather service. That service processes the request, gathers the latest weather information, and sends it back. The app then displays the results on your screen. The same thing happens when you: Log in with Google. Pay with Stripe or PayPal. Track a package. Book a flight. Send a WhatsApp message. Check cryptocurrency prices. Every one of these actions relies on APIs to exchange information between different systems. Without APIs, modern applications wouldn't be able to work together. Every service would have to build everything from scratch, making software development much slower and more expensive. The next time you order food, make a payment, or sign in with your Google account, remember that APIs are working quietly in the background, allowing different applications to communicate seamlessly. In simple terms, an API is the bridge that connects one application to another. Once you understand APIs, you'll realize they're one of the most important building blocks of modern software development.

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  Totally Positive Content ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (@JGAnno24) reported 37 minutes ago

  Well, that was certainly a week for DSP. It's like a bad film getting an extend cut yet it makes the film even worse as opposed to better like Terminator 2. Being a nine day stream week, we were treated with all sorts of bizarre cope and crash outs along with some good Rage and Wage Quits. Of course, front and center, it's all about the cards baby -- the only thing that matters on DSP [Space] Gaming! Being an extended stream week, DSP was bound to have a week where the weekly numbers would be skewed higher. However, to use a DSP line of "anyone with a functional brain" could see the Whale activity was through the roof at random streams over the nine day run of streams. When you look at the activity, these accounts just randomly dropped a significant amount of money through the Youtube platform in Memberships and Super Chats. Whether they were actually the same person or actually three different people is up in the air. During the Chat Freeze Mini Arc, DSP did admit to knowing the Whales do in fact use Sock accounts, something that was denied long ago. When you factor in how much money was dumped through Youtube over this stream week, it meant a large chunk of that raw cash was incinerated in fees -- especially with a lot being Mobile based. Further, it isn't accessible until August as well. However, it shows how DSP is just being trained like a dog by these few individuals despite trying to act like he runs the show. These individuals use money as the treats to force him to push cards and play certain games which is amusing when it is so blatant. Pretty pathetic for DSP to be just a dog in this transactional exchange and seemingly pushed towards an addiction with cards that will probably lead to a financial crunch and another bankruptcy. It makes me wonder if that's the end goal of these individuals. There was also a rando that appeared over the week that did a bizarre dump of money on Kick in the form of Kicks and Subs. I'm going to assume they were a tourist that decided to just appear and seemed to leave. I guess wasting all that money on DSP got boring -- not sure how giving him money could be "fun" or an "own" on trolls when you're the one out of your money that could be spent on something far more interesting. They also took the time to dump a massive amount of subs between streams last Friday which was not counted by DSP. This also shows how DSP is such an *** for refusing to count the money. It makes you wonder how much money goes unseen while on stream DSP is shaking his can and begging people for that $150+. I honestly don't think it's a frequent occurrence but it obviously happens from time to time and is missed at times. It's also interesting how DSP is dumping more and more money into various cards. As DSP closes in to $5,000 worth of card related purchases - cards, binders, special cases, etc - one has to wonder what is happening with his money and how he is somehow funding this endeavor? DSP can take in a lot of money but much of it isn't accessible. When DSP receives Tips, that's instant through PayPal. When it comes in through Kick, it's somewhat accessible because it is paid weekly on Thursdays. When it is Youtube, it's paid on or around the 21st of the month. Depending on when the Youtube money is donated, it could take weeks to get it and of course it is hit with the most fees possible, especially the massive 51% for mobile donations eating up quite a bit of it. So he's burning a lot of money on a gimmick that is really eating away at what he has accessible and hopes to get in the future. In the past, hats and vests were one time investments. Once purchased, it's over and done with and he could dangle them to the dents. With needing a constant flow of cards at scalper rates, it's an endless investment that feels like appeasement for an addiction like with pulls in WWE Champions than a "cool, chill" aspect of his streams. So any increase of revenue is lost because of the higher fees since the majority of the money is coming in Youtube and access is delayed while needing to constantly pay for cards -- and this is just for cards we've seen on stream and know there is off stream unpackings. I believe someone noted that spoons0 suggested the cards gimmick. While I suspect this person didn't have the intent to give DSP a crippling addiction to unpacking cards, that is what appeared to happen. So even when he hits the goal - and especially when he doesn't - he is pushing card openings and rattling that cup likely because he needs money badly but also to appease that internal addiction to get a hit of dopamine. At the same time, one has to wonder if he is starting to run into financial issues with legitimate bills to keep him in WAHKhando? I speculated that he could be stacking payment plans which is just another form of backdoor credit card debt and the TCG Card Shop offers PayPal Credit plan options with monthly payment plans. Could he be spending outright on some cards while dumping many on payment plans? What about his other spending, possibly with Affirm and Amazon Store payment plans? If he's stacking up payment plans galore, eventually they will come due and then that money has to come from somewhere and could hit at the worst possible time. Further, when you think about his living situation, I believe a fair estimate is that it will cost him ~$40,000 in 2026 to live in a middle unit condo - that's the Property Taxes, HOA, Mortgage, Utilities, and Pet Related Stuff. We obviously can't forget his taxes that come out after the fees for his money, so he's not living his best life when you consider how much is wasted on cards as an ongoing expense. I also highly doubt there is any serious retirement planning happening either. Heck, we don't even know if he is still dealing with back taxes anymore or not. There are other expenses as well to consider - especially with Kat - so adding an addiction to a mesh of expenses and other spending issues is not going to help him. I'm in the camp that whatever money he might have had at the start of this card craze has been eaten up and we will really see begging ramp up between Youtube payments in the future. It makes me wonder about possibly seeing the merged goal unraveled in some form to push more for Kick and Tip side support if things really get screwy for his finances. I also thought it would be interesting to look at the month of July so far and look back a year. Some might say "my goodness, look at the difference" but there is an issue with that. In July 2025, he vanished for a little over a week which created a massive hole in his finances. Despite that, we can still take away the fact that the majority of the money really did shift to Youtube side support. So while there is a massive amount increased based on the raw total - and keeping in mind a missed week of streams - the increase was marginal when factoring all the money wasted on cards and more money lost due to platform fees. In other words, I would say he was doing better last year when you consider less money came in through Youtube and his expenses on gimmicks were lower. I guess we'll see if the trend continues into August or not. tl;dr - I don't believe things are going good for DSP and I think there is enough evidence to suggest this with his spending and what we can see coming into the coffers. We'll see how things progress over the coming months but I don't cards will ultimately save the business.

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  Lara Jenn 🐦‍⬛ (@_LaraJenn) reported 40 minutes ago

  I'm not defending PayPal because I hate it with all my might and I'm forced to use it, but if you have a business account without a permit and you earn above the roof, it's kind of "duh" that your account is going to get down. Anyway, I'm so sorry for you loss :(

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  CHEZ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚˖ (@holych3z) reported 42 minutes ago

  @piipstachio What if the kofi is connected to PayPal? Is that a problem too? (newbie in doing commissions)

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  Lia & That (@mawitaoo) reported 42 minutes ago

  @lenee_b @the_FANSSHOP Yeah, I’m trying to pay with paypal but it just won’t go through… it gives me some kind of error

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  Luther Vandraws (@FaisonctArt) reported 43 minutes ago

  Oh this had been an issue for years, and it’s not just for the lack of business permit. I think I’ve only seen one case where the person was able to get access back to their money. Also stop using PayPal as a temporary bank.

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  Club ***** (@TheClubVixen) reported 45 minutes ago

  @MusingsOfYouth @hafuma No I'm afraid you're retarded. One. Paypal releases all money to your registered bank account or mails you a check after 6 months of account closure. But two. No, if you run a buisness, and make $600 or more especially, and don't put in your ssn as a buisness account its a legal issue not tos.

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  Noc Noc (@NocturnePurple) reported 47 minutes ago

  Hi, I’m writing to let you know there’s an issue with my PayPal. Please give me a few days to sort this out, and then I’ll be accepting orders as usual. To those who have already placed orders: don’t worry, I’ll still fulfill them (+)

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  Not Another Quant (@notanotherquant) reported 50 minutes ago

  $PYPL reports tomorrow morning. Stripe and Advent offered $60.50 a share in mid July. Reuters reported that the board views the offer as too low. The Journal reported last week that Stripe and Advent were still weighing their next move. Analysts expect $1.28 in earnings per share on about $8.5 billion in revenue. Revenue is expected up roughly 2%. Earnings are expected down about 9%. Management already said this would happen in May, because last year's second quarter had one time benefits that do not repeat. Payment volume is expected to grow faster than revenue. Much of that growth is from lower margin processing, where PayPal handles the payment in the background for other companies and keeps a smaller cut. The branded checkout side, where people use the actual PayPal button and PayPal keeps more, grew 2% last quarter. The key number to watch is the profit they keep on transactions before running costs. Management said it would be down about 3% this quarter, and guided a slight decline for the full year. Whether they hold that guide is the other thing to watch. What is your opinion on PayPal?

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  Neil Kerber (@DropKerb) reported 50 minutes ago

  .@AskPayPal @PayPal Can't access my account, message "We’re having trouble making sure it’s you" after passing much security. Need access to my money. customer service said wait 1 week. Cant log in to complain as his message above. Really p**d off, scared to use @paypal in future

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  lil retard (@comic) reported 51 minutes ago

  @piovincenzo_ You’re retarded Go look at PayPal stock It went up so much, went down and kept going down… permanently

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  NOMINALO (@NOMINALOEQUITY) reported 51 minutes ago

  Telegram has 950M users and zero public reputation system. X has a fraction of that and something Telegram can't build: a feed where trust is visible. Here's the part most people miss about X Money. It's not a wallet feature bolted onto a social app. It's the final piece of a 3-step funnel X has been building for years: attention, then reputation, then now, money. A bank meets you at step 3. You've already decided. You're already holding your card. The bank just processes it. X wants step 1. The post. The reply that made you nod. The 18 months of someone posting trade calls in public, right and wrong, before you ever send them a dollar. That's a different business than PayPal. PayPal moves money between strangers. X wants to move money between people who've already built trust, in public, for free, over time. Every bank in the world solved the wrong problem. They made moving money easy. Nobody sends money to a stranger because it's easy. They send it to someone they've watched for a year.

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  Akindele Ayomide (@akindeleayo99) reported 52 minutes ago

  🚨 @paga I’ve been trying to convert my PayPal funds to Naira, but the transaction just won’t go through. I’ve tried multiple times with no luck. Can someone from @Paga__Support please look into this or let me know what the issue might be? I’d really appreciate quick resolution.

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  Jonathan (@Jonatha91934378) reported 53 minutes ago

  @DromasGamerHD Im getting trouble to have your PayPal user/email

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  sandy (@pinky_xandylee) reported 53 minutes ago

  @AskPayPal I am having problem logging to my account , I can’t reach h out to customer care unless I login I don’t have access to my phone number to confirm my otp and I also changed my device. How do o contact customer support without logging in. I have tried every means but can’t

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  𝐲𝐞𝐧. ɴᴇxᴛ ꜱᴛᴏᴘ ᴍᴇᴛʟɪꜰᴇ (@jjkcxded) reported 56 minutes ago

  @jjkshorizon @Mybtsstanacct1 nice! i didn’t touch it since i saw everyone having cancellations but honestly paypal was also not working right yesterday either. weverse needs to get it together

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  Calamarei 🩸💀 2.0 Debut SEPT 18 (@CalamareiVT) reported 58 minutes ago

  @zombaebby Well when I signed up it was a simple question that you answered what you were. Business accounts with paypal are not the same as a Bank. Paypal is not meant to be used as a bank either. As an individual you should be reporting your income. Vtubers are required to report their income via commissions, twitch earnings, etc. You can register as a business, as yourself, or as yourself with another name to be referred to as. I’m not sure why you are saying the business accounts are a problem? Or people shouldnt use them?