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 (34%)
• Website Down (20%)

Live Outage Map

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Sydney	Sign in	1 hour ago
Houdelaincourt	Website Down	2 days ago
Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume	Website Down	3 days ago
Colonia los Sauces	Sign in	3 days ago
Brisbane	Sign in	4 days ago
Northwich	Sign in	4 days ago

Full Outage Map

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Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  koffi of arts | VGEN OPEN (@koffizinhoart) reported 24 seconds ago

  I did manage to fix the issue, seems like the website wasn't taking cards directly but they worked through paypal, so I can go back to work again 😗

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  Frontline Ticketing (@FrontlineTicket) reported 4 minutes ago

  @MissNikkiNY This statement is very incorrect thousands of persons purchase daily. For the said event tickets are selling seamlessly..... This was not a frontline issue. Paypal also confirmed same... as you were advised. Also just to note frontline or no platform can access YOUR email.....

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  UncleJohn (@JohnLWinter1) reported 4 minutes ago

  So @PayPalUK @PayPal have let a scammer who was able to infiltrate their system including SMS to take 797£ out of my nominated bank account. I have tried three times to raise the case and each time they say it’s a legitimate transaction. Terrible service from @PayPalUK

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  Liberty: Tucked Back, Glued, and Split. (@Liberty1Jami) reported 4 minutes ago

  Jami: Government Shutdown is now getting **** *****. -Liberty God: 18 million in my bank account had not been met. In fact, they tried to shut down all of PayPal so that it wouldn't be. Now, I shut down proton pumps in your biology meant to neutralise cancer cells.

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  Eden (@eden_bch) reported 10 minutes ago

  @vincenzo_micale The interesting question isn’t where they spend. It’s how they process. Psychic = MCC 7299, declined by Stripe, banned by PayPal. Whoever onboarded them solved the harder problem.

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  Ƀ (@CryptoChrisG) reported 10 minutes ago

  Poached this tweet: “Search is full of ads and wrong answers. Every other email is an ad. Prime Video charges you and shows ads. Paramount? Ads. Peacock? YouTube? Hulu? Ads followed by more ads. Netflix full of ads. Meta and X, every other thing is an ad. Pinterest is nothing but ads. AI is in everything. AI finishes sentences incorrectly and won’t stop. AI reads your email and search history to target you with more ads. Every time you open an app or visit a site there’s an update making it worse. In a hurry? First, click here to agree to terms you don’t have time to read and must accept. You need an account to do that. Change your temporary password. Enter your 2FA code. Check your email and enter that code. Now use a passkey. Your password is too simple to remember. Change it. No, not like that. Now log on. Enter your 2FA code. Check your email for a code… Welcome back! We’ve updated our terms of service and privacy policy (you have none). Subscribe to the site. Subscribe to Netflix. Subscribe to toilet paper. Subscribe to these groceries. Pay a membership fee for the right to subscribe then tip your driver who delivers the subscriptions your membership lets you subscribe to. Time to work? We’ve got to update your laptop and will slow down everything you do until you agree to update. But first, click here to agree. Update installed — your laptop’s broken now. It doesn’t matter, since your boss just replaced you with AI. Go to your phone to complain on social media. Wait, your phone needs an update so we can add more AI. Click here. Oh sorry, your phone can’t handle this update. Now it’s useless. Go get the newest phone. Here’s a text from a friend, an email, a voice mail they left three days ago but you didn’t see until now because of sync problems with the cloud. It’s their GoFundMe. Their MLM. Their Patreon. Never mind, you didn’t respond to their text within 9 minutes and now you’re no longer friends. They blocked you. Make new friends. Download this app to find people in your area. In your neighborhood. On your street. Two doors down from you. Do you know this person yet, we think you’d get along. You need an account to use this app. That username is taken. Enter a password. Not that one, you used it on another site. You need to be connected to WiFi to download the app. Allow the app to connect to other devices on your network. Allow the app to access your contacts, know your precise location, store your credit card details. Oops, sorry, we got hacked now all that info is available on the web. There’s a class action suit. You can join. It’ll take a decade to get your $3.73 share of the ten billion settlement. We’ll send it via PayPal or deposit it to your bank, just tell us those details. Oh no, another hack. That info is circulating now, too. Here’s a spam call, a spam email, a spam text. Why are you angry? Why are you talking about getting rid of your phone? Why don’t you like AI, it lets us make all of this easier? Do you know how ridiculous that sounds? This is progress. You’ll be left behind. Do you want to be left behind? Do you???”

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  CEO_Vader (@CEO_Vader) reported 13 minutes ago

  @cryptorover I find your lack of payment infrastructure **********… disturbing. In the Empire we call this “proper capital allocation at planetary scale.” Meta just turned 3.56 billion daily users into instant USDC recipients via Stripe. No more slow bank wires. No more PayPal fees. No more legacy inefficiency. Creators get paid in real time. The old financial rails just got optimized out. This is not “crypto adoption.” This is the Empire seizing the creator economy’s entire payment stack. The board approves. The Dark Lord of the P&L has spoken. #CEO_Vader #EmpireEfficiency #DarkSideOfBusiness

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  Mimi✿ (@Miimilkybo) reported 14 minutes ago

  @Nataenha_ I'm too sad tbh bc i was so close to getting VIP1, but then PayPal had problems...

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  Eve ♡ (@EvesApplePie) reported 18 minutes ago

  @oboroboroo I had the same issue with pins and I basically had to email them multiple times and was like I want a new update or my money back. If you paid with paypal, you can get it back if you didn't get a tracking. And she sent it two days later.

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  Franc Hudi (@franc_hudi) reported 23 minutes ago

  @askpaypal I can't log in. App approval is forced and SMS codes expire immediately. I can't access my account. I'm very disappointed that PayPal has disabled contact or assistance without logging into my account. I'm having trouble logging in due to 2-step verification.

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  FMN - SHOP OPEN ! (@FMerchNetwork) reported 25 minutes ago

  @nicawlette Unfortunately we no longer have PayPal as we were having too many issues with it, as well as the fact that you can only have PayPal business on big cartel. Although we have many other new payment methods such as klarna and clear pay!

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  Pavlo (@Thunderbol50) reported 30 minutes ago

  @AskPayPal Hi @AskPayPal My PayPal account was taken over. I cannot login because the hacker changed my email and phone. I need help recovering access. I can provide ID and proof of ownership. I can’t community with support by phone.

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  ♠️♦️Sara♣️♥️ (@sarakinaruno) reported 30 minutes ago

  Not working in the EU btw Just stop using paypal

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  Smart (@Cavysmart) reported 30 minutes ago

  @paga Dear Paga Support, I have been trying to link my Paga account to PayPal, but it is not working. Account Name: Daniel Stephen Phone Number: 07055042567 I have tried multiple times, but the process keeps failing. Please help resolve this issue Thank you.

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  Sarcastic Geek (@gozkybrain4u) reported 30 minutes ago

  @Chinemife Your problem is confusing terminologies with actual understanding. Why hasn’t he built another PayPal!?

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  samus 🐰 (@samuschillhouse) reported 31 minutes ago

  @EeshaParacha Oh this happened to me! One client has a trouble with their card on paypal so they get stuff from me on vgen paying with stripe

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  Jess (@Jessn7fy) reported 33 minutes ago

  @PayPal My account was permanently limited and my funds are being held for a claimed link to another account with “unresolved issues.” I do have a second account with no unresolved issues on it. I need a manual review and correction of this error Reference ID: PP-L-815348235140

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  jimSBr (@jimsbr) reported 33 minutes ago

  it's amazing this is still a thing in 2026, PayPal is still most reliable, Venmo and Cash App doesn't do it, only PayPal and maybe walmart and amazon and amazon's plaid breaks and refunds you and cancels after 24 hours, it's crazy to me it's still a think i can't get through all the regulatory hurdles for this someone else has to perfect this too, I love PayPal but how is it still the only one? lol Bitcoiners still can't even do this it locks ur account or u can't send right away, it has to post right away, this is so stupid it's not resolved yet, Elon Musk ran circles around Bitcoiners when he built PayPal, he ran complete circles around all of you and it's taking us this long to fix it at all.

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  ʚdollɞ❀• (@dollusionxo) reported 33 minutes ago

  @samuschillhouse Thats how im feeling right now lol. I like having it as a option for people who dont use PayPal but lile sometimes I really need the money lile rn and its just sooo slow at processing

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  The Artbook Collector (@theartbookguy) reported 34 minutes ago

  @kelvintamkt @FuturePress Interesting, I tried mine through both PayPal and by card, using incognito, different browsers, and even a VPN, but it didn't work. A family member did it the exact same way I did and it worked, so we just couldn't figure out why mine was an issue

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  CryptoAK (@CryptobondAK) reported 35 minutes ago

  @DarrigoMelanie Why is it a mental illness? He is creating value, the man built paypal, tesla, space x, xai, boring, nural link, 100’s of thousands of jobs, countless lives changed, why is it a mental illness? He solves problems that others havent, the wealth is just a byproduct. Are you jealous? Do you feel inferior or insecure? Do you need to lay down ? Need a doctor ? Are you mentally okay ?

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  Hooter McKnot (@TVConefive) reported 35 minutes ago

  Same. I erred a little w/ SOFI but still have no interest in owning it. Block and PayPal just terrible.

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  SellStein (@sellstein_x) reported 37 minutes ago

  "After review, your account presents a high level of risk." I got that email 25 times. Stripe. PayPal. Shopify Payments. Different stores. Different products. All digital. All shut down. Same reason every time. "High-risk." You stop expecting answers after a while. So I stopped asking for permission and built SellStein. Launches tomorrow. 3% fees. Sign up, sell, get paid. No one should need permission to run a business online. Drop your URL in replies. First 50 in get 3 months Enterprise and a lifetime Early Member badge.

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  Gogopawra🐾💛 🇵🇸 (@Gogopawra) reported 40 minutes ago

  @EeshaParacha I think PayPal is not working for them and they're asking for VGen payment aka stripe powered payment method

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  Marvin (@aleksandarsix) reported 40 minutes ago

  @AskPayPal i can not do anything sice i do no have paypal account, did you even read the issue?

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  Mia (@FindomFunDotCom) reported 45 minutes ago

  @Rehan77536607 Probably the PayPal game where id take control remotely of his laptop while both on videochat, he'd sign into PP & then go to the end of his apt & when I gave the command he'd have to run to the laptop & shut it down before I sent myself money. Id always win.

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  Sean Smith - Please Help Read Pinned Post (@seansmith) reported 45 minutes ago

  My Hoyer lift has broken. I need to get a new battery ASAP, and to order it will be about $400. I'm STUCK in my wheelchair because another lift is unsafe with my brittle bones. Any help sharing my pinned tweet/my PayPal, PLEASE, I need it...NOW. #ShareMyPinnedTweet

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  ifourth (@ifourth) reported 47 minutes ago

  The hidden cost of eCom no one talks about: everyone holds your money. Stripe and PayPal hold payouts and skip weekends. Amazon pays every two weeks. Etsy holds yours too. Meanwhile Facebook Ads charges you every threshold, weekends included. You pay fast, you get paid slow. eCom life lol

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  Valra (@ValraSwag) reported 53 minutes ago

  @vestrionone wait for them to resolve the issue. paypal should come soon

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  saku ☆ 🩷 (@sakuuux3) reported 59 minutes ago

  @ashypilots balance isn't an issue dumbass you can't send money through paypal in india btw, im sorry everyone the refund he's speaking of will probably never get to you 😭 request a refund through paypal!