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 (40%)
• Errors (38%)
• Website Down (22%)

Live Outage Map

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Lyon	Errors	3 days ago
Paris	Sign in	5 days ago
Saint-Étienne	Website Down	5 days ago
Tlaquepaque	Errors	7 days ago
Massy	Website Down	7 days ago
Montlouis-sur-Loire	Sign in	9 days ago

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Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Ueno OPCOM | DTIYS 📌 (deadline September 7th!) (@uenoarutwo) reported 6 minutes ago

  @tehajtg3nzcss6 yes i can draw two characters, as for now it's for locals only sorryy! 😔🙏 i had a little trouble with my paypal acc so i'm trying to figure it out! (i really want to open inter too honestly 😔)

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  AFRICA IS HOME GLOBAL (@AfricaisHOME2) reported 6 minutes ago

  PayPal is putting explicit revenue targets on its three core units as new CEO Enrique Lores reviews the company’s strategy and pushes for faster execution. In April the payments firm reorganized around Checkout Solutions and PayPal, Consumer Financial Services and Venmo, and Payment Services and Crypto, with a single leader for each business to cut duplication and speed decisions. Lores said the goal is to sharpen focus, simplify operations and get closer to consumers after years of slower growth and margin pressure. The company has also set a cost savings target of at least 1.5 billion dollars over the next two to three years through AI, process redesign and structural realignment, with the savings reinvested into growth initiatives. For 2026 management is guiding to transaction margin dollars roughly flat to slightly down excluding interest, 3 percent growth in non transaction operating expenses, and non GAAP EPS in a range between slightly negative and slightly positive. The reset comes as PayPal tries to diversify beyond its traditional checkout business and rebuild momentum in higher margin areas. In Q1 2026 revenue rose 7 percent to 8.35 billion dollars and total payment volume grew 11 percent to 464 billion dollars, with Venmo and Braintree both delivering mid teens TPV growth and buy now pay later and pay with Venmo volumes up 23 percent and 34 percent. Q2 showed continued strength in those same units, with transaction margin dollars up 1 percent and up 3 percent excluding interest on customer balances, prompting the company to raise its full year outlook for TM dollars and EPS. Lores is emphasizing financial services as the largest driver of future TM dollar growth, expanding Venmo into a fuller financial platform, scaling PYUSD stablecoin which is now the largest federally regulated stablecoin, and partnering in AI commerce with Microsoft and others. At the same time the company returned 1.5 billion dollars to shareholders in the quarter and started a 14 cent quarterly dividend, while warning that macro pressure in Europe and competition from Big Tech and fintechs will keep the near term environment tough. - World Business News.

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  mamí (@r0sequartzmami) reported 7 minutes ago

  hey my loves, i no longer will be using PayPal as a method to receive payments because paypal keeps holding my money & giving me problems with my card. I will update you guys on the new forms of payment so you guys can have a swift booking experience 💖

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  eryn.artist (@eryndor_0) reported 8 minutes ago

  Honestly, it's such a traumatizing experience for me using PayPal. I have no idea what to do now. @AskPayPal please help me fix this

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  MarcoNc (@mremaarco) reported 9 minutes ago

  from me, now my paypal is not working, like hello?

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  princess chloe (@allforchloee) reported 14 minutes ago

  who’s ready to login to paypal for princess 👑

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  υ˶˃ ﻌ ˂˶υ (@PinkamenaGooner) reported 14 minutes ago

  @jasp_ro I used to use PayPal, but lately I've seen a lot of people complaining about the numerous errors it's having.

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  eryn.artist (@eryndor_0) reported 15 minutes ago

  @AskPayPal Hello, my account has been permanently banned or restricted right after I submitted my ID with no clear reason. I've been waiting for a week to use it, I woke up first thing in the morning is my account has been banned. Please fix this

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  Susan Huey (@88845sh) reported 15 minutes ago

  Real families in Gaza use X to crowdfund for survival, but lack of platform vetting attracts highly sophisticated X features expose the real login locations of accounts, GoFundMe and PayPal do not work inside Gaza, meaning every real campaign must

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  دکتر مهندس فتحی (@i_sundog) reported 18 minutes ago

  @DrMichaelBonner will try to secure a copy for you through friends visiting if all else doesn't work? following explains how to directly purchase Farsi translation of the book- sorry a bit lengthy, eh: sanctions heavily affect ability to purchase the Farsi translation directly from Iranian platforms if you are located in the United States. US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control enforces strict comprehensive sanctions on Iran's banking n financial sectors. This creates significant practical barriers, even though the law technically makes exceptions for books. 1. The Informational Exception (The Legality): under the Berman Amendment to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act importation n exportation of "informational materials" -including books, films, n music - are exempt fr US sanctions. •its completely legal for you to own, read, or import a physical or digital copy of this Farsi translation into the US. •You are not violating US federal law simply by buying a piece of literature. 2. Banking Blockade is a Practical Problem while buying the book is perfectly legal, paying for it fr US is nearly impossible through normal channels. •Iranian online stores like Digikala, Taaghche, or IranKetab only accept Iranian bank cards connected to the local Shatab (شتاب) network. •no International Processors: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, n PayPal operate in Iran n will block any transaction attempted on an Iranian website. •IP Blocks: many Iranian e-commerce networks completely block incoming web traffic or payment requests originating fr US IP addresses due to cybersecurity defenses. Workarounds to Purchase the Book Fr the US includes 3 choices: •Diaspora Persian Bookstores: Specialist physical n online bookstores based in the US, Canada, or Europe regularly import shipments of legal info materials fr Tehran. Check retailers like Ketab Corp (Los Angeles - aka Tehrangeles, they may have it, or find out if online Persian book importers can order a copy of آخرین امپراتوری ایران fr Mehrandish Publications for you. •Family or Friends in Iran: is easiest method is to have a contact inside Iran buy the physical book locally or purchase the digital version on Taaghche using an Iranian bank card, n then send you the login details or ship the physical copy via international mail networks. if other methods didn't work for you, let me know i will pursue this option •Third-Party Proxy Services: some international diaspora agencies specialize in paying for Iranian digital services on behalf of expats, though these often incur high service fees n operate in a legal gray area regarding money transfers.

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  Rajat Garg (@rajat_garg25) reported 21 minutes ago

  @AskPayPal I’m unable to login into my account, the Indian phone number that was registered is no longer in use. What can be done here?

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  Olibher Cafirma (@C37484Olibher) reported 22 minutes ago

  @meetedzenebubu honestly the bigger issue isn't paypal specifically, it's betting everything on one platform at all, stripe has its own version of these problems too. we route across a couple processors using paymentkit instead of picking one "winner," keeps things running regardless of which one has a bad week.

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  Kasper🔜Bday countdown (@KasperGalactica) reported 23 minutes ago

  UPDATE ON THE BUYEE ISSUE THEY JUST HATE MY PAYPAL I HAVE SHIPPED HIM OUT

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  Founder Tribune (@Founder_Tribune) reported 25 minutes ago

  Elon Musk explains why he never starts with a product. He starts with a list he made in the shower: Musk is asked whether he begins with a specific product in mind. A Model S, a Falcon 9 and reverse-engineers his way there, or whether he starts by spotting something broken in the world and commits to fixing it, even without knowing how. Neither framing quite fits his answer. Every company he's built Tesla, SpaceX, SolarCity, and PayPal and Zip2 before them traces back to his time in college, when he set out to work out "what would most affect the future in a very likely to be a positive way." That single question produced a shortlist of five areas. Three he was confident about: "The three areas where I was quite sure would be positive were sustainable energy, internet, and making life multiplanetary." And two he wasn't: "There were a couple other areas where maybe a question mark, like AI and rewriting genetics." Those two came attached to a warning: "Potentially negative consequences, hopefully positive, but something could go wrong." The striking part is how the whole framework surfaced. Not from a strategic planning exercise or years of deliberation: "Those were the five areas that I could come up with standing in the shower basically." The takeaway: Musk doesn't chase products, and he doesn't start with what's broken. He starts one level higher by asking which domains will most shape the future of humanity, backing the ones he's convinced are net-positive, and letting specific companies fall out of that filter. The Model S and the Falcon 9 are downstream of a decision he made years before either existed. fu

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  Northern Woman (@woman_northern) reported 29 minutes ago

  @arleneseesit @AskPayPal I had same problem with @PayPal last year, they kept moving the resolution date, in the end I emailed CEO of Company (Birkenstock) and received refund same day after months of hassle.

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  Daniel - Budai Media 📧 (@thedanielbudai) reported 29 minutes ago

  If you sell peptides, marketing isn't your biggest problem. Getting paid is. Stripe, PayPal, Square, they'll process transactions for a few weeks just fine. Then a routine review freezes the account, and the cash sitting in it gets held for 90 to 120 days. We've watched this happen to brand after brand. Here's what founders get wrong about why it happens: These processors aren't judging the brand's compliance. They're judging the category. Peptides get flagged on three things simultaneously: product risk, international shipping, and the RUO grey area. Being fully compliant doesn't exempt a brand from any of it. Here's what actually holds up: 1. Skip the mainstream processors entirely. Go high-risk from day one instead. That means paying 3.5% to 6% instead of the standard 2.9%, but that difference is the cost of staying online instead of frozen. 2. Guard the chargeback rate like it's the whole business, because it basically is. Cross 1% for two months running and the account is done. Clear product pages, fast refunds, and proactive shipping updates are what keep that number under control. 3. Never run on a single processor. Two or three processors running in parallel means revenue keeps moving the moment one of them freezes, instead of the entire business stalling out. Payments come before marketing, not after. The best ad account in the world is worthless if checkout can't actually take the money. Comment "PAYMENTS" and I'll send you our full payment processing guide for peptide brands.

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  Shelley Ollivier (@Shellfire04) reported 32 minutes ago

  I am disgusted with Google! Account is compromised can’t login, Paypal has an account under the gmail in question. I try to stop it and I get a BOT. Done With @google.com

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  💛🩵Sphinx / Sufi🩵💛 (@Hunni_bunnies) reported 34 minutes ago

  @SpoopyElvis @MoonFoxToys I had the same exact issue!! I had to add the money to my PayPal balance and then use that to pay for the toys….

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  NDN Silver (@WingsNDNSilver) reported 36 minutes ago

  Cindy's been through hell the last 2 years, disabled by injury, nightmare LL, took on 4- & 6-y/o niblings as guardian, at great personal cost. Her car needs a new thermostat, among other issues. Total $910; 18 ppl, $50 each: PayPal: @ cindysalazar435 Venmo: @ tiocindy42

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  Super Hawa 🐟💜⁷ ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ (@Hawa__Sahar) reported 36 minutes ago

  WTS - 1 ticket ( sec A1 row 18 near ramps where members stand) BTS World Tour ARIRANG in Foxborough on August 5th. Purchased for $611.40 during presale & wts for lower! Can provide proof of purchase and video chat. Can no longer attend due to medical issues. Must use PayPal Goods & Services.

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  Agnostica Gnostica (@AgnostikGnostik) reported 38 minutes ago

  @froglet80 Thanks! I was hoping to avoid the fees and had linked it to my personal PayPal, but I guess that causes issues. Will try to sort it out as spoons allow 🥄

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  Prafull Billore (@_prafullbillore) reported 43 minutes ago

  The money system you use every day is getting rebuilt, and the biggest players are leading it. Last year, $33 trillion moved on blockchains through stablecoins — more than Visa and Mastercard combined. That’s not a theory anymore. It’s happening. Stripe bought a stablecoin company for $1 billion and built its own blockchain, Tempo, with Visa validating on it. Mastercard is acquiring BVNK. PayPal already issues PYUSD, and Circle went public at a $33 billion valuation. Think of it like WhatsApp for money. Traditional payments pass through four or five banks, take two days to settle, and charge fees at every step. Stablecoins use the internet instead, making transfers faster and cheaper. The rails underneath global commerce are changing right now. Your bank won’t tell you because it doesn’t benefit them. But the shift is already underway.

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  dexter (@Evilcabbit67) reported 43 minutes ago

  this guy is lowered down to 25 if anyone wants him! cash app and paypal

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  ayu trades - spaylater, ggives, etc. (@ayutrades) reported 49 minutes ago

  open for trades 💸 - load to cash (regular & load card) - binance to cash - paypal to cash - gcash to paypal - gcash to binance - not verify balance transfer to verify (gcash, maya, shopee, lazada, grab, pricelocq) - gcash & maya w/issue transfer balance

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  Nick (@NiiiickMMA) reported 51 minutes ago

  @videogamedeals I've always preferred physical out of habit, but back in 2022 my Nintendo account got banned for a PayPal chargeback. Problem is I don't have a PayPal account. I got unbanned but the 2-3 days I was banned all my digital games were locked. Reinforced how important ownership is.

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  KT (@KT87985373) reported 54 minutes ago

  Brittney constantly says “leave my children alone” and acts outraged that people review what she publicly broadcasts about them. The problem is, Brittney herself keeps putting her children and alleged CPS calls into her content over and over again. Not occasionally. Repeatedly. Just in 2026 I've tracked 134 substantive retellings of Brittney’s personal CPS history across 91 streams on 83 separate dates between January 1 and August 5, 2026. She talks about her children being questioned by CPS, what CPS allegedly asked them, how the visits supposedly traumatized them, what allegations were made about their food, bedrooms, medical care, firearms, drugs, prenatal care, the baby, her parenting and her home. Then those stories become evidence that she is being persecuted. Then specific creators are accused of calling, inciting, “dog-whistling,” knowing the caller or being responsible because of who they associate with. And very often, all of this is happening alongside memberships, super chats, gifted memberships, Cash App, PayPal, Venmo, registries or other financial support. A few examples: 2/17 — “Get HELP Stat!!!” — 1:25:00–1:39:54 Brittney recounts six alleged CPS visits, police entries, drug accusations, drug testing and police canines while gifted memberships and Cash App support are being discussed. 2/18 — “Dehumanizing & Outright Lies!!” — 1:00:17–1:09:43 She tells the story of CPS allegedly being told she cooked for Craig but not her sons and says a caseworker inspected her refrigerator. Her child is audibly part of the stream while memberships are being gifted. 2/23 — “A Talk With My Daughter: The Impacts of Harassment on a Family” — 28:53–35:27 Her daughter is literally brought onto the channel to discuss how the online conflict and CPS calls allegedly affected the children. 6/28 — “Let’s Pick Up Where We Left Off” — 4:35:30–4:43:12 She discusses money viewers sent after a serious CPS allegation and explains that it was intended for an attorney. 8/2 — “What’s That About Nicknames?” — 2:18:28–2:26:31 She again talks about CPS repeatedly coming to the home because of online allegations while memberships, Cash App, PayPal and Venmo are being promoted. So spare me the idea that simply reviewing her public streams is somehow “exploiting” her children. She is the one repeatedly making alleged CPS calls and their supposed impact on her children part of her channel’s storyline. And she knows damn well people review these streams. She talks about clips. She talks about screenshots. She talks about people saving streams. She talks about transcripts and documentation. She asks people to send her clips. She discusses collecting material for attorneys, CPS and the district attorney. So this whole shocked act that people actually listen to what she publicly says is ridiculous. There is also an obvious contradiction in constantly demanding that everyone stop discussing the children while continuing to publicly disclose intimate details about them whenever those details help reinforce the victim narrative. The children are apparently completely off-limits... until their alleged trauma helps prove how persecuted Brittney is. Then suddenly we hear about CPS interviews, fears of police, medical treatment, sleeping arrangements, pregnancy, the baby, drug accusations and what caseworkers supposedly found. And to be clear: none of this means every CPS call was fake or that every donation was specifically given because of CPS. But the recurring content pattern is impossible to ignore: Talk about the children → tell another CPS story → describe the family as victims → accuse someone in the community → outrage the audience → promote or receive financial support → repeat. You cannot repeatedly use your children’s alleged trauma as evidence in your public persecution narrative and then declare that nobody else is allowed to discuss the very information you chose to broadcast. Protecting children means limiting their exposure. It does not mean making their alleged trauma recurring content whenever it is useful for sympathy, loyalty and financial support. At some point, “leave my kids out of it” needs to start with the person holding the microphone.

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  Froglet 🐸 (@froglet80) reported 54 minutes ago

  @AgnostikGnostik ko-fi sends it as payment for goods and services. you just need to create a business paypal account. you can donit right in your existing account and you'll have 2 profiles with one login. no extra id verification required.

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  ☽ EmilyMegan Art ☾ (@EmilyMeganX) reported 56 minutes ago

  @PayPalUK your PayPal business card is almost absolutely useless. I can’t add it to my Apple Pay, can’t add it to my PayPal wallet, can’t even bloody use it online coz it keeps being declined!! Ridiculous. Fix this!

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  Maaz (@maaz_ullah_) reported 57 minutes ago

  @PrimeArchetype @HoussamDesigner It's a problem of client. And 4$ are nothing then the PayPal fee