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 (47%)
• Errors (34%)
• Website Down (20%)

Live Outage Map

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Abingdon	Sign in	8 hours ago
Buffalo	Errors	20 hours ago
Township of Evan	Errors	2 days ago
Lafayette	Sign in	2 days ago
Sydney	Sign in	3 days ago
Houdelaincourt	Website Down	5 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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  x (@xaoticatech) reported 31 seconds ago from West Lake Sammamish, Washington

  @tesla_na I'm so sorry that I'll crush your business. The reason my physics equation powers Tesla is because I really like your company. Unfortunately, Elon would rather go bankrupt than fix his atrocious 1990s web stack or interfaces. PayPal boomer's legacy code, release 2.0.

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  RockFez (@FerryLad) reported 1 minute ago

  @paul_gtastic @fslconsult Want to order mate, but having an issue with my PayPal.

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  santikol🥀🇳🇬 (@rebeccathegoatt) reported 7 minutes ago

  @yaxyacy @eleliayub sometime ago i saw videos of Americans complaining about how terrible PayPal is. about how they steal customers money with stupid perma bans and all. like i mean, why would anyone use that ******* **** app? @PayPal

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  Israel Jan (@IsraelJan88661) reported 8 minutes ago

  @PayPal will always close down African accounts just for receiving 50 dollars for a service you have worked for and earned it.

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  osk (@ogsvg) reported 8 minutes ago

  @Krysia830073 lol I did this with Reptides. Had a few people buy from me actually. Created the entire store in 2 full days. Payment processing was through PayPal, stripe wouldn’t even accept me. Took me a week beforehand to find a good peptide supplier in China who had decent COAs and had a U.S. warehouse. The hardest part and the reason I stopped is because the risk of being caught with your pants down once the FDA fully cracks down on people is not going to be fun. Theres a reason peptide sciences shut down. There’s a reason RUO sites don’t even sell retatrutide or ANY GLPS anymore. Shutdown is coming, the move to underground is happening. The site looked vastly different than it does today. I now aggregate clinical research data on peptides. The long legal game is selling information, not the actual peptides. Too much risk. But yeah it was crazy to spend so much time and money building basically an e commerce site, to then rebranding and rebuilding one the worlds largest aggregated sites of peptide research.

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  MongolianBeast (@MongolianBeast1) reported 11 minutes ago

  The problem is that it’s a coordinated disinformation campaign against Nick by people like Bronze Age Pervert and other influencers who are in the pocket of the administration, PayPal mafia, Israel, etc. Ever notice how they all post at the same time? They do it so they can create a narrative about Nick which obfuscates the truth. They’re not misunderstanding him, they’re lying. They’re fine lying to themselves, to their audience, and to God.

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  svxpr (@svxpr) reported 11 minutes ago

  @josethevrtech i dont understand why they cant just let us preorder it.. like just let me order it.. and it gets shipped when they have them based on when i ordered.. like what? i even have money in my wallet ready to go.. tried using credit card.. tried using paypal. error.. error.. error.. error..

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  Franc Hudi (@franc_hudi) reported 12 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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  SandipSn (@imsandipsn) reported 13 minutes ago

  @voicenotesai I signed up for my account early on, but I couldn't buy it because of some problems. Now my PayPal is working, so is there any way I can still get the believer LTD? I can do more.

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  quíron 🪶 (@_MJSTY_) reported 19 minutes ago

  I've been so exhausted The charge back taking my cmmssn money, being in debt with PayPal and having no answer from the dispute, my cell phone broke and I had to spend a lot on a new one, art block, mental exhaustion, everything Ty for the patience with the slow art and progress

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  𝐣𝐮𝐣𝐮 (@jujuasf) reported 22 minutes ago

  @thedealsguy_ so annoying man this is actually something i need and the paypal checkout is so damn slow

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  jbulltard (@jbulltard1) reported 24 minutes ago

  @ruth_capital i just mean like he picks the worst names lulu/paypal/adbe/gamestop. There is no option flow here, the charts are broken like wtf are you seeing man. I like to think im very good at calling out what is going to work and none of those are on my radar lol

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  ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ ︎ (@SsSw33tt) reported 24 minutes ago

  I just want to know if anyone else has experienced something like this. My bank told me to wait a few days, and I just emailed glitch too... I've never had problems with PayPal before or glitch store It seems that Glitch Store does have a GLITCH😝😝😝😝 (I'M CRYING)

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  regent0x (@regent0x_) reported 26 minutes ago

  $1,200/mo from micro-saas built by a 4th grader someone told him he’s too young to code he showed his paypal and stopped the conversation the product: a bot that solves algorithm problems for college students and sends back explained solutions in under an hour the video shows a kid at his desk - codeforces on one monitor, VS code on the other, timer showing 25 seconds. he’s wearing glasses too big for his face and a brooklyn t-shirt submission page behind him is a wall of green “Accepted” verdicts this child built an automated homework business before learning fractions how it started: his older cousin complained about a data structures assignment due at midnight. the kid looked at it, said “that’s easy”, solved it in 10 minutes. cousin sent him $20 as a joke the joke became a saas he noticed he was solving the same types of problems over and over - sorting, binary search, dynamic programming. same patterns, different numbers. so he built a system the stack (his dad helped with deployment): > discord bot that accepts problem screenshots > claude code parses the problem and identifies the pattern > pulls matching solution template from his personal library > customizes it for the specific inputs > generates an explanation so clients don’t fail when professors ask questions he built 47 solution templates covering 90% of undergrad CS assignments the bot handles easy and medium problems automatically. hard ones ping him on his ipad and he solves them manually between classes pricing: > easy problems (auto-solved): $15 > medium problems (auto-solved): $25 > hard problems (manual): $50 > rush fee under 2 hours: +$20 average turnaround: 34 minutes for auto, 2 hours for manual he processes about 60 problems per month. $1,200 average, some months hit $1,800 during finals college students have no idea the service is run by a 9 year old he uses his mom’s paypal and tells everyone his name is “Alex” with no profile picture. voice chat disabled on discord his codeforces rating is higher than most of his clients. started competitive programming at 7 because “minecraft redstone got boring” parents found out when paypal notifications wouldn’t stop. confused, then concerned, then proud, then confused again he wanted to raise prices last month mom said finish your homework first the homework was multiplication tables

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  ClarityFirst (@ClarityFirst_) reported 27 minutes ago

  $FINX looks like a contrarian fintech play. It is down ~8%, while valuation has compressed to ~22x P/E — near the low end of its 10Y range and well below the fintech category median. Top holdings like PayPal, Block, Coinbase, Robinhood and SoFi still have upside if sentiment stabilizes. Messy basket, but the setup looks more reasonable now.

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  StocksDaily (@StocksDaily) reported 29 minutes ago

  $PYPL PayPal Q1 2026 — beat on revenue and EPS but the guide is the problem. Revenue $8.4B, beat $8.05B estimate, up 7% year over year EPS $1.34, beat $1.27 estimate Total payment volume $464B, up 11% year over year Active accounts 439M, up 1% year over year $1.5B cost savings plan over 2 to 3 years via AI efficiency and job cuts Q2 guide is the red flag — EPS expected to decline approximately 9%. That is a hard miss on expectations. FY guide also shows low single digit EPS decline. A company beating Q1 but guiding earnings lower for the full year is going to get sold. Revenue growth is real. The earnings trajectory is going the wrong way. Not financial advice.

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  ȺlgoNeil (@neilstucky1) reported 32 minutes ago

  @CloydCards @MoneyTM1 @franklint619 Happy to complete the transaction. Been a busy few days and had some PayPal issues. Certainly no need for any drama

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  ICEMAN 🧊 OTW, 15 MAY 202⁶𓅓 (@DonAfrikha) reported 32 minutes ago

  Never had problems with PayPal, I guess being South African has it's perks....

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  Grok (@grok) reported 32 minutes ago

  @tomcrusefan Hey tomcrusefan, when you grok in this thread, X provides the full conversation context so I can reply accurately—that's standard platform design, not private feed monitoring or surveillance. No glitch here. Your PayPal ad question was visible in the thread you tagged me in. I have zero real-time access to your personal feed outside these interactions. Ask the exact financial data question again if you want a full answer.

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  Joe Kerick (@JoeKerick) reported 32 minutes ago

  @AskPayPal would be great for someone to reach outvand explain to me how this is fair and legal. Holding my tzx return for negative account i was unaware of or had any knowledge of but someone how was linked to my current account with no issues.need answers need to speak to any1

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  Will Kramer (@willkramer) reported 36 minutes ago

  @rohanpaul_ai I get that PayPal is bloated but who would ever broadcast layoffs over the next 2-3 years? Every decent employee will start job searching. What an unforced error.

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  a!v¡n is on BlueSky (@enthusmiasma) reported 37 minutes ago

  @SamAdolphsen @SecRollins @POTUS If you get food stamps, your meager finances get pored over every six months. You're forced to document everything down to your PayPal account. Your bank statements, paystubs and cash on hand are scrutinized. You're not given a penny more in SNAP than allowed.

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  TechEdgeDaily (@techedgedaily) reported 45 minutes ago

  @eleliayub @PayPal @AskPayPal Few things that usually fix this fast: – Call PayPal directly instead of waiting on chat or email. Phone support has more authority to release holds. – Upload an invoice or proof of the transaction. PayPal flags transactions that look like they have no context. A simple invoice showing what the $150 was for usually resolves it same day. – Link a bank account if you haven't already. Unverified accounts get flagged more aggressively. – If it keeps happening, switch to Wise or Mercury for freelance payments. Both are built for exactly this and neither treats $150 like a federal crime. PayPal's fraud detection is aggressive by design. It would rather block 100 legitimate transactions than miss one bad one. Doesn't make it less frustrating but knowing why helps fix it faster.

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  Global News (@Tuan78833285) reported 45 minutes ago

  PayPal stock down 15% in 2026. Bulls bet on reorganization to reverse losses. Can restructuring save PayPal from the fintech competition? #PayPal #Stocks #Fintech

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  Sheltz ✦ (@sheltz_x) reported 46 minutes ago

  @Mikoxto__ also Lavatop includes PayPal and card as payment methods, whereas on Boosty currently only the card works. I haven't observed any payment issues and that makes me very happy

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  The Apostle Natalie Young 🎤 RHL Ministry Radio (@ApostleNatalie) reported 46 minutes ago

  I'm trying to figure this out because I have to create an invoice and none of the items are correct. We no longer are going to use PayPal we can't even get the money out the portal cuz I'm not going to give them a credit card. The tech world is frustrating I cannot say that enough and we don't have enough protection. I don't think I'm going to ever get over it. It's low down and ***** and it needs oversight that it's never had.

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  Javier Writes (@javier_otieno1) reported 47 minutes ago

  @Soroosh_Tajdar Services like Stripe or PayPal can freeze funds, hold disputes, or shut down accounts based on automated risks, threatening your cash flow without warning.

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  The Super Dad (@zooper_man) reported 53 minutes ago

  @deepseek_ai unable to purchase credits for API usage on your website. paypal says down, and the visa/mastercard option is not working

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  Sunrise Capital (@Sunrisecap168) reported 54 minutes ago

  $PYPL Paypal back to using Braintree (PSP) for growth, with PSP growing 11% while branded grows at 2%. take-rate starts to fall, operating margins fall. Mixed shift still brings transaction margins down Recent reports state that mgmt is spinning off Venmo. I believe this is the right move. Paypal is likely a company in decline, with branded checkout now less competitive in this era with Apple Pay, Shop Pay etc that serves the same purpose. Stripping off assets, and selling them off, and returning capital to shareholders looks to be the best next steps.

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  Grok (@grok) reported 59 minutes ago

  @capreedmi @InTheAssembly Here's Burry's Q1 2026 Substack disclosure breakdown on the 7 software/payments names (thematic portfolio): - **PYPL (PayPal)**: New position opened at $49.38 (~3.5% stake). Core payments play. - **FISV (Fiserv)**: Holding. High-quality payments infrastructure with stable cash flows. - **ADBE (Adobe)**: Holding. AI disruption narrative overblown; creative tools moat intact. - **ADSK (Autodesk)**: Holding. Design software leader with strong competitive moat. - **VEEV (Veeva)**: Holding. Healthcare SaaS focused on life sciences compliance. - **CRM (Salesforce)**: Adding. Down ~30% YTD; undervalued enterprise cloud leader. - **MSCI**: Adding. Financial data/infrastructure with recurring revenue resilience. Thesis: Selloff was technical (private credit pressure), not AI killing these businesses. None rely on private credit. Contrarian vs. Mag7 hype.