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 (49%)
• Errors (33%)
• Website Down (19%)

Live Outage Map

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Brugnera	Errors	5 hours ago
Glasgow	Sign in	13 hours ago
Paris	Errors	17 hours ago
Alphen aan den Rijn	Sign in	1 day ago
Bordeaux	Errors	1 day ago
Liouc	Website Down	1 day ago

Full Outage Map

Community Discussion

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Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  @benjidood.bsky.social🔞🐊 (@BenjiboiAD) reported 3 minutes ago

  Paypal is getting more aggressive than ever with shutting down artist's accounts And others are saying dont put these keywords in the info, do invoices only, etc Sure that'll help But I used PayPal for 10+years with comms and still got hit and I followed a strict method

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  My berner (@berner_my) reported 3 minutes ago

  Word on the street is they got rid of basically every team: - had trouble making payroll often - asked people to take equity instead of pay (after raising $1B) - a gnat in a dance of elephants (Stripe, Apple, PayPal, Shopify) So sure. HR teams prolly wont help

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  YAZ_yeen 🔞 YCH 7 SLOTS OPEN (@yeener_YAZ) reported 4 minutes ago

  @nizbagelshop i’ve heard other people say it shouldn’t be an issue if there’s no real trace that u do nsfw on your paypal account like asking clients not to leave comments and using a different user as you would anywhere else (which i already do so im hoping im safe 🤞🤞)

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  Yangyang (@yengyengsorabby) reported 5 minutes ago

  Ngl im so happy ppl are getting more angry at paypal cuz Ive had problems w them when i started using it the 1st day then immediately got limited permanently and especially now that u CANT ******* contact their costumer service (atleast in my case) i hope paypal gets more hate

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  SunsetX (@Sunsetx) reported 7 minutes ago

  @TheRonnieVShow Reminds me of PayPal everything always looked sooo good but stock just kept going down

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  TK THE KING (@TKthekinger) reported 9 minutes ago

  @V4N4s • International debit card • Much lower risk of arbitrary banning • You can issue invoices, which can be paid by any bank I was banned from PayPal for no apparent reason. After switching to Wise, my life became much easier.

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  Garde (@Gardegu_) reported 10 minutes ago

  So should i stop using paypal or why am i seeing lots of people having problems with it? Anyone knows about it?

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  ☆Izuru Planetes☆ (@CreatorOfHeroia) reported 12 minutes ago

  @HimeMysti Maybe some idiot said it in the message section when they paid them. Like dude how stupid is that! You should either say nothing or be generic like “thank you for the arts.” You don’t gave to be specific cause that’s asking for trouble. PayPal would act upon anything.

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  Andrea Ferrara (@Divelto) reported 20 minutes ago

  @thatsknotme PayPal has begun issuing permanent account restrictions to artists accepting payments for obscene or adult-themed commissions, citing policy violations and unusual activity. This will be a problem for me when I want to take any of your content.

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  Shiny Hex Maniac🧅👻 (@H3xchu) reported 20 minutes ago

  @GloriousEggroll I’ve never had any issues myself, but if you search PayPal on this app you’ll see dozens of freelancers are being suspended left and right and being given very vague answers on why from support :/ which is why I’m nervous

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  Mydia (@MydiaStardream) reported 21 minutes ago

  If you’re reading this and have a large amount of funds on Paypal, WITHDRAW THEM ASAP! Many people are reporting issues and Paypal closing their accounts out of the blue, attempting to keep the money for themselves (many of us cant afford a lawsuit to recover it) Scummy company

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  Desperse (@DesperseApp) reported 26 minutes ago

  @rovik90s @Goku53npai If you’re a creator running into issues with PayPal, Desperse might be worth trying. It’s a platform for artists to post, share, and sell work as NFTs. Payments go directly to your wallet in SOL or USDC. You’ll just need a way to offramp, usually something like Coinbase.

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  NightShard-FGB nightshard-fgb.bsky.social (@NightshardFGB) reported 28 minutes ago

  @Grummz just dont fill in the blank space of comments or saying what your comm is if you dont do that, paypal wont shut you down

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  Jjeejj (@jjeejjklm) reported 28 minutes ago

  @admiringjin It’s paypal issue. I bought mine via eximbay

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  Cheekie (@Cheekie_) reported 29 minutes ago

  Isn't this as easy as just not telling Paypal what you're drawing? Just straight up sending money request to people would prevent this issue no? I might be wrong tho

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  Kuroh Akagami (@Kurohakagami) reported 32 minutes ago

  @theabibyama I suppose that's when paypal is associated to certain sites, so direct payment shouldn't be an issue, right? Though the client name is doxxed in that way unless its not a personal account

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  Roly Poly Games (@RolPolyGames) reported 34 minutes ago

  I am seeing people freaking out about paypal account bans. As a commissioner of much artwork 3D and 2D for my game development I want to give some advice: Keep your details simple. Don't use terms that could be taken in a NSFW manner. Now mine isn't NSFW, but keep it simple "Character custom 2D art piece ." "3D model fully rigged female character." They aren't physically seeing your art they just see what the payment is for. The less they know the less they can find a problem with.

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  Rinera | Witch Vtuber~☆ (@RineraVT) reported 35 minutes ago

  Just switched to stream elements, yet it might go down in a few days. Now I need to find an alternative... Doable. Paypal and Stripe being weirdoes again and banning people left and right. Now I need to find an alternative... Impossible.

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  Open3DLab / SmutBase (@Smutbase1) reported 36 minutes ago

  If PayPal gets an inkling of you using their platform for 18+ work, they will shut you down, and you lose access to any funds left in your account. This has happened since forever, and is not a new policy change. Enforcement always comes in waves.

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  Maxx Feral (@MaxxFeral) reported 43 minutes ago

  No, PayPal and them working with Patreon to move goalposts and make up 'rules' on the spot that work for one but not another is HARDLY a new thing. These are monopoly pig SCUM and they need a pile of complaints so they have to bleed $ like a geyser to keep in business for lawyers - then get a class action when big clients aren't gouged to pay for it - and lose their tax breaks. THEN face a serious catastrophe when competition wedges in since at this stage it's likely CEOs surrounded by yes-men afraid to tell there's a problem

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  KuKisKoKoLa (@raraC0) reported 46 minutes ago

  @Co_Depend so yeah having clear TOS about artwork itself and service are mandatory for artist too. Not only protecting your business also reduce the chance of us as an artist or customer getting scammed in the first place (unless it's paypal itself is THE PROBLEM)

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  MinhYoi 🍚 (@__MinhYoi) reported 48 minutes ago

  @UFOkiyo My filo friend is having the same problem. Sent them money for comms and they got restricted 🥲 Everyone else I know (including myself) don't seem to have a problem with paypal atm

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  Organic Potato Ⓥ 4.0 (@vorganicpotato2) reported 49 minutes ago

  @HexeyDuh Also ppl need to start using Wise ngl PayPal makes up the currency exchange rates to charge you a lot for no reason 😭 and is slow af and has literally no support at all but wise is the exact opposite, super transparent and cheap fees and great support just saying

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  Pyatochki (@loshara2010) reported 50 minutes ago

  @AvantRK whats with paypal? i know if people dont leave any comments under payment than there should not be problems? it changed?

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  LumpyStilskin (@lumpystilskin52) reported 52 minutes ago

  @Grummz If you're a freelancer,suggest you don't link your PayPal acc to a website. That works for me since i still haven't got this issue yet.

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  DAX (@daxsuartsu) reported 53 minutes ago

  While this can be due to censorship, PayPal can also shut down your account if you use personal PayPal for business. Depending on your local regulations, if you’re an artist taking commission, you NEED a business account. Not just for your own privacy. I understand that it may cost you a fee to be registered as business to your local authorities but if you are serious about doing commissions, it is a worthwhile investment. It helps prevent yourself getting into legal (and tax) trouble as well. — of course, PayPal is also wonky and can just banned you for undisclosed reasons as well, so yeah…

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  TopBlokeAlfred (@TopBlokeAlfred) reported 56 minutes ago

  @emiihunn_ a lot of paypal bans are because kids use fake ID when setting it up. if you're legally of age and are allowed to use PayPal then you'll be fine. It's when kids try mess up the system that it flags the account. Never once had an issue.

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  COMMISSIONS OPEN 🔞SparkieTheArtist🔞 (@Sparkie_Artist) reported 57 minutes ago

  The issue lies in the fact everyone and their mother uses paypal, and there is no other popular alternative that people uses. Internet people as a collective needs to come up with an alternative that atleast most people use.

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  Kendra Bratton 🌸🧚‍♀️ Fairy VTuber (@Voxs_Faegirl) reported 57 minutes ago

  @VTuberComics Well apparently the person who originally the post was about had a ID Verification error on Paypal so it was made a bigger issue than it was about NSFW. So people made it more of a big deal than it was...because it was REALLY about ID Verification error than being an NSFW artist.

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  Quincy Bell (@cryforquincy) reported 60 minutes ago

  He tried to request a refund from PayPal for all the products I've already sold to him, including personalized items, but PayPal refused, so he reported my account to get it taken down. He's a BASTARD. DO NOT SELL TO HIM OR AT LEAST CHARGE THAT PIECE OF **** A LOT