Paypal status: access issues and outage reports
Problems detected
Users are reporting problems related to: sign in, errors and website down.
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PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American company operating a worldwide online payments system that supports online money transfers and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods like checks and money orders.
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.
April 21: Problems at Paypal
Paypal is having issues since 02:00 PM AEST. Are you also affected? Leave a message in the comments section!
Most Reported Problems
The following are the most recent problems reported by Paypal users through our website.
- Sign in (46%)
- Errors (34%)
- Website Down (21%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Paypal outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Perth
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Website Down | 7 hours ago |
 Manta
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Sign in | 7 hours ago |
 Madrid
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Sign in | 9 hours ago |
 Chesterfield County
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Errors | 15 hours ago |
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Wake Forest
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Sign in | 17 hours ago |
 Frechen
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Errors | 21 hours ago |
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Paypal Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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raginloker (@raginloker62238) reported@exisbread Be sure to report their paypal and get it shut down
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⚔️ - JRM (@pjfoster1313) reported@PokerStarsUSA fix the cashier portal to deposit from PayPal
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Shiwad Ganesh 🪷 (@sahu42750) reported@XFreeze Elon Musk’s experience from PayPal is absolutely correct — the people who complain the loudest with fake righteous indignation are usually the fraudsters themselves, because their scam is finally being shut down.
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easyk (@ernestombayo) reported@SafaricomPLC 1.Many are unable to use roaming because of their location.roaming partner is not working or unsupported, 2.those who have esim and safaricom was SIM 2 are unable to verify. Should all they travel to Kenya? 3.Why is MPESA still tied to SIM card? See PayPal,Venmo, Cashapp,
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root1 (@Jones_308) reported@amazon why have I had to return packages marked deceased receiver if I’ve called you and said shut it down 🤬🤬🤬you and @Verizon and @PayPal are predatory scumbags I will never do business with EVER !!!! I’m old school I don’t need your crap
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☾Tori Smith (@nickjismymuse) reported@AskPayPal hey I am having an issue with my balance, not showing up. I’ve looked at other places on the site and have not been able to resolve it. Thanks.
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🌐Coach| Consultant|Graphics Design|🌐 (@IKnowSheTwitent) reportedHe said let me State my case I said no you don't have a case I deposed him so fast and I absolutely ripped him to shreds and I ripped Joshua to shreds I let it be known the Swift message you sent to PayPal to cause these issues you're both getting sued and listed in federal court
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Jack — building TallyBoard (@TallyBoardhq) reportedTalked to a creator yesterday who pulled $11K last month. they doesn't know how much she actually kept. Not because she's bad at math. Because their income came from 6 different places and her expenses are spread across 3 cards and a PayPal account she forgot the password to. This is the actual problem. Not "creators are bad with money." It's that the money is everywhere and the tools are nowhere.
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My observation (@vagrant_poet) reportedEveryone supports doge, who is against Doge that person is stupid. The thing is why it"related to payal"? Where the money really went to? for the fact some Innocent people dont use paypal?and dont have account paypal, who created this?Track and hunt them down to protect American
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🔻𝕖𝕤𝕓𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕖 🔺 (@esbellesantos) reported2 slots left! I had an issue with paypal 😭I cannot get my money for no reasons.
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⋆˚࿔ vaye 𝜗𝜚˚⋆ (@keepstayingfren) reportedDeep down, **** you paypal seriously
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villin 🇨🇦 (@villined) reported@H2gofrost @AskPayPal No problem man I went through the same thing.. You can keep trying, I've heard that sometimes it can get lifted. But generally the most they usually do is screw us over and say "It's not a mistake." They don't like to admit they're wrong.
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… (@hyattwatcher) reported@Mensah2HOF Imma give it to you if it happens but i just wanna let you know i have to make a new paypal account because of sum issues😭
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Jordan Pivato (@pivatoinvesting) reportedDown $150K+ in crypto since Q4 2025. Loaded up on PayPal $PYPL the past few years for it to go nowhere. Plenty of other losers too. But I also made $300K+ in crypto in 2024. And scooped up Palantir $PLTR under $10. Sold most between $150-$200 for roughly a 20x. Point is, losses are part of the process. You don't win big without losing sometimes.
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kuroshiime (@kuroshiime) reported@Aerina_Rioka I commissioned some artists myself and never had any issues and never got scammed so far. I always check if the style is consistent, when they made their account and always use paypal goods or vgen, nothing else
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Matt Case (@RealMattCase) reported@0xexpt @AnthropicAI Let me guess that when you reach out for support you're sent to an AI that tells you it can't support your issue because it's impossible. Had an issue with PayPal where they hit me with a $15 charge back fee on someone that was trying to defraud me.
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rinky ✦ (@rinkilly) reportedFix priсе $85 • Comment or DM to claim • Payment via Lavatop(PayPal or credit card)
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Reactor Axe Man (@ReactorAxeMan) reported@TachiTach_ PayPal direct doesn't sound terrible, then. I always tip you anyway beyond what we agree to, so the tip more than covers the charge.
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Marie Claire (@CouerMarie) reported@qatarairways Am a disappointed client from Germany ,it’s hard to reach your customer support and also to get refund from PayPal for flight cancellation 7PQPIQ.And 7QIAW more than 35 days and still pending .kindly fix this .
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Vidyut (@Vidyut) reportedHard to believe govt can't shut down online betting, when it controls every transaction. You can't even maintain a balance on PayPal or use it immediately to make payments if you're Indian. The money transfers immediately to a bank. Somebody is earning from letting these sites operate.
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clumzy_niwa / Vgen comms open (@clumzyniwa) reportedI switched to euro resently since USD went down.. Plus paypal keeps taking my money 🥲
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The Architect (@G0dsDescendant) reported@EndWokeness PayPal Jaypal has 0 historical ties to America. Up until very VERY recent none of them existed in our country at all… anyone who believes this creature Is just as low IQ as she is. read a history book, you’ll do the same thing you see us doing hitting back against the absolute lies she’s telling people, to many are stupid enough to believe her and that’s the problem.
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Pasco Sheriff (@PascoSheriff) reportedPasco Sheriff’s Office is aware of several warrant scams. The scammer claims to be a Pasco Sheriff’s Office member or other local government employee informing the potential victim that they have a warrant and have to pay a fee. These payments are made through gift cards, PayPal, Bitcoin, Zelle, and other similar accounts. The scammer will provide PSO’s closed Grove location to appear authentic and spoof a number associated with PSO, such as our general information line. PSO will never contact individuals for any form of payment to resolve issues, criminal or otherwise. PSO stresses that these messages are not legitimate.
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KonamiCodeGames🕹 (@EugeneGilland) reportedOh speaking of research, I just had issues with PayPal blocking my sign in from Firefox. 🤔 Seems like they broke something in a site update?
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Nerina 🫧🌊 (@nerinavt) reportedIf you’re worried that you’re gonna get scammed and need plenty of reassurance then ask for an invoice from PayPal to dispute it later - I have been scammed many times and I always request an invoice just incase. It’s down to both parties to make sure the service is fulfilled
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Maisie ✨🐉 (@maisiemomo_) reported@yonasverse I have decided to go this route! Paypal still won't lift the deactivation so screw them. I don't want to deal with a company anyways that has AI handle their customers issues.
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maarij 🇵🇰🌻 (@Maarij0) reported@idcboutusers0 @midnight_b65055 pakistan has huge potential to deliver if the current elitist mindset is broken apart unfortunately thats never happening so might as well flee from this hellhole. india is still passing on some benefit to citizens. I'd kill for amazon, PayPal, good healthcare, products e.t.c
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Roberto Savanelli (@RobertoSava87) reported@AskPayPal I cannot access my account because the verification code is sent to my old phone number. I don’t have access to it anymore. I also cannot contact support because it requires login. Please help me recover my account.
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Chirag (@ChiragLathiya) reportedI used to think Stripe won because they built a better payments infrastructure. That’s not what actually happened. When Stripe started, payments were already “solved” in the traditional sense. - PayPal existed - Banks had their own systems - Payment gateways were widely available If you were a business, you could accept payments. But if you were a developer trying to integrate them, it was a different story. The process was frustrating. Documentation was unclear. APIs were inconsistent. Setting up even a basic flow could take days, sometimes weeks. Every integration felt like stitching together systems that were never designed to work smoothly. The problem was not availability. It was usability. Stripe focused on something that looked small from the outside but was fundamental in practice. They made the API clean and predictable. Accepting payments took a few lines of code. The documentation was structured. The developer experience was consistent. They did not change the underlying financial system. They changed how developers interacted with it. This had a compounding effect. Developers started choosing Stripe not because it had more features, but because it was easier to start with. That initial decision shaped everything that followed. - easier integration → faster adoption - faster adoption → more businesses onboarded - more businesses → more volume and feedback - more volume → better product over time What looked like a small improvement at the entry point became a long-term advantage. Stripe did not win by introducing something entirely new. They won by removing friction at the first step and making the default choice obvious. In many markets, the product that is easiest to start with is the one that scales the fastest. The entry experience is not a detail. It is often the decision point that determines the winner.
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all these echoes are mine. all of them. (@deletedoaa) reportedJust complained about my paypal, that i've had issues with for years. And paypal been like "no, your hijacked paypal? With you bank attached? Oh no worries, you don't need that" Yeah, its crazy how little you retards do.