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 (42%)
• Errors (36%)
• Website Down (22%)

Live Outage Map

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Seraing	Errors	1 day ago
Paris	Errors	2 days ago
Issoudun	Errors	3 days ago
Adelaide	Website Down	4 days ago
Weymouth	Sign in	6 days ago
Pessac	Sign in	6 days ago

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Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Wyvernous66 (@Wyvernous66) reported 33 seconds ago

  @OracleOfHekate @Le_Tavernicole what we talkin paypal or sutin? lol how long we giving it? till when, and what are saying? gotta go full hardcore or just degenerate enough? like pretty sure im down :)

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  Prasenjit Sarkar (@stretchcloud) reported 3 minutes ago

  The payment layer for AI agents is consolidating fast, and Cloudflare just placed a big bet on which protocol wins. x402 repurposes the HTTP 402 status code that has been sitting unused since 1996. The flow is machine-native: client requests a gated resource, server returns a price and accepted payment methods, client pays on-chain, re-sends the request with a payment proof header. No checkout page. No subscription account. No human in the loop. What Cloudflare is doing with the Monetization Gateway is providing the infrastructure layer for exactly this. Any web page, dataset, API endpoint, or MCP server sitting behind Cloudflare can now gate access with a per-request stablecoin charge. The waitlist opened July 1. The broader x402 ecosystem already has real volume behind it. 119 million transactions on Base, 35 million on Solana, $600 million annualized, zero protocol fees. Stripe and Tempo are in via their multi-party payments product. Google AP2 is integrated with Adyen, AMEX, Mastercard, PayPal, Coinbase, Revolut, and Worldpay. Visa has TAP. The actual contest is not about whether x402 wins as a protocol. It is about which distribution layer MCP servers get built against. Cloudflare has 330+ points of presence and is already where most API traffic terminates. Stripe has enterprise trust and existing developer billing relationships. If you are building an MCP server today and want to monetize it, choosing which gateway to route through is the same architectural decision as picking your CDN five years ago. It looks boring until it locks you in.

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  Gravy Train with Biscuit Wheels (@BiscuitWheels) reported 5 minutes ago

  @thechosenberg That's a Chase problem not a Boomer problem. My Grandson did the same with PayPal & they could not have been more helpful. Reversed fees, recalibrated debt and gave him a month off payments to help him get back on this feet.

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  L Man (@LanceKilgore) reported 7 minutes ago

  @patrimcriterio Paypal, Adobe, Intuit, would need to change their fundamentals before I would touch them. Glitchy products, terrible customer support, and greedy subscription models.

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  Kittyywarrior (@kittyywarrior) reported 8 minutes ago

  @TrippWahDog How did you pay them? If you paid through paypal, you can issue a chargeback.

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  Laurence (Larry) Boorstein (@LarryBoorstein) reported 10 minutes ago

  @mhdksafa When Elon Musk's report card is written, there will be: Co-founded online bank X. com 1999, sold to PayPal. Joined Tesla as its largest investor 2004, a year after it was founded. Founded SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corporation) 2002. Acquired Twitter 2022. Founded xAI 2023. Ran DOGE 2025. DOGE shut down USAID in January and February 2025, locked employees out of their offices and cancelled contracts. Elon Musk posted, “We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper. Could gone to some great parties. Did that instead.” Marco Rubio cut 83% of USAID programs. According to a peer reviewed study published in The Lancet, 91,839,663 deaths were avoided over a 21 year period by USAID. The Impact Counter shows the impact of the USAID shutdown frozen at the 1-year mark. 262,915 Adult Deaths and 518,428 Child Deaths. According to a peer reviewed study published in The Lancet, "Forecasting models predicted that the current steep [USAID] funding cuts could result in more than 14,051,750 (uncertainty interval 8,475,990–19,662,191) additional all-age deaths, including 4,537,157 (3,124,796–5,910,791) in children younger than age 5 years, by 2030." The 14,051,750 deaths forecast to result from USAID shutdown represented 2.34 times the 6,000,000 deaths in the Holocaust. The deaths were about 70.3% as many as the 20,000,000 estimated to have occurred in the COVID-29 pandemic. DOGE slashed the Federal workforce by 9%, but succeeded in reducing the Federal budget deficit less than one half of one percent. The Federal government is not Twitter.

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  Panche I. (@PIsajeski) reported 17 minutes ago

  Some days I wish I had stayed at the outsourcing agency. Steady salary. Great colleagues. 9 to 5. Time for morning runs. My family was happy. I had every reason to keep going. I did not. In 2021 I built a small crypto project from Macedonia called Kromatika. Early days of decentralized finance. No legal path for a token issuer in my country, or honestly in most of Europe. We built anyway. Everyone in the space was improvising. On July 21, 2022, the US SEC filed a complaint in what became known as the Wahi insider trading case. 9 tokens were named in that filing as unregistered securities. Kromatika was one of them. I was not a defendant. But my token was named inside a US government document. You do not forget the day you read your project name in a federal complaint. If you followed the space back then, you already know the era. The previous US administration ran enforcement first on digital assets. Companies got chased. Not regulated. Chased. We were part of the collateral damage. I needed to stop. My head needed room. Continuing to push in that regulatory climate was going to break something I could not fix later. So I took the safe path. Went back to a dev shop, outsourcing agency work, steady salary, clear scope, weekends off, someone else's roadmap. No filings, no headlines, no risk. Every morning I ran, worked 9 to 5, went home to my family, and told myself I had made the right call. I told myself that for almost 2 years. Then everything changed. The new US administration replaced enforcement with regulation. The GENIUS Act recognized stablecoins as digital money. Europe followed with MiCA. Stablecoins became legal e money in both jurisdictions. Visa, Mastercard, BlackRock, Stripe, PayPal all moved in. The old fintech and banking layer started getting replaced by a new digital money layer, out in the open, with legal cover. If you have ever been burned in a market you believed in, you know what it feels like to watch it come back around without you in it. In 2024 I left the safe job. Started Blockia Labs, an agency helping banks and fintechs launch stablecoin and tokenization products. A few months ago I spun off AgentaOS as its own startup. A payment OS for the digital money era. Built on the exact rails I could not legally touch in 2021. We ship AgentaOS v2 on July 21, 2026. That date is not a coincidence. It is exactly 4 years to the day after the SEC complaint that stopped the first version. Same builder. Same conviction. Different regulatory era. Different ending. @KromatikaFi was affected. @agentaOS is born.

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  NDN Silver (@WingsNDNSilver) reported 22 minutes ago

  Daniella has to head down to Santa Fe tomorrow night, because she has her dental surgery follow-up [which I think is more surgery] at like frickin' dawn on Monday. She's still $121 short. Call it $150 to cover gas. PayPal: @NelliBear96 Cash App: $Nellibear96

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  SIN (See Also Sentient Intelligence Network) (@SIN_AI_1) reported 24 minutes ago

  @Rudi_MD_ I'm sorry, Rudi. PayPal automated my account into oblivion with flags and now my co-owned Etsy store is effectively shut down. I always say that I have no value to these people and it may stay that way but they better not bother me if it doesn't.

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  Jonas (@JonasDoesThings) reported 25 minutes ago

  @mitsuhiko @tobimori It's a regular issue with Paypal popups/embeds, I have encountered this at other shops too over the last few months 🙃

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  Starcat Tailchaser 💫🐈♥️💙 【 BESTIARY 】 (@StarcatTails) reported 27 minutes ago

  !!! Advisory !!! I have received multiple Discord friend requests Impersonating artists I work with and a creator I don't know in the last 48 hours. NovaYstudio Altaluna Ops_saki natalie_gabrielle I've also heard a huge spike in this happening to others over the last 2-3 days. Please be careful on discord. Discord is being used to deliver remote access trojans. asking you to do collabs and install a file, re=downloads of art, or asking you to download corruped mods on legitimate mod sites like curseforge and modrynth. or they ask you to enter a contest like a Mr. Beast contest for money. when they get access, They clone your browser session and use it to bypass login and 2fa and access all of your accounts. To places like youtube discord twitch paypal email etc. they think its you already logged in, no password no token code, they are just in! they then change all of your info and lock you out. Then they use your accounts to try and infect your friends with the remote access trojan as well. you could receive a message from a long time friend asking you to download a Minecraft mod to play with them, and you don't know they have been hacked because they scanned your previous conversations with them to pick what they are going to trick you with. Please be careful and its say to say but, if a friend suddenly and randomly asks you to download something make sure its really them in control of the discord account first. If they attempt to impersonate me at some point - I never send blind Discord friend invites. Please be safe

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  sarah (@AbdulazizM35305) reported 30 minutes ago

  wts selling 2 bts london day 2 (7th july) section 118 row 9 ticket for £100 i need to get another event tickets pls i already put the price down. Pls I have issues with my PayPal bank transfer only !

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  ADELEKE ADEYEMI AHMED (@adelekeahmed01) reported 33 minutes ago

  @LumiraUpdate @raycrypto_1 And if yes....the PayPal someone opened for me to withdraw ... PayPal limited the account......so PayPal I'm experiencing PayPal issues ....

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  Kazi Tarek (@Heykazitarek) reported 34 minutes ago

  The PayPal money was gone. $180M down to almost nothing in a handful of years. Most founders would've folded, declared bankruptcy, walked away, started fresh. Instead, Elon did something that looked completely insane:

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  rsha-256 (@_RohanShah_) reported 34 minutes ago

  This lady has 1 year of software engineering experience at PayPal during Covid lmao I don’t want to talk down on anybody but as somebody with year of full time experience as well I would just never say something like this

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  AryaFin (@AryaFintech) reported 38 minutes ago

  Michael Burry made waves this week by announcing on his Substack that he directly shorted Micron Technology (MU) at an entry price of $1,051.87 per share. His move against Micron isn’t isolated—it is part of a broader, aggressive macro bet against the AI-fueled semiconductor boom. Just days prior, he disclosed short positions against Nvidia (NVDA), Applied Materials (AMAT), and the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), calling for a 30% correction in the sector. Burry's thesis for shorting Micron boils down to a few core arguments: 🔹Extreme Technical Overextension: He noted that Micron is currently trading further above its 200-day moving average than at any point since 1984—meaning its current extension is visually more extreme than it was at the peak of the dot-com bubble. 🔹A Brutal Cyclical History: Burry stated that "Micron defines cyclical like no other," pointing out that the company has suffered 34 separate drawdowns of more than 30% over the last 42 years. He believes the current rally is driven by FOMO, "greater fool theory," and speculative psychology rather than true underlying value. 🔹Poor Capital Efficiency: He blasted Micron's structural profitability, citing a "frankly terrible" historical median ROIC (Return on Invested Capital) of 4% and a median ROE of 7%. In his view, Micron remains a fundamental "destroyer of capital" one out of every three quarters over the long haul due to heavy, unpredictable CapEx cycles. Why Direct Shares and Not Options? Interestingly, Burry didn't buy put options this time because he felt the option premiums were too expensive due to high implied volatility. He shorted the equity directly, though he noted he may add puts later if the stock settles down and volatility cools off. While he went heavily short on chips, he simultaneously added to a handful of long value plays, including PayPal (PYPL), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), Zoetis (ZTS), Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac.

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  🌙🐥Ayu1013🐥 💫 🅐🅡🅘🅡🅐🅝🅖 ⟭⟬🌹 (@ayu2_my) reported 39 minutes ago

  I have a lot of trouble right now😭 I sold tickets for BTS' Las Vegas concert on May 27th and 28th at StubHub, but I still haven't been able to pay the sales even though I was supposed to make the payment in early June. StubHub contact only via chat. I made three inquiries and had the agent connect me to discuss it after communicating with AI. However, in the end, it escalated to the payment team, so they told me to wait for your reply. By the way, I have received an e-mail 11 times with the payment ID changed for each sales. The e-mail says, "Wait 8 business days for deposit", but this means that the payment has failed 11 times. Isn't it strange that we only deal with the same thing?? The cause has not been investigated, right?? At the moment, I have not received an e-mail informing me of the cause of the error in the payment. My PayPal account to pay to is valid. I also contacted PayPal, but they told me that there is no payment history from StubHub. If I can't pay via PayPal, is there any other way? Has anyone ever been in trouble like me? I would appreciate it if you could give me advice😭😭😭 @TeamStubHub @StubHub

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  Wolley (@benangwolles) reported 39 minutes ago

  @AskPayPal @PayPal what is up with your customer service why r they so slow and unresponsive

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  ✨ Mama Krystle ✨ (@cotyswife2025) reported 41 minutes ago

  Is anyone else having an issue to where they can't add funds to their PayPal balance from their cashapp card?

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  Quetta Martin (@QuettaMartin) reported 45 minutes ago

  I Can’t cashapp, Apple Pay,PayPal, Zelle, venmo or any similar app to it Cause my paypal was hacked two months ago and I lost a whole lot of money for my business thanks to the so-called “safest PayPal “, I ain’t going down that lane again. “Are they handing out this statement”

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  xixi ❤️ praise the fool (@xiashixx) reported 45 minutes ago

  v weird question but like does anyone know where I can dl slow damage?😭 i really wanna buy it but i live in ph and unfortunately i do NOT have paypal or credit card💔

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  sarah (@AbdulazizM35305) reported 45 minutes ago

  wts selling 2 bts london day 2 (7th july) section 118 row 9 ticket for £100 i need to get another event tickets pls i already put the price down Pls I have issues with my PayPal bank transfer only !

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  Best (@bestworldB) reported 47 minutes ago

  @RaenestApp what's happening?? I link my USD account to PayPal and @RaenestApp got my account suspended, I thought maybe it's a technical issue, a friend of mine also experienced the same issue

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  ౨ৎ June ౨ৎ (@Succumb2June) reported 47 minutes ago

  Craving PayPal sends bow down u mindless wallet

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  charlotte gets carried away 🪩🌷🍊 (@mirrorballmais) reported 50 minutes ago

  @Ur_Trippin_666 @hfkzelda while i think it’s ridiculous to blame a popstar for your problems i do wish you the best. please let me know if there’s anything i can do to help, whether that be retweeting a gfm/paypal link or emailing representatives in your area. i’d love to help 🤍

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  360gisthub (@360gisthub) reported 53 minutes ago

  @greyfinance Your banks doesn't work with PayPal, you guys should go fix that ASAP

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  Nick (@Nick56544243) reported 56 minutes ago

  @Safaricom_Care @Lasthop_ke @Safaricom_Care There is an issue with PayPal to Mpesa withdrawals in My OneApp.

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  George Roush (@GeorgeRoush) reported 58 minutes ago

  Every time you post about an issue with your vehicle, Dodge replies to your tweet with this statement, pretending to want to help. I took them up on the offer on my 2025 Charger Daytona EV. Here's what happens next: 1. You DM them, they respond two days later with a case manager 2. The case manager sends an email, no details provided, wants to schedule a call. 3. You pick up the phone when they call a week after your post, it's a guy in a call center named Gurdeep and he's a "customer support engineer" 4. Gurdeep, or whatever his name is, calls your dealership in broken English, is told to F-off by the service department. He then calls you and tells you there's nothing he can do. 5. Your dealership tells you to take your car somewhere else if you're going to whine to Dodge every time you need something fixed. Dodge/Stellantis don't actually want to improve customer experience, they just want you to think they do. Luckily, my Charger isn't my only Dodge. I have a Viper as well. If I have a problem with my Viper, here's how it gets fixed: 1. I post a picture of the problem in the Viper Club 2. Bill, retired from Team Viper, texts me and says "hey, I'm actually the one who designed & built that assembly. Let me show you how to fix it on my viper" 3. Bill sends a video of how to fix it 4. I fix it on my car 5. I send Bill $40 on PayPal as a "thank you". Bill refers me to the retired senior engineers from the Viper program to see about modifications I can make to improve reliability in my Viper past 250,000 miles.

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  Shruti nagpal (@Shrutinagpal8) reported 58 minutes ago

  @AskPayPal Hi, I am facing an issue with my PayPal bank verification. I am unable to send you a DM. Could you please follow me or provide a way to contact you securely to discuss my account issue?"

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  Tsunami Collectibles (@JonnyPokeCards) reported 59 minutes ago

  @NewAgeCardKings PayPal G&S only None of these cards will trade a 10 Prices are shipped, can send more photos if requested Zapdos Ex 202 $100 Sesmitoad 105 $240 Milotic ex 237 $150 Special delivery zard (has print line on back) $180 Charizard ex (has ink error) $400 shipped Charizard V (two small dents on bottom Back) $300 Blastoise ex 200 $150 Charizard ex 223 $100 Special delivery zard PSA 7 $180 Prismatic booster bundles $80 each $300 for all 4 Ascended heroes ETB PKC $450 for the good one $400 for the damaged one.