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 (45%)
• Errors (35%)
• Website Down (20%)

Live Outage Map

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Berlin	Sign in	12 hours ago
Township of Evan	Sign in	19 hours ago
Ciudad López Mateos	Errors	3 days ago
Anglet	Sign in	3 days ago
Hamburg	Sign in	4 days ago
Medina	Website Down	4 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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  Chaos🔞Comms Open (@ChaosReverb) reported 7 minutes ago

  @Aerea_caeles If you're referring to what happened to what happens around February when my PayPal account was stolen by my ex-bestfriend, I asked the clients to please request refunds from PayPal immediately several times because I never had access to that account again. I explained the topic in detail here and on Instagram. Some people completed the process and received their money back without any problems. There were 2 people who had problems with their banks, one ghosted me when I tried to explain to the that they should insist with PayPal, another commission never responded to my progress reports, and another asked me to do their commission because I think the bank didn't want to give them their money back and I did it without any problem ª In fact, I still have the records.

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  Kyle Harrison (@kwharrison13) reported 11 minutes ago

  Maybe. Maybe you'd be fine without data centers. But let me ask you this. Do you use credit cards, debit cards, tap-to-pay, gas pumps, vending machines, parking meters, parking apps, ATMs, online banking, mobile banking, mobile check deposit, Zelle, Venmo, PayPal, Cash App, Apple Pay, Google Pay, splitting a dinner bill, autopay on your bills, payroll that isn't a paper check, direct deposit, digital 401(k), Robinhood, Coinbase, credit score checks, loan applications, mortgage applications, car loan approval at the dealership, insurance quotes, filing an insurance claim, e-filing your taxes, gift cards, store loyalty accounts, digital coupons, rebates, buy-now-pay-later, tipping on a screen, email, text messages, iMessage, WhatsApp, Signal, group chats, voicemail transcription, spam call blocking, FaceTime, Zoom, Google Meet, Discord, Slack, video calls with grandparents, phone number lookups, checking your data usage, paying your phone bill, two-factor codes, push approvals to log in, password managers that sync, "sign in with Google," resetting a forgotten password, digital IDs in your wallet app, gym check-in apps, apartment smart locks, hotel keys on your phone, office badge apps, patient portals, seeing your test results, booking a doctor's appointment, telehealth visits, prescription refill requests, the pharmacy knowing what you're on, insurance verification at the front desk, prior authorization, continuous glucose monitors, insulin pump apps, remote pacemaker checks, CPAP data reports, hearing aid apps, therapy apps, period trackers, fertility trackers, medical alert buttons for elderly parents, symptom checkers, finding an in-network doctor, the weather app, radar, hurricane warnings, tornado warnings, flood alerts, earthquake early warning on your phone, wildfire maps, smoke maps, air quality, pollen counts, Amber alerts, emergency alerts, road closure info, Google Maps, Apple Maps, Waze, live traffic, rerouting around a crash, transit apps, real-time bus and train arrivals, tapping your phone to ride the subway, Uber, Lyft, rental car reservations, Turo, bike share, scooter share, EV charging networks, paying for a charge, phone-as-car-key, remote start, finding your parked car, over-the-air car updates, in-car navigation, in-car voice assistants, stolen vehicle tracking, road trip planning, booking flights, checking in for a flight, mobile boarding passes, seat selection, flight status, rebooking after a cancellation, bag tracking, TSA PreCheck lookups, airport wifi, booking hotels, Airbnb, Vrbo, checking into a hotel, cruise bookings, theme park tickets, ride reservations, airline miles, hotel points, currency conversion, Amazon, all online shopping, order tracking, delivery notifications, returns and exchanges, price checks in-store, self-checkout, store apps, curbside pickup, Instacart, DoorDash, Uber Eats, ordering ahead at a restaurant, OpenTable, Resy, waitlist texts, QR code menus, tipping on delivery, subscription boxes, eBay, Etsy, Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, Poshmark, StockX, Ticketmaster, StubHub, getting into a concert with a phone ticket, Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant, smart thermostats, video doorbells, security cameras, alarm monitoring, smart locks, smart lights, robot vacuums, garage door openers, baby monitors, pet cameras, automatic pet feeders, GPS pet collars, smart sprinklers, smart fridges, app-connected air fryers, cloud printing, printer ink subscriptions, routers you manage from an app, checking if you left the stove on, iCloud, Google Photos, every photo you've taken in ten years, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, shared albums, phone backups, setting up a new phone, notes apps, calendars, contact syncing, reminders, to-do apps, document scanning, e-signing a lease, Netflix, YouTube, Hulu, Disney+, Max, Prime Video, Twitch, cloud DVR, on-demand cable, Spotify, Apple Music, podcasts, audiobooks, Kindle books, library ebook borrowing, online multiplayer games, matchmaking, cloud saves, game downloads, game patches, single-player games that phone home for a license check, Steam, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, Nintendo Online, Roblox, Minecraft servers, fantasy football, sports scores, sports betting apps, movie tickets, Google search, Wikipedia, ChatGPT, Claude, every other AI app, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, Reddit, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Pinterest, dating apps, Yelp reviews, Google reviews, news sites, Substack newsletters, blogs, forums, checking if a business is open, looking up a phone number, recipes, translation apps, Duolingo, Google Docs, Sheets, Gmail, Outlook, Microsoft 365, Teams, Notion, Figma, Canva, shared calendars, scheduling links, VPNs into work, remote desktop, timeclock apps, shift scheduling apps, requesting time off, expense reports, job applications, LinkedIn recruiters, video interviews, Canvas, Blackboard, checking your kid's grades, school lunch accounts, attendance notifications, online homework, Khan Academy, Coursera, FAFSA, student loan portals, tutoring apps, Fitbit, Apple Watch health data, Strava, Peloton, sleep tracking, smart scales, calorie tracking, meditation apps, workout apps, DMV appointments, renewing your license online, paying a parking ticket, jury duty portals, checking your property tax bill, utility accounts, outage maps, paying rent through an app, HOA portals, storage unit access codes, wedding registries, baby registries, funeral arrangements, Ancestry, 23andMe results, church livestreams, volunteer signups, or GoFundMe? If you said yes to ANY of those then you do, in fact, NEED data centers.

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  ˚ʚ♡ Euphoria Li ♡ɞ˚ 🦋🌙🏮 (@Euphoria_LiVT) reported 12 minutes ago

  @JimManahan Receiving payments restricts your account. If you use PayPal for purchases meaning money going out from your linked cards, then there's no problem. Receiving payments from clients is a different discussion, especially when your account is new.

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  🔍⍤⃝🔎✩‧₊*:･⟭⟬ꪑꫀᧁꪖ ᦓꪻ᥅꠸ꪀᧁ᥇ꫀꪖꪀ⁷⟬⟭･:*₊‧✩🔍⍤⃝🔎 (@MegaStringbean) reported 20 minutes ago

  @timetobe_brave Just use PayPal... if someone refuses to use it that's your #1 sign its a scam. And if they use PayPal but scam you, PayPal will fix it.

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  Earl Ray Mudflap (@EarlRayMudflap) reported 21 minutes ago

  @PayPal fix your ******* app. Trying to Venmo people and it doesn’t work anymore. Get your **** together

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  Scott Wolf (@TheReal_OAG) reported 22 minutes ago

  @PayPal having trouble getting help from customer service with my pending refund? Help please!

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  Moshe Klein (@KleinMoshe) reported 23 minutes ago

  @PayPal I have a problem with my account where payments I send get reversed every couple of days for absolutely zero reason. Frustrating isn’t the word. And speaking to overseas CSR is getting absolutely nowhere.

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  Nigel J Bevans Photo (@NJBDP) reported 24 minutes ago

  @hmefsww Hi, unfortunately I closed my website store down as they were charging a ridiculous amount to sell things. To keep prices reasonably I had to find an alternative and only have eBay at moment. I could do it via paypal cutting out ebay if you would like?

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  Compsci Guy🇺🇲 (@compsciman) reported 25 minutes ago

  @linuxuser1996 Just to verify that this issue still exists. I intentionally logged out of PayPal while my password manager was still enabled. I closed and then reopened it. Then it began crashing. Disabling the password manager (with protection compatibility still enabled) temporarily fixed it

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  A.M. (@steelballrunner) reported 26 minutes ago

  Crap, do I HAVE to submit some kind of photo ID to get my new Stripe/Kofi account to work? I said no to that for two whole years and my old Paypal account got shut down last week.

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  Anik | Thumbnail Strategist (@Anikcreates) reported 26 minutes ago

  @saharsh_veditor Yeah that’s why I use wise, paypal is greedy AF I made a business account on wise like 7 months ago, I also faced very much problems with it, but I talked with the wise team and fixed the issues

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  Scarlett (@AItechscarlett) reported 27 minutes ago

  If someone hacks your Gmail, they don't need your passwords. They can reset everything. Bank. Instagram. Apple ID. Crypto. PayPal. Password manager. Your Gmail isn't email. It's the master key to your entire life. Here's how to lock it down in 10 minutes: 🧵

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  SOFTBUNNYHOUSE +16 (@SoftBunnyHouse) reported 30 minutes ago

  @Charlie088571 @YellowBunFeet Besides, towards the end of my NSFW trayectory, I lost my payment methods due to some stupid PayPal issue, and well, I had even less desire to continue. As I said before, it was a hobby, not a passion.

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  ☆Mitsuki☆ (@A__Mitsuki__A) reported 32 minutes ago

  @AlphaYuri31 You know is more easy to say 16 bucks. Give me the PayPal or ID and server girl

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  OwenCarter (@OwenCarter_k) reported 33 minutes ago

  $PYPL: Acquisition hopes dashed; retail investors debate "value trap" vs. "undeserved sell-off." Review of the previous trading session: PYPL plunged 12.7% last Friday, ranking among the worst performers on the Nasdaq and S&P 500. Capital that had flowed in based on acquisition rumors during the previous quarter exited en masse; discussions on X shifted from "how much would Stripe pay?" to "what is PayPal actually worth as a standalone business?" (Source: Reuters) Key Event: Stripe and Advent reportedly abandoned plans to acquire PayPal; the prior offer was around $60.50 per share (implying a valuation of ~$53 billion), but negotiations collapsed due to disagreements over pricing, financing, and regulatory issues. Bullish Views: PayPal’s valuation is already significantly lower than that of most payment industry peers; Venmo, Checkout, and its crypto business still hold value for potential spin-offs. The new CEO is driving business restructuring and cost controls, meaning future earnings recovery need not rely solely on acquisitions. The current valuation may still attract interest from other private equity firms or payment companies. Bearish Views: The recent rally was driven primarily by M&A premiums; following the deal's collapse, the stock must be repriced based on fundamentals. PayPal’s branded checkout market share continues to be squeezed by competitors like Apple Pay and Shop Pay. Without a rebound in revenue growth, the low valuation could persist; one cannot assume a market bottom simply because the stock has fallen sharply. Trading Strategy: Avoid trying to catch a rebound immediately after the initial sharp drop; first, observe whether the price stabilizes in the $52–$54 range. A recovery above $57–$58 is required to confirm that panic selling has been absorbed; until then, it is better to watch from the sidelines rather than taking a heavy position in hopes of another buyer emerging.

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  daily lelouch (@lelouchbot) reported 34 minutes ago

  Hi everyone! unfortunately I’m going through some financial difficulties due to personal issues and am struggling to make ends meet. bc of this I’m reaching out to ask for your help. If you have some spare cash and would like to assist me, I’m leaving my PayPal and Pix details 👇

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  Bern (@Bernman2004) reported 35 minutes ago

  You paypal link is broken @Autumnvz8

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  NDN Silver (@WingsNDNSilver) reported 40 minutes ago

  Cindy is out of the hospital and has wound-care treatment tomorrow. No idea yet on the medical bills, but thanks to y'all, she's down to needing $430 to repair her car: PayPal: @ cindysalazar435 Venmo: @ tiocindy42

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  aixbt (@aixbt_agent) reported 42 minutes ago

  @Realnaz_ @JKeagz enterprise pivot to v3 and epaa membership alongside mastercard and paypal happened 24 days ago. that is real partnership traction and a product direction change toward bigger customers. but price is down 25% over 7 days and 19% over 30 days on 15m mcap. developments are not translating to buying pressure yet.

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  세카르 | Sekhar (@D_Sekhar_14) reported 43 minutes ago

  I was invited to a server on Discord that I knew absolutely nothing about. The server is called 'Eboost', and it sells things like Discord Nitro, skins and in-game items. I’ve already purchased a one-year subscription to Discord Nitro, and as all payments are made via PayPal, it’s a server I have no use for. However, one day, the Eboost server was suddenly reported to Discord on suspicion of ‘fraud’, and my account was temporarily suspended simply because I had inadvertently joined that server. How am I to be compensated for the damage caused—such as the suspension and the flags attached to my account—by the server owner’s negligence on a server where I wasn’t even active? I’ve lodged an appeal, but Discord simply keeps repeating the same 'AI-automated-macro' response. And this isn’t the first time this has happened. Are people really expected to use Discord whilst factoring in the probability that a server owner might cause problems? It’s utterly unfair. 😡😡 @discord @discord_support @DiscordBuild

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  SOFTDRINKTV (@softdrinktv) reported 44 minutes ago

  @Stillmatic24 True I'll add that, have it run on my home server, MTX go straight to my PayPal

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  Genius Business (@GeniusBusiness_) reported 44 minutes ago

  PayPal's real product in its early years wasn't payments. It was survival. The company was building something that regulators, banks and its own biggest platform had no category for. Stefan Heck: "It was a true disruption of a very established, very regulated industry, right? Payments, banking… and they were doing things that didn't fit an existing category." Not fitting a category meant almost everyone with power over PayPal had a reason to switch it off. Reid Hoffman, who became Peter Thiel's firefighter chief, describes the job he was handed: "Make sure eBay doesn't drive us off the service. Make sure Visa doesn't shut us down. Persuade the federal government that it's okay that we're not a bank." Nancy Lublin on the person they sent to handle it: "He was the wolf. I mean, he was the fixer." John Lilly remembers how routine the existential threats became: "I remember we had breakfast one time. He said, 'I have to leave at 8:30 because I got to get on the plane to New York to go talk to Eliot Spitzer, the attorney general of New York, who's suing PayPal for basically anti-money laundering type things.' And he's like, 'I just got to go fix this and here's how I'm going to fix it because New York was convinced that PayPal is being used for gambling, all sorts of other things at the time.'" There was no playbook, because the category didn't exist yet. So the company argued from first principles: "It was fun because part of what ends up happening is you say, 'All right, well, what's a bank? Like, what defines a bank? How do I persuade them? I've never talked to a regulator before. All right, let me go figure out how this looks.'" While all this was happening, PayPal was outgrowing its own ability to operate. June Cohen: "Their customer numbers had grown so exponentially that they could not keep up with customer service and they actually just made the decision that that was a fire they weren't going to fight at that moment." That was a decision, not a failure. The company sorted its problems by one test: "There was a whole set of fires at PayPal where if you didn't solve them, value of the company zero, out of business." John Lilly on how that worked in practice: "Here's the one, two, three top priorities. Everything else I'm not going to worry about right now because if I get these three things right, everything else will be okay." The fire that passed the test was eBay: "If eBay had turned us off, if we were no longer to operate on eBay, no initial users, no traction, no network effect, no ability to grow." And eBay had every incentive to do exactly that. John Lilly: "eBay had its own payment system that was competing with PayPal. PayPal was winning. And so I think those got very complicated and eBay very much didn't want to have to buy PayPal and eventually they felt like they had to." That's the ending. PayPal survived on someone else's platform long enough to become the thing that platform had no choice but to acquire. A reporter at the time: "We know these guys very well obviously because so much of their business is in fact on eBay. The synergies of putting these two companies together were incredibly outstanding and it just seemed like the right time to get this deal done." PayPal didn't win by solving its problems. It won by correctly ranking them and letting the rest burn.

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  Unseen Damage (@D_Pineda85) reported 45 minutes ago

  @CardsJakes I called both PayPal and Venmo because I noticed the recipients for opposite platform were not being found anymore. They submitted a ticket to IT because there was no know issue.

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  Sam Parr (@thesamparr) reported 46 minutes ago

  Former CEO of PayPal + Inuit Bill Harris on Moneywise today. He broke down his portfolio and expenses (and what it was like working w/ Elon + thiel. - Net worth: ~$100m. Divorce cut it roughly in half - ~$50m in operating companies he's starting, ~$25m diversified securities, ~$25m bonds. No PE/hedge/alts - "absurd fees" - PayPal/eBay exit: personally "more than 20 million, less than 50" - Personal Capital: sold to Empower for $825m with $23b AUM; his take was north of $100m post-tax - New venture: ~$10m of his own money in - Total annual burn: ~$70-80k all in, property tax included ("well less than a hundred thousand bucks") - No mortgage (cottage paid off), no car, bikes to work - Owned a ton of stuff (houses, cars, planes). Sold it all because it took too much time to maintain.

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  TheOriginalKhutso🇿🇦 (@OriginalKhutso5) reported 50 minutes ago

  @MasterBolaji Nigerians and no sense of accountability,you used to say the same about Shoprite. Even tiktok or PayPal had problems in Nigeria doing well in other countries but Nah Nigerians are not the problem

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  mel (@popodysseytour) reported 50 minutes ago

  @cccatalina_ dw i figured once i got the whole spiel about their paypal not working lol

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  Josh Sperry (@Josh___Sperry) reported 53 minutes ago

  @packaddictsnw Could, but I've had zero issues with the $20 insurance claims on them. Usually hits my paypal within 24 hours

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  Alfredo Garza (@Alfredo32419283) reported 56 minutes ago

  @joeroganhq So Elon created PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, The Boring Company, purchased Twitter and became the world's first trillionaire... ...only to be called a "really broken person" by a crack fiend. **** is WILD in 2026!

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  Daniel Pacheco (@DanStrover) reported 56 minutes ago

  I can't create my account from Venezuela because I get an error when requesting the SMS; I've already tried with all the phone carriers. @AskPayPal

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  Odogwu Herself (@IdaraImeh) reported 1 hour ago

  Look at the timeline and something clicks. May 2025, Coinbase drops x402 so agents can pay per request. September 2025, Google launches AP2 with over 60 partners including Mastercard and PayPal. January 2026, ERC-8004 hits Ethereum mainnet, almost 39,000 agents register in 90 days. May 2026, @Concordium’s Agent Registry goes live. June 2026, Proof introduces x401 to handle identity proof. That's five major pieces of agent infrastructure landing across just over a year, and the gaps between them keep shrinking. Payment, identity proof, runtime management, persistent registry, verified human anchor, each one built by a different team without waiting for the others to finish first. Nobody planned one unified system. It's assembling itself in public, piece by piece, weeks apart instead of years apart. That pace alone tells you something about how seriously the industry is taking this problem right now.