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 (48%)
• Errors (33%)
• Website Down (19%)

Live Outage Map

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Stockton	Sign in	16 hours ago
Brighton	Errors	1 day ago
Génelard	Website Down	2 days ago
Paris	Sign in	2 days ago
Overland Park	Errors	5 days ago
Lausanne	Errors	6 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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  Kirsty (@FoxesLikeToast) reported 1 second ago

  @cineworld I’ve had payment taken by PayPal but an error page saying there’s a problem with the payment? How do I know if the order is confirmed?

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  Sarah Vee (@rsVeeV) reported 4 minutes ago

  There are upsides and downsides to both methods. Personally I use the non-steam method directly through Square. 1) I can still use paypal, and have never had payment method issues. (I primarily use credit card. If people have payment issues, chances are this isn't the only 🧵

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  REDACTED (@Redactederd) reported 4 minutes ago

  PayPal gotta fix their system. No way can people just do this with no consequences. You people disgust me so much.

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  Jenna Ryan (@realjennaryan) reported 7 minutes ago

  Ryan v. PayPal - This case is debanking--PayPal shutting down Jenna Ryan’s account on January 21, 2021 after she shared a fundraiser link on Twitter and raised approximately $200. She had used her PayPal account for roughly fifteen years. Less than an hour after closing the account, PayPal’s Director of Reputation, Kim Eichorn, spoke to national media outlets, including CBS News, and stated that Jenna had violated PayPal fundraising policies by raising money for purposes other than legal defense. However, no such “legal-defense-only” restriction existed in the user agreement. #ryanvpaypal The headlines that "Jenna Ryan Realtor was Booted from PayPal" went worldwide and Ryan was then cancelled en masse from platforms and her business, reputation and life was destroyed.

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  PanamaSea_Studios (@PSea_Studios) reported 9 minutes ago

  @nono2357 Absolutely love this! Working on a very similar business, PanamaSeaeSIM. No account or login required. eSIM access is tied to Order ID. Our site doesn’t track or log user metadata info like IP or device fingerprinting. We currently are launching with PayPal as our payment processor but have plans to include crypto payments in the future as well. Would love to hear about your experience so far growing.

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  Jenna Ryan (@realjennaryan) reported 14 minutes ago

  Ryan v. PayPal - This case is about PayPal shutting down Jenna Ryan’s account on January 21, 2021 after she shared a fundraiser link on Twitter and raised approximately $200. She had used her PayPal account for roughly fifteen years. Less than an hour after closing the account, PayPal’s Director of Reputation, Kim Eichorn, spoke to national media outlets, including CBS News, and stated that Jennifer had violated PayPal fundraising policies by raising money for purposes other than legal defense. Jennifer contends those statements were false because no such “legal-defense-only” restriction existed in the user agreement. #ryanvpaypal

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  마랑 (@vhopekookerz) reported 18 minutes ago

  @SORTE613 Hi Sorte-nim, I think Paypal is having an issue my payment is not proceeding 🥺 is there any other payment option please?

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  bim codgers (@videogaminggary) reported 19 minutes ago

  @PayPal What ******** is going on with your site? I can't sign in

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  . (@0mwh0t) reported 22 minutes ago

  @AskPayPal Hi, I’m having the same problem and this didn’t work for me. I can’t access the chat without logging in. What can i do? I’ve tried calling but they said this phone isn’t registered to their system. Idk what else to do

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  Joe Gardner (@Tailored_joe) reported 23 minutes ago

  PayPal's real strategic question isn't "can we fix checkout?" It's: when AI agents are initiating trillions in transactions, does PayPal's network become the default settlement layer or does Stripe/Circle/Coinbase get there first? Stripe's private valuation sits at ~$159B vs. PayPal's ~$43B market cap. That gap tells you what the market currently believes. What do you think PayPal's actual moat is in 2026?

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  @PokeCorsair (@PokeCorsair329) reported 23 minutes ago

  @KieranH79849146 @potofgreedd The seller said they would give me 9% bc i can pay someone to fix it not true at all I got quotes everyone said not guaranteed to be fixable. Paypal gave me 0 options just denied bc its a trading card they dont handle that anymore i was told

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  Crazy Echidna Lady (Commissions Open) (@crazy_echidna_) reported 25 minutes ago

  EDIT: Due to a recent error with paypal, I will not be taking specifically invoices. You can however still use the paypal link I give you, or ko-fi. (I lost $40. It was not the commissioner's fault at all, this was entirely paypal being buggy)

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  MIKΞ STAHL (@mikeastahl) reported 30 minutes ago

  @ryancohen Stopped selling with them years ago when people would buy and receive product, say it was broken and ebay/paypal would side with them when all they really wanted was to get an item for free or deep discount. 1985 wants the design back.

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  Kevin (@onep7466) reported 31 minutes ago

  Why is @PayPal asking for father's documents? Just because Adhaar address includes "S/O [Father's Name]" as per their gov ID format? This is a huge privacy overreach and a failure to understand local document formatting. Fix this. @AskPayPal #DigitalIndia #PayPal

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  Hao Jün (@haojun222) reported 32 minutes ago

  i'm Malaysian, live between NYC, Dubai, Spain, and nomad. Earn in USD, invest globally, send MYR home, trade on hyperliquid last weekend i used: -Wise (1.5% fee) -Chase bank (slow + fee) -Binance (worse rate) -Paypal -Hyperliquid (separate wallet) Paypal took $40 from my mom's birthday transfer so I'm building @tachyon_fi one app for all of it, with one API to route between all routes

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  RJC 1776 (@RJC1776US) reported 35 minutes ago

  @LoneStarMedics Yeah PayPal is the problem. I tried more than once on different devices. Sorry about that.

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  Anime Nerd is Back (@NerdBack40474) reported 35 minutes ago

  @PMaker85966 Trying to pay for the mask but having paypal trouble

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  Mark Harper (@jpr1chardson) reported 42 minutes ago

  A year ago basically two companies issued stablecoins. Circle and Tether. That was the market. Today 20 banks and tech giants are in line to issue their own through Anchorage. Western Union. PayPal. Fiserv. List goes on.

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  Blue Dot Flu (@BlueDotFlu) reported 45 minutes ago

  @swiftieswanttix I would suggest using the invoice feature on PayPal as well. Stating the quantity, section, row, and seat numbers etc. This makes it much easier to get money refunded if there is an issue.

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  JIMIN Germany 🇩🇪 (@PARKJIMIN_GER) reported 46 minutes ago

  In case you experience issues with the pool link, you can also use our PayPal ID: @jimindeutschland 🫶🏻💛

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  Kira ⋆˙⟡♡ (@kiraaarei) reported 47 minutes ago

  @momoyiiiii Yeah I rmmbr someone from PH is facing the same problem too 🥹 I hope vgen will take note on this so more payment features can be added. Paypal is sucks that’s it!

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  Kiyr (@Kiyreth) reported 47 minutes ago

  @SOU_BTC This is the shift from chat to execution. Claude for Small Business plugs directly into QuickBooks, PayPal, HubSpot, Google Workspace. Payroll. Invoicing. Monthly close. Ad creation. Automated. But the adoption question is harder than the technology question. A small business owner isn’t an IT department. Someone still has to connect the integrations, configure the workflows, and trust the output. And AI still makes mistakes on ambiguous tasks - a misread invoice or a wrongly categorized expense isn’t a minor bug when it’s your balance sheet. The enterprise layer solved this with dedicated implementation teams. The SMB layer doesn’t have that luxury. And there’s a harder constraint underneath the implementation problem. AI can prepare the payroll. It cannot certify it. AI can draft the invoice. It cannot legally sign it. In most jurisdictions, financial documents, tax filings, and audit reports require a certified human signature - a professional who engages their legal liability. Claude can do 80% of the work. The last 20% - the part that counts legally - still needs a human with credentials and accountability. Until AI has legal standing to certify, it’s a very powerful assistant. Not a replacement. How long before regulation catches up to the technology - and should it?

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  The Acorn (@Sarah2Dicks) reported 48 minutes ago

  @Lordmiles I'm getting an error trying to use paypal on the site.

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  ✧ 𝓝𝓪𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓽𝔂𝓬𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝓵𝓮 ✧ 😊 (@neverboredcami) reported 49 minutes ago

  @daevon4555 paypal glitched and i got blocked, lol your problem

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  yuhei (@yuhei_UbiGoreng) reported 54 minutes ago

  I ******* hate paypal man everytime i tried to use it problems starts appearing out of nowhere, wdym "we stopped this payment to protect you from scam" bro. I havent used ts for like a week why does it suddenly flagged my payment??????????

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  Sabastine Lucia (@LuSab06) reported 55 minutes ago

  @Andrew_Inalegwu @hayzed517 @bod_repuplic It’s not that easy for Nigerians bruh… He has to open paypal while being scrutinized. To avoid being banned. Every details has to be solid, any slight glitch or error in information paypal detects in your account, it is gone.

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  hunter (@hxxntrr) reported 56 minutes ago

  You can walk into any Apple Store in America, buy $50,000 in MacBooks and iPhones on 0% business credit cards, and resell every single item for 85 to 95% of retail on eBay, Swappa, and Facebook Marketplace the same day. Cash in your bank account by Friday This is how people convert 0% credit limits into liquid cash without Plastiq, without Melio, and without paying a 2.85% processing fee The Apple Store accepts credit cards for purchases up to $50,000. No questions. No ID beyond what's needed for Apple Pay. You walk in, buy 8 MacBook Pros at $2,499 each, and walk out with $19,992 on your Chase Ink Business Unlimited at 0% APR List them on eBay as "Brand New Sealed" at $2,199 each. They sell in 24 to 48 hours because sealed Apple products have the highest resale velocity of any consumer electronics on earth. People buy them because they're getting a $300 discount on a product that never goes on sale $2,199 x 8 = $17,592 in eBay revenue eBay + PayPal fees (13%): -$2,287 Your net cash received: $15,305 You spent $19,992 on a credit card. You got $15,305 in cash. You "lost" $4,687 "That's a terrible deal" No. You converted $19,992 in credit into $15,305 in LIQUID CASH at a cost of $4,687. That's a 23.5% conversion fee Plastiq charges 2.85% but has a $100K annual limit and many payees are restricted. Melio charges 2.85% but some payments take 5 to 7 days and large amounts trigger manual review The Apple resale method has: No annual limit (buy as much as they'll sell you) No payment restrictions (it's a retail purchase) No manual review (it's a credit card transaction at a store) Cash in your bank within 3 to 5 days (eBay payouts are fast) And you can improve the conversion rate dramatically: iPhones resell at 92 to 96% of retail (better than MacBooks). A $1,199 iPhone 16 Pro Max sells for $1,050 to $1,100 on Swappa within 48 hours. That's only a 5 to 8% loss after fees iPads resell at 88 to 93% of retail AirPods Max resell at 85 to 90% Apple Watches resell at 82 to 88% The optimal mix for maximum cash extraction: $30,000 in iPhone 16 Pro Max units (25 phones at $1,199): resell at $1,080 avg = $27,000 - 13% fees = $23,490 net. Loss: $6,510 (21.7%) $20,000 in iPad Pro units (10 iPads at $1,999): resell at $1,799 avg = $17,990 - 13% fees = $15,651 net. Loss: $4,349 (21.7%) Total credit card spend: $50,000 Total cash received: $39,141 Conversion rate: 78.3% Effective "fee": 21.7% "21.7% is way worse than Plastiq's 2.85%" Yes. If Plastiq works for your use case, use Plastiq. The Apple method is for when you need: More than $100K liquidated (Plastiq has limits) Cash in 3 days not 7 No paper trail linking credit cards to bank deposits through a payment processor (the cash appears as eBay/PayPal revenue, not as a Plastiq transfer) Amounts above $25K per transaction (Melio flags large single payments) The people doing this at scale aren't converting $50K. They're converting $200K to $500K across multiple Apple Stores, Best Buys, Costcos, and authorized resellers. At that volume they have eBay stores with Top Rated Seller status, which reduces fees to 10.5% and pushes the conversion rate to 82 to 85% There's also the Amazon Retail Arbitrage version: buy Apple products at retail, sell on Amazon as a third-party seller, Amazon pays out every 2 weeks. The conversion rate is similar but Amazon's customer base is willing to pay closer to retail for the Prime badge and the Amazon return policy A guy in our network converts $80K to $100K per month from credit cards to cash using this exact method across Apple, Costco, and Best Buy. His blended conversion rate after eBay fees and marketplace fees: 81%. He converts $100K in credit into $81K in cash every month $81K in cash from $100K in 0% credit. His "cost" of $19K per cycle is his equivalent of a processing fee. He treats it as a cost of capital. $19K to access $81K in free cash for 15 months = effective annualized cost of 18.6% "18.6% is expensive" Compared to what? An MCA (merchant cash advance) charges 40 to 150% effective APR A hard money loan charges 12 to 18% + 2 to 3 points A personal loan at 680 score charges 15 to 24% APR A credit card balance at standard APR: 24.99% 18.6% annualized for UNSECURED CASH with NO APPLICATION PROCESS, NO UNDERWRITING, and NO REPAYMENT SCHEDULE beyond minimums at 0% for 15 months is cheaper than almost every alternative source of liquid capital for someone without assets to collateralize And the credit card rewards on $100K in Apple Store purchases: roughly $2,000 to $3,000 in points. That drops the effective cost to 15.6 to 16.6% btw the IRS doesn't track retail purchases on credit cards. The purchase shows up as "APPLE STORE #R123" on your credit card statement. The eBay revenue shows up as income from your eBay seller account. If your LLC is the eBay seller, the purchase is a "business inventory expense" and the revenue is "product sales." The accounting is clean this is the emergency version of the liquidation play. when you need cash in 72 hours, can't wait for Plastiq, and need more than $25K. you walk into Apple, buy everything they'll sell you, walk out, list it on eBay, and have cash in your bank by Friday. the most liquid asset in America isn't gold or bitcoin. it's a sealed iPhone lmfaooo (we get 700+ score business owners $100K-$250K in 0% business funding. how you liquidate is your business. we build the capital stack. link in bio)

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  Linas | true.eth (@LinasLekavicius) reported 56 minutes ago

  @Muthannaa_ @alexoakdev @squadletics Yeah Stripe doesn't allow paying for stuff like this. But even if they did, there's more problems - for example, I don't know how it's possible to do payouts to users through Stripe? I think technically you could use paypal etc., but you literally become a bank. Smart contracts and stablecoins is the only real solution for this model, probably

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  Gfire (@Gfire520) reported 60 minutes ago

  Got hit with a SIM swap fraud. Bank confirmed unauthorized transfer. PayPal still denied my claim multiple times and kept pointing to “successful authentication.” So apparently if a hacker gets your texts, it’s still considered “you.” This is broken. @PayPal

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  Mushy (@RocksonYeah) reported 60 minutes ago

  Hey @AskPayPal what ******** is this I thought its ******* instant transfer that takes 30 Minutes or more why ******** IS IT BEEN 2 DAYS AND MY MONEY IS STILL NO THERE I ALREADY CONTACTED MY BANK AND ITS SAYS THERE'S NO ******* ISSUE ON THEIR SIDE WHY ******** IS YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE WHEN ITS MOST NEEDED? ******** IS THIS A SCAM OR WHAT GIVE ME MY ******* MONEY