Paypal status: access issues and outage reports
Some 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.
May 7: Problems at Paypal
Paypal is having issues since 09:20 AM EST. 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 (20%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Paypal outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
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 Buffalo
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Errors | 2 hours ago |
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Township of Evan
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Errors | 22 hours ago |
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Lafayette
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Sign in | 2 days ago |
 Sydney
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Sign in | 3 days ago |
 Houdelaincourt
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Website Down | 4 days ago |
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Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume
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Website Down | 5 days ago |
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Paypal Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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m (@terriblelovebrd) reported@SsSw33tt :c I’m sorry to hear that. maybe it would be best to reach out to glitch to see how it looks on their end. if things stay finicky with your bank, maybe it’s also worth trying contacting PayPal as well. i wouldnt be surprised if PayPal is at fault here
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0xfr0han (@tech_aarohan) reported@nobelprimal just use khalti; you can issue invoices via stripe; for paypal; the workaround is you just create account; dont link bank; let the money deposit; pay a small commission to middleman to retrieve in bulk
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♡⋆˙ Carmi/Val ˙⋆♡ C0mms open!!! (@CarmivaHysteric) reported@FishleyMackerel checks or they'll ask for your associated PayPal email n send u an email as though they are PayPal saying there's some like sus activity on ur account and they get ur login that way
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Afaq (@saleemafaq) reported@skdh What if pigeon ran away with your money 🤔 PayPal was supposed to fix all this, too bad Elon ambitions were too much for that time board.
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Mydia (@MydiaStardream) reportedWell, it's official. @mobbunny1 and @PayPal Have officially scammed me of $100 , as one is a chinese storefront that refuses to refund me following the rules of EU online shopping, and Paypal has "issues on their system" that prevent them from returning the stolen money.
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Believer (@GinaP1forChrist) reported@Venmo Your app is not allowing me to put in my deposits to verify my bank account, not allowing me to add a new debit card! Customer service is poor and could not help at all! Terrible! @paypal @venmo
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Javier Writes (@javier_otieno1) reported@Soroosh_Tajdar Services like Stripe or PayPal can freeze funds, hold disputes, or shut down accounts based on automated risks, threatening your cash flow without warning.
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Believer (@GinaP1forChrist) reported@Venmo Your app is not allowing me to put in my deposits to verify my bank account, not allowing me to add a new debit card! Customer service is poor and could not help at all! Terrible! @paypal @venmo
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HimenoArts 2D Animator (@HimenoSensei) reported@MANKYOX_ @KoudaTune also if the commission is NSFW related you will get trouble if client report it as it was a nsfw commission. stripe and paypal are banning nsfw services , so getting another payment option if you do sell nsfw stuff avoid paypal and stripe i guess
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Ryzi3 (@Ryzi3_) reportedThis drama led to the Inkystara PayPal refund issue. I was a client, and the artist took the comm despite how they viewed me. After sending the work on Twitter I was blocked on multiple social. If they felt that way they should've declined the comm upfront and left it at that
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Dgaan (or Nina) (@Dgaan_Ryunina) reported@AskPayPal talked to you customer support on your site. was useless. you site is still trying to force the use of a passkey. Have no interest in using Passkey. Either fix this, or i find some other service ot use.
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ICEMAN 🧊 OTW, 15 MAY 202⁶𓅓 (@DonAfrikha) reportedNever had problems with PayPal, I guess being South African has it's perks....
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The Super Dad (@zooper_man) reported@deepseek_ai unable to purchase credits for API usage on your website. paypal says down, and the visa/mastercard option is not working
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x (@xaoticatech) reported from West Lake Sammamish, Washington@tesla_na I'm so sorry that I'll crush your business. The reason my physics equation powers Tesla is because I really like your company. Unfortunately, Elon would rather go bankrupt than fix his atrocious 1990s web stack or interfaces. PayPal boomer's legacy code, release 2.0.
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Hunts💎 (@Hunterskingz) reportedIs AI replacing human's workforce? The crypto and payment world is seeing a wave of massive layoffs, and many CEOs are pointing the finger at "AI transition" as the reason. Since Block cut its staff in half earlier this year, big names like Coinbase, PayPal, and Gemini have all followed suit, claiming they need to become "lean" and "AI-native." PayPal, for instance, plans to cut 20% of its team to save $1.5 billion, while 0G Labs recently let go of a quarter of its workers. However, many experts aren't buying the AI excuse. They call it "AI washing", using tech buzzwords to hide basic business struggles. The reality is that #Bitcoin is down significantly from its recent peak, trading is slow, and competition is fierce. Companies like Block simply hired too many people during the boom years, and now they are forced to trim the fat. Investors are reacting with mixed feelings: Block’s stock jumped 38% after their announcement. PayPal saw a 12% dip. Coinbase shares also slid about 4%. Whether these cuts are truly about high-tech efficiency or just a way to survive a tough market remains to be seen. Shared via CoinEx Creator Program. @CoinExCreators #CoinEx #CoinExCreator
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Ellams The Great ⚡️ (@ellamsgeorge1) reportedI’ve never had issues receiving money abroad. So many apps to use. Using paypal is a choice. First time I used it they blocked my account
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svxpr (@svxpr) reported@josethevrtech i dont understand why they cant just let us preorder it.. like just let me order it.. and it gets shipped when they have them based on when i ordered.. like what? i even have money in my wallet ready to go.. tried using credit card.. tried using paypal. error.. error.. error.. error..
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Franc Hudi (@franc_hudi) reported@askpaypal I can't log in. App approval is forced and SMS codes expire immediately. I can't access my account. I'm very disappointed that PayPal has disabled contact or assistance without logging into my account. I'm having trouble logging in due to 2-step verification.
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KWealth (@koresco24) reported@aye_pete @teddi_speaks “Why is it always Nigerians banned from every useful service? PayPal? banned. Stripe" Yet Nigerians living in the West use these same platforms without any issues. Did they suddenly stop being Nigerians?
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Kai - Briefing Block (@briefing_block_) reported$IBM, $SHOP - AI is not replacing workers equally. It is exposing CEOs. The lazy read is that AI means fewer workers, better margins, cleaner earnings stories. The sharper read is that AI is becoming a leadership philosophy. Two very different playbooks Coinbase is cutting roughly 14% of its workforce as Brian Armstrong pushes the company toward a leaner, faster, AI-native structure. PayPal is reportedly planning to reduce staff by around 20% over the next two to three years while targeting at least $1.5B in savings under its turnaround plan. That is the first AI playbook: take the productivity gain and immediately convert it into headcount reduction. It can work, especially when the company is bloated, margins are under pressure, or investors have lost patience. But it also tells you something about how management sees the business. AI becomes a weapon against cost, not a tool for expanding ambition. The other side of the trade Axon and Spotify are taking the more interesting route. Axon’s message to employees was basically: AI lets teams do more, not disappear. Spotify’s Gustav Söderström framed the choice cleanly: cut people to harvest savings now, or keep headcount roughly flat and ship more value. That second path is less obvious to screeners because it does not instantly show up as a layoff headline or a clean margin bridge. But over time, it may be the stronger operating model. Same team, more output. Same payroll, faster product velocity. Same talent base, larger problem set. That is not softness. That is leverage. The IBM point matters IBM’s Nickle LaMoreaux has been pushing the right question: are companies moving from “AI to productivity” toward “AI to growth”? That is the whole debate. Productivity is the first-order gain. Growth is the second-order test. Even Gartner is warning that AI-related workforce reductions may create budget room without necessarily delivering returns. Markets love the clean story of fewer employees and higher near-term margins. But the better companies may be the ones that use AI to compound capability before they rush to shrink the org chart. Bottom line: AI is not just changing labor costs. It is revealing which CEOs are managing for a margin headline, and which ones are building a higher-output company.
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Ike Clanton (@Kansas_Law_Dawg) reported@MattWalshBlog They got my elderly Dad last year. He thought he was talking to PayPal. Luckily he mentioned it to me after getting off the phone and we were able to quickly shut it down. They had already made some small charges in a few minutes.
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London ♡ (@lonnerdd) reported@KryptixSR ye i’ll down. i’m at work til 12:30 tonight so i’ll dm you. i cant take paypal tho
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HaveBlue77 (@HaveBlue77) reportedPayPal is probably wondering why people are not using their platform anymore. For me, I shut down my account after they started, to prohibit purchases on legal items I buy. I never any company tell me what I can and can’t buy. Stupid business model.
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Akash Kumar Singh (@__its_akash18) reported@AskPayPal I’m still unable to find any way to contact support via email or any other method. The two links you provided are not helpful and do not resolve my issue. Please assist me with this as soon as possible, as this has been a very poor experience so far. @AskPayPal
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† rina must die † (@_wh0isrina_) reported@AskPayPal nobody responds, I've been trying to contact you guys for a month now, the closest I got to getting support was talking to a bot. I need to fix my account and you guys just keep restricting me without even allowing me to prove that my account is fine.
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George (@George_Dubs_) reported@LeveragedFun @SiliconSalvage But this is how they fix the core business, is divesting Venmo and possibly brain tree and being laser focused on PayPal wallet + branded checkout. Selling a business that makes no money for $20B is not selling low.
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Qianjun Befanis (@QianjunBefanis) reported@LiveSquawk @grok Then why is PayPal down?
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ClarityFirst (@ClarityFirst_) reported$FINX looks like a contrarian fintech play. It is down ~8%, while valuation has compressed to ~22x P/E — near the low end of its 10Y range and well below the fintech category median. Top holdings like PayPal, Block, Coinbase, Robinhood and SoFi still have upside if sentiment stabilizes. Messy basket, but the setup looks more reasonable now.
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Marxist Mark & The Socialist Bunch (@MarxistBunch) reported@michaelnocella0 @StopAntisemites You didn't do anything wrong. The vast majority of ppl will support you. Throw down your paypal and venmo if you get fired. The side of humanity will help you. I say this as a Jew.
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StocksDaily (@StocksDaily) reported$PYPL PayPal Q1 2026 — beat on revenue and EPS but the guide is the problem. Revenue $8.4B, beat $8.05B estimate, up 7% year over year EPS $1.34, beat $1.27 estimate Total payment volume $464B, up 11% year over year Active accounts 439M, up 1% year over year $1.5B cost savings plan over 2 to 3 years via AI efficiency and job cuts Q2 guide is the red flag — EPS expected to decline approximately 9%. That is a hard miss on expectations. FY guide also shows low single digit EPS decline. A company beating Q1 but guiding earnings lower for the full year is going to get sold. Revenue growth is real. The earnings trajectory is going the wrong way. Not financial advice.