Paypal

Is Paypal down?

Some problems detected

Users are reporting problems related to: sign in, errors and website down.

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.

Paypal Outage Chart 03/12/2026 01:20

March 12: Problems at Paypal

Paypal is having issues since 07:20 PM 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.

  1. Sign in (45%)

    Sign in (45%)

  2. Errors (36%)

    Errors (36%)

  3. Website Down (19%)

    Website Down (19%)

Live Outage Map

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

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City Problem Type Report Time
FranceParis Errors
United StatesNew York City Sign in
FranceAthis-Mons Website Down
SwedenStockholm Sign in
FranceParis Errors
SpainMadrid Website Down
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Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • MakoriJoseph Makori (@MakoriJoseph) reported

    @AskPayPal is there an issue with sending invoices/requests on PayPal. I am not getting any email confirmation and the other party doesn’t get them either. What’s going on?

  • sophparkes Sophie P-N (@sophparkes) reported

    @lunatejournal PayPal have been really helpful on the phone when I encountered an issue previously - might be worth a call?

  • iiioche ioche (@iiioche) reported

    Will be closing my last commission slot due to paypal issues.

  • HebrewForMasons Eliyahu Parker (@HebrewForMasons) reported

    I sent the screenshots to @AskPayPal via email hoping they will investigate and potentially shut down the scammer account.

  • _thebluerigel RIGEL 🇧🇷🏳️‍🌈🥼 (@_thebluerigel) reported

    @blackhawk2306 @RedDerg0814 When they “send you the payment”, they say there is an issue with you PayPal account, that it needs to be “premium” or something to receive that amount. Then they ask for a chargeback I guess, and there goes your money

  • NiBaSmith Cole (@NiBaSmith) reported

    @AskAmex Amex tells me “call the company where the charges happened” (PayPal), and PayPal says “this is an issue with your Bank” (AMEX), to which I totally agree…it’s your problem to fix.

  • PlayWithJambo Jambo (@PlayWithJambo) reported

    I've been dealing with a massive paypal issue for the last couple days so if I seem a extra stressed or anxious it's because I am, please send pet pics and memes, thank you :)

  • David24211181 David (@David24211181) reported

    Google is nothing but ******* crooks liar's and pieces of **** so is cash app and NetSpend and PayPal and many others they have totally taken everything I had and still want fix or give back

  • SicariusAnatar CCG Anatar (@SicariusAnatar) reported

    @RealBrysonGray Damn... that intro reminded me to go sign up... couldnt before cause the site was too bogged down. So I pulled it up to sign on and the only payment methods are stripe and paypal... I have neither. Please make sure to announce when other methods become available.

  • Angelasversion3 angela//seattle 7/22 💜 (@Angelasversion3) reported

    @blakeerose13 The buyer protection is pretty good! You can use a couple different ways to pay but they encourage you to use PayPal for easier buyer protection and to streamline any claims. I’ve never had to return anything I’ve bought off it but I haven’t heard of anyone having issues with it

  • SanjayS14824303 Sanjay Sharma (@SanjayS14824303) reported

    @PayPal Today paypal not working in india

  • Staceler Stacey Raymen (@Staceler) reported

    @PayPal you totally let us down. My partner changed his address with you months ago and yesterday a purchase was sent to our old house… your support agent just said “it’s just a random thing and nothing we can do about it” 😡

  • DanzaiiKey Danny (@DanzaiiKey) reported

    @AskPayPal is the paypal app not working in the uk, not letting me log in on my app?!

  • ZettlebyPayPal Zettle by PayPal (@ZettlebyPayPal) reported

    @BITSolve Hi, we did experience a disturbance yesterday evening. Both pages are now functioning properly. We'll keep monitoring the situation but consider this issue resolved for now. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience this has caused. Kind Regards, Zettle by PayPal

  • RandomHelpSpam I Need Help! (@RandomHelpSpam) reported

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  • MaxRei_Xamier Max Rei (@MaxRei_Xamier) reported

    I am currently trying to follow up via PayPal message & emailed them with the address in the transaction, so the artist can promptly resolve the issue. Contacting the artist should have been the first priority.

  • PetrifyingPump 🎃Petrifying Pumpkins🎃 (@PetrifyingPump) reported

    @RealitiesRob PayPal issue. Had the money in 2 currencies instead of one so it didn't go through. I've re-ordered it now after fixing it but they haven't taken payment yet.

  • theFROGPANTS FROGPANTS (@theFROGPANTS) reported

    @AskPayPal i got some major issues with you which i would like to discuss privetly so answer me 😤😤😤

  • Rahbert99 Rahbert (@Rahbert99) reported

    @AskPayPal why, if I have no access to my account and am trying to contact you, whether by phone, email, or chat, do you insist I log in, do you see the problem here? No access>contact to resolve>log in to contact>cannot contact due to no access.

  • user1973278 (@user1973278) reported

    @gloomykrista Exactly if they did PayPal or transfer through Ticketmaster it wouldn’t be a problem,if they want to sell them they need to do it through ticket master!

  • Orion3218 Orion3218 (@Orion3218) reported

    @epodrulz Bought my first Bitcoin on PayPal. Was not the easiest to transfer to a personal wallet, but I think it was a matter of my money settling. The error messages were very generic, so was an annoying experience. I have since been using Coinbase as my on-ramp (generally positive).

  • Weltpolizei fELIX (@Weltpolizei) reported

    You come from the side like an entity (by far the richest man this planet has seen so far) (been the person in charge of the rule-breaking paypal-payment balance) to humans deed and do not recognize that some problems are taken care of and can only be destroyed by an artist.

  • forgoification ForgoTV (@forgoification) reported

    @HolySmokas I refuse to invest in companies that even entertain the idea to confiscate customer funds on the basis of "misinformation". Paypal had it written in their terms set with a $2500 penalty just last October. The language did make it into policy even if they claim an error.

  • MollyAitken1 Molly Aitken (@MollyAitken1) reported

    @AskPayPal my phone number has changed and I can't login to my account as I'm asked to verify my identify through my old phone number. Can you help? Thanks

  • Jhunno_ Jhunno (@Jhunno_) reported

    I have 2FA on and email notis for any sign in and there wasn't any, unlinked my paypal, would love a refund

  • Willpower_drag Will Power (@Willpower_drag) reported

    @AskPayPal hi, I have an open dispute against a seller who never sent my item from December 17th - there is still no response. I just want my refund. Please can someone issue this for me?

  • joostvdheijden Joost vd Heijden (@joostvdheijden) reported

    @Grimhood It is also not possible to become a patron and read your articles? Get a 404 error when I want to make my paypal payment.

  • SvenMaes760 Sven Maes (@SvenMaes760) reported

    Credit cards not working, PayPal not working...

  • vdotedgy v.edgy (the dot is silent) (@vdotedgy) reported

    @brian_bilston My name of my goldfish Is my PayPal login I'd share it with you But I've it just forgotten

  • PoeHaH Maarten Belmans (@PoeHaH) reported

    @PaddleHQ Any email, I tried with my own and a fake one too. Checkout with PayPal is not working.