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 (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
Collinsville	Sign in	23 minutes ago
Newnan	Website Down	6 hours ago
Créteil	Sign in	1 day ago
Tacoma	Sign in	2 days ago
Chicago	Errors	2 days ago
Eugene	Errors	2 days ago

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Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Roxy Renee (@TheRoxy_Renee) reported 42 seconds ago

  @AerieSaunders All solid except the cashapp one. It's the 1 app that I've never heard of chargebacks Obvs cash in person is best. But if you're selling online content directly (not on OF etc), what other options are there? Venmo/PayPal/zelle will shut your accounts down in a heartbeat

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  Cybrix Solution (@cybrixHQ) reported 1 minute ago

  @MoviesWorldw @AskPayPal A locked user error usually means the account is under a security restriction. Avoid repeated password reset attempts for now. Since you still have access to the registered email, keep it secured and monitor for security notices. Let me know if anything changes, or contact me

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  Canes Revenge (@Theedy239) reported 2 minutes ago

  @Pickettburg @omgsidewalks Well since you just like to work and don’t care about the money then I can help you out with that problem. I have Zelle, Varo, Cashapp, PayPal, Venmo & Chime. When u get paid you can just send that check you don’t want to the one of your choice.

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  Spike el Monstruo 🦇 (@spikermonster) reported 3 minutes ago

  i think i might have to give up on the lydia pinup fashion zine because even though it’d be entirely sfw im scared its gonna get me in trouble with paypal if i sell it 🫠

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  Andy (@Andys_Brain) reported 3 minutes ago

  @kaarstyyy @christiandoana I didn’t have chargeback issues but after like 10 years selling on eBay and using PayPal they were like: we’re closing your account and locking funds for 180 days (6 months) because your bank something about our bank info (the same Chase account we’ve used since the beginning).

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  NorCal Horseracing (@sandyinmarin) reported 4 minutes ago

  @TheViditsharma I'm having trouble with your payment platform. How can I donate directly with PayPal?

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  Mofu Mollis ☁🐾 | Illustrator (@mofu_asb) reported 5 minutes ago

  💞Here's my own personal guide on how to be a respectable Artist and to be a great art Customer💞 ARTISTS: - Japanese communities still use hashtags, idk why we killed the habit of using them and deemed them cringe. The statement that using even one kills your engagement is a huge cope of people who blame the algo of their art not being successful. Japanese people actively go through their fandom or fave character tags, this is why I built up a sizable Japanese following on this account. Stop using shadowbans as an excuse, use at least one hashtag so if your post goes viral people will find your commission post. Btw using said JP hashtags might get you some new friends from Japan, use for example: ウマ娘 (Umamusume), 葬送のフリーレン (Frieren), ホロライブ(Hololive) etc. - Have an email in your bio for the love of god and close your dms for the sake of your own sanity. - Learn to communicate with your customers, social anxiety is not an excuse to reduce everything to 2 clicks anymore. If you do business you need to be professional and speak to people. This is going to be harsh but commissions need revisions, if you can't hold up basic communication this line of work isn't suited for you at the moment. If you're under 18 I'd completely steer away from accepting work until you learn basic etiquette and to protect yourself from predators reaching out to you using commissions as an excuse. - Use business Paypal, hide your personal info. You don't need any extra site, just do work through google forms or email. - B-B-But the bad algo- SSSSHHH.. 🤫 Stop whining and start creating. The algo changed so you need to put in more effort to do research on what's popular. The time of blowing up through artstyle exclusively is over. Still happens, but now you have to either draw lots of fanart of popular shows/games, or become a yapper and build connections with fellow artists or viewers. It has become much harder, but it's not impossible. Stop blaming the game instead of learning the rules. I believe in you! - Don't use AI. You won't be able to hide it and you'll destroy your own credibility with the shortcut. Not worth it, plus it destroys the Earth. Draw those titties instead of generating them, it will feel much more satisfying, promise. COMMISSIONERS: - Reach out to artists through google forms or email in their bio. Ask them about their rates. I get emails like that constantly and I always happily answer. - Stop telling artists to register to art commission sites. There are no good sites like those anymore, I won't elaborate. - Start browsing hashtags again. If you do so you give artists engagement and make them happy cause their art will be seen again and you will find better commissions as well, a great deal for everyone. - You WILL have to put in the effort to learn how to distinguish AI from real art. This isn't anyone's fault but Silicon Valley's, don't blame the artists, blame the ones who spoiled the game for everyone. It's all for your own good to detect signs of a SEA sweatshop studios, or someone tracing AI. There are a multitude of guides out there, before you hire an artist read through them to stay updated. Ask friends, mutuals, your mom, downstairs neighbour etc. The downside is that it will take more than 2 clicks and a cardswipe. - Only do payment through Paypal for now. I know for Americans it's tempting to do local bank transfer or other payment processors like Zelle or Cashapp, but as of right now Paypal has the best artist and buyer protection of all of them. The fees are high, but from my own experience it is worth for the protection. - Artists and commissioners alike WILL have to communicate. Ask your artists questions. Learn commissioner etiquette and read the TOS of an artist if there's one, most reliable ones have one. Don't be afraid to check in periodically, but not until it's your slot's turn. You most likely will have 1 or 2 free revisions, use them if you need to. Here's how the commission process should go: 1. Reaching out, agreeing on rates, deadline, personal or commercial usage 2. Paying invoice (NO FRIENDS AND FAMILY never pay those) 3. Artist thanks you and gives you an approximate timeframe of your slot coming up in queue 4. Artist lets you know it's your turn, estimated time of completion 5. Artist sends you a sketch/wip, you ask for adjustments if needed 6. Artist delivers your full completed piece, sends you a high-res version in email or a Drive link Feel free to ask for it, it should be the norm of receiving a minimum of 300dpi version If at any time you feel uncomfortable tell the artist. If things can't be worked out say that you'd like a refund or if it's not possible and you feel the urge to chargeback, please make sure to try and work it out in private. I understand that the temptation of dropping a Google Dockey on here is high, the calling of the sweet engagement is alluring but you also need to act professional if you'd like to be treated that way by an artist. Only go public if there's no other way of resolving things. - Red flags for possible scammer artists: - ChatGPT-like mannerism - Overly positive - Literally has nothing but random "art" on their account, all in different styles (especially random esports banners) - No email anywhere - Suspiciously cheap pricing for seemingly high-quality art. - Extremely fast turnover rate or uploading art daily for a long period. (Sometimes people on holiday draw daily, that shouldn't be suspicious by itself) - Sudden spike in art quality, huge improvement in a very short (1-2 months) period of time. It strongly indicates AI usage but always double, triple, quadruple check, sometimes people literally just sit down and cram anatomy and rendering courses or Youtube videos for days. Sudden improvement alone is not a scammer indicator, you need extra nuance to see the bigger picture. Always assume the better scenario before jumping into conclusions. These are not carved into stone, just wanted to list out things to be suspicious about. A reputable artist can have fast turnover rate too, don't accuse them of being a scammer just because of it. Look up known bad sheep, check out their callout posts and compare. I can't stress it enough to ASK OTHERS around you for advice or to double check before stating anything. - You got your pretty shiny illust, now what? Check what perms you agreed to. Personal usage: - No uploading to any site that generates revenue. Examples: X, Twitch, Youtube, Kick, Fansly, etc. Ask if you're unsure. Merch production is for your own enjoyment, no reselling stuff like keychains or stickers later or the artist deserves a cut of the money. Commercial usage: - Uploading art to any site that generates revenue. Yes, now X headers and icons count as commercial usage. Merch production also falls into this category, if you want mass production you will have to get an estimate from the artist. Why is this important? Even if you're a small creator who earns nothing on X for example, you have the potential to blow up overnight and if you grow people will associate the icon you have with you, which was drawn by the artist you commissioned. Outside of vtuber spaces an artist usually gets a percentage cut from sales from a product that has their art on it, I think it's fair to think the same system should apply on here as well. - "This is all nonsense, AI can do all this for me in minutes for FREE!" - Sure buddy, no one's stopping you and I promise I personally won't get offended. If you'll be happy with weirdly rendered pictures of people with 8 fingers and 3 boobs may you find happiness with it, have a nice day 🙏 (I will secretly make you explode with my mind though) - "I only have an AI reference that I found on Pinterest, is it okay to give it to you for inspo?" - FOR SURE at the end I'll be the one bringing your idea to life and you didn't generate anything, all good! Artists should support customers who turn to them instead of AI. Some will be uncomfortable though, please respect their boundaries and look for someone else. - An artist isn't a friend. A lot of them prefer 2 click commission sites because people overstep the professional boundaries while working. If you want to befriend that that has to happen outside of work. If your work has been delivered please don't talk to them about unrelated things, people often abuse the work communication channels for flirting. We are professionals, never forget. If the artist themselves shows interest then go for it, otherwise just be friendly/neutral. Overall, if we get angry and spit fire at each other here on X that won't solve anything. Remember to be kind to each other and act as if you two are standing in front of each other in person. Internet anonymity doesn't give you a pass to haggle, to harass, to flirt with each other, same goes to artists as well. Never publicly accuse an artist of using AI/scamming on a hunch because you can destroy their livelihood in a minute. If you feel suspicious gather evidence, investigate and ask someone to confirm or deny your claims. Artists should always keep their commission queue in order and only accept work they can deliver on time, otherwise people will lose trust in them. Always act professional, you will never know what kind of eyes are looking at your profile. This turned out to be long, if you read so far I'm happy if I could help even a bit. The internet changed a lot in the past 1-2 years and we have to adapt not only in artstyle but adjusting prices, adjusting rules and communication too. These are all my own personal opinions and doesn't represent any organization I'm connected to. (I'm ESL please forgive any weird wording or typos)

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  Christian (@chriszak) reported 5 minutes ago

  @priyanshsurti if you take paypal & aren’t retarded i might reconsider main reason why indians and nigerians are a no, are cuz i have had too many payment issues with em

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  𝒜𝓎𝓊𝓂𝒾 𝒩𝑜𝓋𝒶 (@ayumi_nova) reported 6 minutes ago

  @koruuart_ I can absolutely replicate the Identity V art style for you, and I am 100% down to draw yumeships! I accept PayPal too, so international payment is no problem at all. Which Identity V canon character are you pairing your original character with for this piece

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  Kai Kippling (@KaiKippling) reported 7 minutes ago

  @PayPal I need to contact support via chat or email, but my only option is calling since I’m not allowed to login to my account. What do I do to get written support?

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  💗🪿 (@lovelybbokie) reported 11 minutes ago

  did anyone that paid with PayPal successfully get their items 😭 idk if I should just try to re buy everything again and issue a refund

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  💫Riot3D (@RIOTDOGG3D) reported 11 minutes ago

  @CosmosHexe Hey! Yes, theres a link to my server where you can verify your gumroad license via ticket, and it can be paid for via paypal or cashapp there and that’ll give you the role for the files!

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  uxg z1nn (@z1nnfnbr) reported 14 minutes ago

  @amaxggs @stoopidFNbr @fluxuhfy He thinks its ok cuz aparently us waiting 2.5 weeks and rhen asking for an update and telling him to send using paypal was “to complicated” sadening asf that a “professional” money scrims server cant get their **** together

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  Harry Barot (@N144926465) reported 16 minutes ago

  @Dollartree_1 Please bro please help me and rise my issue i don't have single dollar left if i lost money then there is no problem but not giving deposit is crazy bro here I share some proofs i know you don't know much about this payment method but still it's crystal you can check UPI id which where i made payment is direpay's and i made video because when payment got completed it automatically received most of time but total 12 deposits more than 1200$ is not received and here you can pay with any app to UPI id and that got credited to their account like paypal so please check names and everything on video i have made video so you can check it's not edited

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  PredictoBets.com | Sports Intelligence (@predicto_bets) reported 18 minutes ago

  @telegram @durov “Disable saving private “features have very bad down side , if someone scammed you ( example took payment and run away while a deal ) , you can’t have any proof like screenshot ! One guy took my 200€ - 2 days ago and I had proof that I sent to the PayPal. But seeing this feature forced me to suggest you this. Thank you ! Great platform

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  B (@BrockHancock6) reported 20 minutes ago

  @skibbsky Down for a video call but I only have PayPal, that work?

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  飛鴨海豹 翼鴨アザ (@laesbkt) reported 22 minutes ago

  Important Announcement: Because PayPal has suspended its services for NovelAI, my workflow has been severely disrupted... I might not be able to generate new images for a while, but I will gradually release the content I've already prepared. I really hope NovelAI finds a solution to this payment issue as soon as possible 🥹

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  ᘔÖᒪÏ (@zoltansilaba) reported 22 minutes ago

  @PayPal how do i report a problem in the app when i haven’t got the option to do so? Cheers

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  comicranch (@comicranch99430) reported 25 minutes ago

  @PayPal The fact that you have a link for help but the WORST Customer Service is beyond comical, your service blocks and restricts accounts on simple transcribe but allows 1000's of purchases with no limitations, trying to resolve issues is useless with this service

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  bojake horseman 🐴🐎 (@Bojake_Horseman) reported 27 minutes ago

  @Yugolek id love one idk what you take cuz my paypal is broken and locked out

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  lillithmorningstar666 (THIS IS MY ONLY PROFILE) (@Lillithm666) reported 30 minutes ago

  @AerieSaunders ive never had an issue with cashapp venmo or PayPal with chargebacks i deny any refund request and the person is blocked permanently for attempted theft

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  🇧🇷lok bunny cartoon BR NSFW 0/2 🇧🇷 (@lokbunny17) reported 33 minutes ago

  Guys, PayPal is proving difficult to use at the moment. Those who can use Wise in EUR will be able to receive commissions much faster. Until then, please be patient with the slow service.

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  𝐉𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐤𝐮 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 (@jigoku_comics) reported 37 minutes ago

  @Yuki40444 I've noticed that this has happened to several people, but it usually resolves itself after a few days. I'm not sure if it's a platform error or a PayPal issue.

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  Brain Master (@Brainmaster) reported 43 minutes ago

  From nearly bankrupt to the world first trillionaire Elon Musk journey is the most insane real life success story ever Let me break it down > Born in 1971 in South Africa Elon was a shy kid who got bullied hard > He loved reading coded his first game at 12 and dreamed of leaving Earth for Mars > In the 1990s dot com boom he left Stanford to launch Zip2 with his brother > They slept on office floors, got robbed, and nearly quit but sold it to Chicago Tribune for $307 million > Then he founded X com an online banking startup It merged with Confinity and became PayPal > EBay bought PayPal in 2002 for $1.5 billion Elon walked away with around $180 million > Most people would retired he bet it all on space and electric cars > In 2002 he founded SpaceX with the dream of making rockets reusable and colonizing Mars > Everyone called him crazy rockets exploded He lost millions > Three failed launches from 2006 to 2008 nearly bankrupted SpaceX > He was sleeping on factory floors borrowing money for rent and on the verge of having zero dollars > Same year tesla was dying the roadster wasn’t ready production was a nightmare and the 2008 financial crisis hit > Tesla needed $40 million just to survive > Elon invested his last money begged investors and personally saved it from bankruptcy > In 2008 he had no cash two companies almost dead, and a divorce he called it his worst year > But then everything changed spaceX finally launched a rocket to orbit in late 2008 > NASA gave them a $1.6 billion contract Tesla launched the Model S proved electric cars could be amazing, and went public in 2010 > From 2010 onward Tesla became the world’s most valuable car company > SpaceX launched satellites won NASA contracts invented reusable rockets and slashed space costs by 10 times > Elon launched Neuralink brain chips The Boring Company tunnels bought Twitter in 2022 and rebranded it to X > By 2021 he was a billionaire By 2023 the richest person on Earth > But the real trillionaire moment hit this week SpaceX just went public in the biggest IPO ever > SpaceX priced at $135 per share, raising $75 billion the largest IPO in history > The company got valued at $1.77 trillion, making it the world's most valuable private company before going public > Elon stake in SpaceX alone is worth over $400 billion after this IPO > This single event cemented him as the first human trillionaire in history He's the first human trillionaire in history

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  DAVID DEXTER (@DavidDeathMusic) reported 44 minutes ago

  @Pirat_Nation It looks like a free mobile Gacha game or one of those games that say they will give you $1 through PayPal for each hour you play. It looks really bad. Have you seen the fighting mechanics? Holy ****, they took fighting in games back to 1986, so limited, slow and boring.

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  🔞𝙈𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 (6/10) (@Maniac_Sinner00) reported 47 minutes ago

  I don't like telling my personal problems in the internet but today is pushing me to the edge yet again. For the past 2 weeks, I see my folks fighting back n forth and I try to distract on myself with labor work but I couldn't take it anymore. I crashed out for the 4th or 5th time this week. All I wanna do is commissions but I was always pulled over things that doesn't serve me than BUT FOR THEM. I had a huge *** argument and it was very verbal then it became physical. Honestly, Who the hell can function like this? I'm done pretending that everything in home is okay, plus I'm planning to run off temporarily. I want to have peace of mind. As much as I don't wanna beg in Twitter, I feel ashamed and embarrassed... So if you're kind enough, Please donate on my PayPal or Gcash, Anything helps.. I can't stop crying while I'm typing this, I feel utterly pathetic

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  Madam Avaa🖤 (@findomavaaa) reported 47 minutes ago

  Who can I hunt down and request angel numbers from on PayPal before bed?

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  humbert (@blowf1y) reported 52 minutes ago

  @Ms_Anderssons I was going to make this purchase immediately after seeing this movie BUT glitch doesn’t take my card so i had to wait til my money went to my PayPal😭😭😭💔💔💔

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  Hey Jay (@JJeffrey100) reported 54 minutes ago

  @beffybadbelly You can be mad at him for how he chooses to spend his money. I have no problems with that. I'd sign the giving pledge if I was in his shoes. But vilifying someone who's changed the world just because he was successful isn't logical. Millenia of economic theory and case proves we have the right incentive structure for growth. Without him, you wouldn't have paypal, electric cars, space internet, blind people seeing, no traffic in Vegas tunnels, and myriad other things. I'm OK he's a trillionaire.

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  𝒎𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𓂃ෆ˚ (@mqchlixx) reported 55 minutes ago

  @the_FANSSHOP @Stray_Kids fix your website because the payment went through on paypal TWICE and the order still didn’t go through