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 03/09/2026 05:35

March 09: Problems at Paypal

Paypal is having issues since 12:00 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.

  1. Sign in (44%)

    Sign in (44%)

  2. Errors (37%)

    Errors (37%)

  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
SpainMadrid Website Down
FranceSotteville-lès-Rouen Sign in
FranceThionville Sign in
United KingdomCardiff Sign in
FranceBiot Sign in
SpainSangonera la Verde Errors
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Community Discussion

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Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • Shadow_Wolf579 Josh (@Shadow_Wolf579) reported

    on a fix so save yourself the headache and the refund and avoid the Pay in 4 option on PayPal at least for now.

  • northsouth3000 F (@northsouth3000) reported

    @AskPayPal is paypal@down for photobox seeing errors and saying invalid action

  • mhgoodman Malcolm Goodman MBE (@mhgoodman) reported

    @PayPal @AskPayPal @PayPalUK Our Charity customers keep getting a PayPal screen saying “We’re sorry things don’t appear to be working please try again” when submitting payment through our webpage. Is there a PayPal outage at the moment as I can’t get a PayPal human being to help!

  • BeckyOxley Becky Oxley (@BeckyOxley) reported

    @leedsrhinos Also problems on the site using PayPal not working. Wonder if this is causing an issue for people ?

  • LadyBalfour22 Rubena Matthews (@LadyBalfour22) reported

    @AnxLilMonsters I would like a set of these please but having issues with my etsy account Do you take paypal ?

  • Shadow_Wolf579 Josh (@Shadow_Wolf579) reported

    However as it stands now, the option doesn't work correctly. Right now there are issues with the Pay In 4 option and you'll be charged however the transaction won't go though and you'll have to wait for a refund. PayPal is currently aware of the issue however there isn't an ETA

  • FUZ3_SHADOWPAWS Vaquero, Lord of cheese (@FUZ3_SHADOWPAWS) reported

    it's that time of year again :) It's "Bills are killing me" seasons. starting today with another 105$ debt that I can't clear out because my phone bill came a week early :) Missing (rounded down) 70 bucks in my bank. And 38.98$ in my PayPal. I'm ******* losing it

  • MPTDoctor MPTDoctor (@MPTDoctor) reported

    @Aer0Zer0Ri2k Have you been worried they may shut down your Patreon account or if Paypal catches wind of your content? From what I know, their actions have seem really bad for sure. Are you thinking Patreon would look in private spaces to look for evidence? @Aer0Zer0Ri2k

  • joqatana joqatana (@joqatana) reported

    Dear @PayPal. I have explained the issue 3 times. I keep getting the wrong instructions. Does anybody there understand the difference between “shipping” and “billing”?

  • gailart61 @gailart61 (@gailart61) reported

    @correa_lourdes @PayPal Nope, and a small amount of googling revealed a big problem. Never again for me.

  • FrstdMiniTweets Rosie (@FrstdMiniTweets) reported

    @ajongbologideon @AskPayPal @PayPal I’m having the same issues. I’ve been on and off the phone with their support team for weeks. I still can’t access my funds and now they’ve permanently banned me and they refuse to tell me why. I hope it works out better for you than it has for me. Good luck!

  • Freecashzine Free Paypal Gcash Money (@Freecashzine) reported

    on mobile click above link, log-in via Facebook or email click ME and in ENTER INVITATION CODE key in 3713983 redeem FREE BONUS coins go on HOME click any news scroll down, earn coins earn required coins, withdraw money on PAYPAL or GCASH accessible worldwide |||||||||||||||

  • Ehhgony Ehhg❄ny (@Ehhgony) reported

    @itscelinaa__ If you're also having trouble with Customer Support, or they don't resolve any of the issues you're having. You can also reach out to your bank or PayPal if you used that, and tell them to revert the Payment and claim Fraud Protection!

  • lucyhighnett Lucy Merrily On Highnett (@lucyhighnett) reported

    Anyone had any problems with @SouthamptonFC taking payment but declining an order? I've got no receipt or reference number but PayPal have confirmed the money has taken. #saintsfc

  • RichDecibels Richard D. Bartlett (@RichDecibels) reported

    Paypal experience so far: - can't report the transaction (screen hangs) - can't contact support (UI is broken) - can't change password (meaningless error message) Clowns.

  • northsouth3000 F (@northsouth3000) reported

    @PhotoBox_Help cannot pay with PayPal error message coming up. Have I paid three times or not at all?! Poor UX and customer service

  • RichDecibels Richard D. Bartlett (@RichDecibels) reported

    Hi @AskPayPal I just got scammed by someone using an autoresponder to tweets with the "paypal" keyword. I can't report the transaction as fraud (your website is broken) and I can't contact Customer Support because "no agents are available at the moment."

  • katimcf Kati (Noted Invalid) ♿️ (@katimcf) reported

    this does pose slight problems if I am trying to PayPal/Venmo/email/etc YOU via an account that’s under your deadname bc I might end up having to text you like “uhhhhh whomst do I address this to again?” but that happens even w/ other friends’ surnames so

  • lucyhighnett Lucy Merrily On Highnett (@lucyhighnett) reported

    Anyone had any problems with @SouthamptonFC taking payment but declining an order? I've got no receipt or reference number but PayPal have confirmed the money has been taken. #saintsfc

  • _skywayzone 𝚜𝚔𝚢 (@_skywayzone) reported

    PayPal is working which mean I can issue refunds

  • LauraMcgarrick Laura Louise McGarrick (@LauraMcgarrick) reported

    @JasonQ38367909 I've donated to your Paypal account but it's pending. Not sure if it's a problem my end or yours. But 🤞 it clears soon.

  • richboos Richard M Boos (@richboos) reported

    Almost as stupid as PayPal's "Did you sign in from a new device" email that lacks an IP address. How ******* stupid are you? What is someone a giant company supposed to do, email everyone to see if IT gave them a new machine? An IP address would go a long way. Others do this.

  • stopwaitaminute Jonathan👨🏼‍💻 (@stopwaitaminute) reported

    @O2 @keeno96 Weirdly I'm not recieving verification code texts either. Both from PayPal, and now trying to login to O2 website.

  • SvNNeykov Svilen Neykov (@SvNNeykov) reported

    @EVGA_JacobF Ok, so when I try to use a card it fails with Error 481, if I use PayPal it gives me the server full message.

  • Freecashzine Free Paypal Gcash Money (@Freecashzine) reported

    on mobile click above link, log-in via Facebook or email click ME and in ENTER INVITATION CODE key in 3713983 redeem FREE BONUS coins go on HOME click any news scroll down, earn coins earn required coins, withdraw money on PAYPAL or GCASH accessible worldwide ||||

  • TheHumbug472 humbug (@TheHumbug472) reported

    @dreamerr_sleepy no idea 😭 i was so slow at checkout too like i entered my whole card number twice and accidentally opened paypal and applied the discount code and everythifbdjjd

  • PookaBee_ » kat! ♡ « (@PookaBee_) reported

    i've got in trouble for being on some social medias when i was under 13, including paypal (which i no longer use). please, if you're under 13, get off social media. it isn't a good idea to be here at such a young age.

  • MissT00941560 Mistress T (@MissT00941560) reported

    @frenchy1911 @LineaAlyse @SubBoyDex PayPal dodgy they shut down fast sometimes

  • Freemoneyclaps Free Paypal Money (@Freemoneyclaps) reported

    on mobile click above link, log-in via Facebook or Google click REWARDS and in REDEEM key in 6611638075 For Free bonus coins go on VIDEOS scroll down, earn coins earn required coins withdraw money on PAYPAL accessible worldwide, read dashboard For more coins ||||

  • NMKokopelli Gregg 🎄🎁🎅 (@NMKokopelli) reported

    @AllyCare Why does @AutoZone online keep rejecting debit card payment? Error says billing address doesn't match. Yet, I have checked information, and it is same as on record. I have to pay via PayPal using my bank account instead, since the debit card is rejected.