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 01/19/2026 06:25

January 19: Problems at Paypal

Paypal is having issues since 06:00 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 (45%)

    Sign in (45%)

  2. Errors (34%)

    Errors (34%)

  3. Website Down (21%)

    Website Down (21%)

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
GermanyMönchengladbach Sign in
FranceLa Londe-les-Maures Website Down
GermanyMönchengladbach Sign in
GermanyMannheim Sign in
FranceAubervilliers Sign in
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Community Discussion

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Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • sftechbr0 SF Tech Bro (@sftechbr0) reported

    @linwoodschulman if it was obvious incumbents would wipe new comers then PayPal already has BNPL and it didn’t seem to have slowed down Klarna, Afterpay, and Affirm at all. Plus this is only semi relevant to half the pop.

  • RatoCabeca RatoLINUX Colorado { T.F.C Team } #ThankYouScott (@RatoCabeca) reported

    @AskPayPal I need to login to my PayPal account to end it, right? What happens when I DON'T REMEMBER THAT I MADE THIS ACCOUNT? I don't know the recovery email, no phone number I entered worked, I just know that MY EMAIL has a PayPal account. Please help.

  • ChikoChikobabie Chiko Chiko (@ChikoChikobabie) reported

    @Ryu_Krieger @videogamedeals Don't like paypal after an issue I had with them but this is a good heads up, thank you.

  • uscgdaly Michael Daly (@uscgdaly) reported

    @Rizzo_TV how much paypal for a steam sign? down bad

  • Trindale Tim Parton (@Trindale) reported

    @Kiraofthewind1 @annyinacastle @AuthorElyseC Thank you! If only I could have got paid for it! Though back when my monitor died a reader of mine immediately said to give her my paypal and she'd help buy a new monitor. I was deeply touched. The only down side, she was the only one to offer. I did not accept it though.

  • priviskey_b B (@priviskey_b) reported

    Hi @AskPayPal I’m having trouble accessing my account because I have a new number. Can you help?

  • CherriBombXoxo Roxie ❤️ (@CherriBombXoxo) reported

    Alright ******* I got PayPal up again let’s hope it doesn’t get taken down 🤞

  • cathypross Cathy P. Ross (@cathypross) reported

    @AskPayPal @PayPal To the powers that be at PayPal. I just spoke to a PayPal rep who said she was as high ranking as I could go. Really? Is there anyone there who will call me to resolve an issue? You have my number.

  • nduvho_ts ʙᴀᴅ ɪɴꜰʟᴜᴇɴᴄᴇ. (@nduvho_ts) reported

    @delexy101 And skrill doesn't give problems?, also, ever heard of someone use paypal?

  • magoldman Matthew Goldman (@magoldman) reported

    @stshank all of the P2P real-time push payments platforms suffer from txn limit problems (zelle, venmo, paypal, etc.) it's huge though because the big banks are so big to start and just installed it right in there!

  • MelCamp9 Mel Camp (@MelCamp9) reported

    @AskPayPal So far service has been terrible by PayPal. Item returned & received by Seller but no refund issued and Paypal still not decided what to do...!!!

  • xeusvfx ASTRA Xeus (@xeusvfx) reported

    @HoundVFX @Gravitydoesgfx I would but I do I look like an editor with success 💀 my PayPal down bad fr fr

  • HandsomeAL7 Alejandro Gonzales (@HandsomeAL7) reported

    @AskPayPal Is there a single actual person on your whole support team? The only option I'm given to login into my account is sending a text to an out of service phone number or talk to a bot.

  • NobodyFvcking Ms Nobody #BanMsWonderful (@NobodyFvcking) reported

    Sniffles Sniffles Sniffles Give me PayPal DONOS to feel better Sniffles Sniffles I may have Herpes... I mean an ingrown hair I have to jack around down there Sniffles Money give me MONEY Daddy I have a boil on my PUFFY PARTS I mean ingrown hair Dang it stinks

  • Ryu_Krieger Ryu (@Ryu_Krieger) reported

    @videogamedeals Head up if paying with PayPal. It rings up as $49.99 (adds the $10 card instead) but it will charge you the correct amount afterwards. I contacted Best Buy and this is a known issue.

  • garavedma Votez Zouzou (@garavedma) reported

    rules in english - - Payment by paypal and when the order is made. If there's any problem before I finished the commish, you get a refund - I don't draw porn, nsfw and gore stuff

  • DaliaHardar Dalía Sól 🏳️‍⚧️☀️💖 (@DaliaHardar) reported

    so someone donated to my ko-fi and paypal responded by immediately locking down my account and demanding i provide receipts (which i don't have) and a passport (which i don't have since mine is both expired and uses my old name)

  • srikerna Sri Kerna (@srikerna) reported

    @FootLockerEU I just placed an order and got an error page. The payment has been taken out of my paypal, but I don’t see the order in my order history. I did not receive any confirmation mail and I have checked my spam inbox as well. Help?

  • Cougragon Cougra (@Cougragon) reported

    @Nayeliefox I know. It's terrible that companies like PayPal don't acknowledge that kind of evidence especially in a time where things like NFTs exist. It's worth adding the $10 or whatever to the cost and the customer gets a nice copy of their art while you can assure you are protected.

  • DominykasJaros2 Dominykas Jaroslavas (@DominykasJaros2) reported

    @AskPS_UK Why the error occurres when i am adding paypal account?

  • sunshinessmoon 𖧵 ♡Solaria♡⁷🧈 LGBTS🏳️‍🌈 (@sunshinessmoon) reported

    @PayPal My PayPal is not working. I have been trying since last night to add a card and send money to someone and it isn’t working. Saying that there was either an error or that the card declined which was impossible since I checked my account and there was more than enough.

  • Jadeduo Jadeduo (@Jadeduo) reported

    @kimxtaeGOs Is it possible to have you send a Paypal invoice to pay as guest I don't have Paypal due to issues I have with them. I am also okay with paying via Cashapp

  • DazzNSFW Dazz (2-5 OPEN) (@DazzNSFW) reported

    things I’d love to do and why I can’t do them; Streaming: Bad internet, no privacy Patreon: PayPal problems Setting up more platforms: I’M TOO ******* LAZY OKAY **** play: no privacy, duh living alone: 🗿I don’t like staying in one place getting a partner: I don’t know how

  • 6haiqz (@6haiqz) reported

    @Goorilaa noone wanna play paypal tbh ask them for cmg and im down

  • andiefontaine23 Andie Sophia Fontaine 🏳️‍⚧️ ☭ (@andiefontaine23) reported

    @DaliaHardar I've been seeing a few people talking about this, and apparently the only thing that works to unlock it is incessantly spamming PayPal support with demands for release. Sorry to hear this went down :/

  • Zizkil Zizkil @ Sugarfest 2021🏳️‍🌈🥝🦈🍓 (@Zizkil) reported

    @DenzyHeartsong I think it's good to give them the benefit of the doubt for at least a month, but after 2 let them know that 1 week before the paypal refund date expires you will issue a refund. I think it's a generous amount of time, so feel free to go shorter than that.

  • Motublacksoil 墨土(now Cas‘s licker) (@Motublacksoil) reported

    Fine,another problem comes. I don’t have a PayPal or credit card to pay the $25.01……though I did have the money,apparently the payments in my country can’t be used😢😢

  • bonnie_cate Bonnie-Cate (they/them) (@bonnie_cate) reported

    @AskPayPal My account's been limited & I've been trying all day to fix. Every time it's denied, it's from a no-reply email. How do I speak with a person? I have shared all the info I have and had it escalated via customer service, but no way to talk to the specific department.

  • chubbyyh 🎀 PLS READ bio & pinned thread before dm (@chubbyyh) reported

    ⭕ Deal available ⭕ Ready to ship in 2-3 days after payment SELL ⭕ BUY❌ Doyoung Slow Acid × Teddy Island × NCT 127 SUMMER COLLECTION pc (B ver, non-selfie ver) 32$ (shipping fee excluded) Paypal ✅ WW shipping ✅ 💌 DM Tags wtt wtb wts nct127 t shirt

  • Mo0s3 Moose (@Mo0s3) reported

    @MoniGlitterBled @JeffreeStar Does it go by your credit?? Think that was my issue with PayPal & ShopPay 😔