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 (40%)
• Errors (38%)
• Website Down (22%)

Live Outage Map

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Sydney	Sign in	1 day ago
Adelaide	Sign in	1 day ago
Arrondissement de Poitiers	Sign in	2 days ago
Ciudad Jardín	Errors	3 days ago
Paris	Sign in	4 days ago
Benfeld	Sign in	6 days ago

Full Outage Map

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Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  Colton Graves (@Texshi_Yoshi) reported 43 seconds ago

  @Miizuuiart Is paypal okay? I'd be down!

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  SokoAnalyst (@SokoAnalyst) reported 3 minutes ago

  Something is clearly not right with how Kenya is being viewed by the global financial system. Sendwave and Wise have started restricting some services to Kenyans. Hurupay pulled out. Some PayPal users have also faced restrictions. Then, almost at the same time, police in Uasin Gishu recover KSh2.6 million in cash and what they say is US$259 million in suspected fake dollar notes. These may be separate issues, but you cannot just brush them aside. Kenya is already on the FATF grey list over concerns around money laundering and weaknesses in financial controls. So when global payment firms start becoming cautious about Kenya, while police are making such huge counterfeit currency seizures, people are going to ask questions. And the people who suffer first are not the big names in government. It is the freelancer waiting for payment from abroad. It is the small business importing stock. It is the family depending on remittances. It is the young Kenyan trying to work online and get paid. Once trust in a country’s financial system starts taking a hit, everything becomes harder and more expensive. Kenya needs to take this seriously. We cannot keep talking about becoming a regional financial hub while international payment companies are becoming more uncomfortable dealing with us. Trust is very easy to lose and painfully difficult to rebuild.

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  Lebron bryan (@Lebronbryan) reported 4 minutes ago

  Hi @Safaricom_Care I'm experiencing a problem trying to withdraw money from my PayPal account to mpesa app What's the issue

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  Lucy (@Lucyaha123) reported 5 minutes ago

  ⚡ REVOLUTIONIZING WEB3 ONBOARDING: HOW GASFREE ABSTRACTS GAS COMPLEXITY AND ENABLES DIRECT USDT TRANSFERS In the evolution of decentralized finance, user experience (UX) serves as the primary gateway determining whether blockchain technology achieves mainstream adoption or remains confined to technical power users. For seasoned crypto natives, managing gas fees, calculating resource consumption, and maintaining native token reserves is second nature. However, for newcomers entering the Web3 ecosystem, gas management represents the single largest point of friction, confusion, and transaction failure. The GasFree infrastructure on TRON eliminates this barrier, allowing users to settle transaction fees directly in USDT and transforming the usability of decentralized stablecoins. The fundamental problem with legacy blockchain architectures is the structural decoupling between the asset being transferred and the asset required for gas. On TRON, executing a TRC-20 stablecoin transfer requires computational resources—specifically Energy and Bandwidth. Traditionally, if an account does not hold staked resources or a balance of native TRX to burn as gas, the transfer fails instantly. For a beginner who simply received USDT in their non-custodial wallet, discovering that they cannot send or spend their funds without first purchasing TRX on a secondary exchange, undergoing identity verification, and funding their wallet is a counterintuitive and frustrating hurdle. GasFree fundamentally dismantles this onboarding barrier by abstracting network resource mechanics entirely. Through intelligent fee delegation and smart contract relayer architecture, GasFree enables users to pay transaction costs directly in the stablecoin they are transferring. Key transformative benefits of the GasFree model include: 1. Frictionless Single-Asset Simplicity: Users only need to hold USDT to make transfers. The transaction fee is deducted directly from the stablecoin balance or transaction payload, removing the need to monitor or purchase volatile native gas tokens. 2. Elimination of Failed Transactions: By removing the "insufficient TRX for gas" bottleneck, users never experience trapped funds or failed transaction errors. 3. Predictable and Transparent Costs: GasFree provides a clean, predictable transaction cost structure (typically a flat USDT fee), shielding everyday users from gas price calculations or market-driven fee volatility. 4. Seamless Web2-to-Web3 Transition: For retail shoppers, merchants, and cross-border remittance recipients, interacting with TRON-based USDT now mirrors the seamless experience of conventional fintech apps like PayPal or Venmo—pay what you send, in the currency you hold. By merging the speed and throughput of the TRON network with the seamless fee abstraction of GasFree, decentralized finance takes a decisive leap toward mass accessibility, unlocking truly inclusive digital dollar payments for millions of global users. @DeFi_JUST @justinsuntron #TRONEcoStar

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  Ame ʚ✞ɞ (@amechnn) reported 6 minutes ago

  @pwurfects oh my god what 😭 i never had that problem, also paypal is literally for adults why does it matter if u do these kind of purchases

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  Karma’s Suppository (@realPhantomFuck) reported 6 minutes ago

  @benwegmann I’ve sold nine phones on Swappa and probably a dozen things on OfferUp and Craigslist over the years, I’ve never once had a problem. I’ve tried selling things on eBay TWICE and both times the seller attempted to scam me. eBay and PayPal are a cesspit

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  vanillacream (@0xvanillacream) reported 7 minutes ago

  @AmorphousMajik PayPal trouble right as commissions reopen is rough. Is the issue an account limit, a payout hold, or needing a backup checkout method? Happy to share alternatives.

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  𝑀𝑎𝑓𝑖ꕤ (@MafiChanArt) reported 9 minutes ago

  @alihsn05 @Yeims_11 I'm not taking commissions due to issues with PayPal.

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  MotherDuckie (@Mother_Duckie) reported 12 minutes ago

  IMPORTANT PSA: Tipping Through Streamelements can get you doxed if the person you are tipping has their Setting toggled off (which I think it is by default) which says Tippers may edit their username. If they have it where tippers may not edit their username and then must use only their paypal credentials, then the streamer being tipped will see your full name. Thankfully, I have trustworthy friendos and I found this out after tipping. We didn't know it was a streamer setting issue, we thought it was on the tippers end. Thought I'd get the info out to all the peeps taking tips through streamelements. Below is an image of where to find that setting.

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  ZanoCash (@ZanoCash) reported 12 minutes ago

  @TheRonnieVShow As a value investor, I felt personally attacked, lol. Always invest at the right price. I did invest in PayPal when it was at $40 this year, because at that price, it did represent great value. I got criticized for buying a stock that had went down and down, not easy.

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  PowerFOOLThunderCLOWN (@PowerFool515) reported 18 minutes ago

  It's not even up for debate. @paypal @askpaypal worst internet co. 2deal with ever. I am disabled/dfixed income. Tried 2sell a phone on @swappa. Swappa's choice 2use PayPal ≈ worst decision they ever made. PP cust.service TERRIBLE. App suck (cant even upload pic of ID) Paypal🖕

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  Rawrskis! (@2017_nonsense) reported 19 minutes ago

  @PayPal @Mastercard Paypal shut down my account that I had used since 2015, mainly to purchase software and claimed I had used the account in some nefarious way, but provided zero documentation.

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  Scott Holmes (@HolmsieCooks) reported 20 minutes ago

  @Jason______A @PayPal @AskPayPal Def have an arbitration clause of some sort Had a similar issue with eBay and sent a request for arbitration with all docs attached Funds got released a few weeks later

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  vince is in Argentina (@LESBIANSBL) reported 23 minutes ago

  At what point can we call someone stupid bc I just saw a mother of two get scammed bc she thought the federal government was calling her over missing jury duty and sent like 11k USD to a personal PayPal account all bc “she’s terrified of getting in trouble”

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  David Stewart (@MrStewart_X) reported 24 minutes ago

  @survivetheark How to fix Ark and why (only part of the full list) I’ll cover the top 3 things currently stopping players—especially new ones—from playing, because Ark is on its way to being dead. This is for the PvP side. 1) Turrets: The work-to-reward ratio for turret and bullet production is drastically worse than soaking with a capped-saddle, high-health, stacked, mutated soaker. It takes a week to farm what a soaker can burn through in a few hours. Not cool. 😎 This leads to people living in caves regardless of 6x damage. No land bases—just rat 🐀 holes or mesh. People drop a Stego on you, beer-rocket the generator on land, and it’s GG… No new players are going to play like this. 2) Mutations: Because the team left it the same as Evolved. Let me explain how it’s supposed to work versus what actually happens. Mutations are 0/20 on both sides, so it was intended to give +40 levels. That’s a problem because a perfect tame is 224 (unless you use the new sea turtle trick to get a 225). Every time I see a 225, a Game Master almost certainly spawned it—224 is typically the real max. Breed two 224s together and you get a 250–270 depending on stats. That’s actually a really great start. Then you mutate. The intended max should be around 300-ish plus your own levels, putting a max Dino at 370–380. That’s still 70–80 levels short of the 450 cap, so there should be no way to reach max. That’s dumb as hell by itself. Instead, the team left mutation stacking in the game. That’s where you breed a mutated male to any 0/20 0/20 female (an “00 female”). This lets you stack mutations indefinitely. It’s super retarded and stops new players from ever competing. I can explain every reason why, but you’d have to hire me first. This leads to—guess what?—people buying Dinos via PayPal, cash, etc. Money your team isn’t getting. 🤦 What retards in leadership. Because of this, people buy Dinos. Duh. 🙄 That’s now literally the only way to play PvP. Ask anyone with a brain. 🧠 3) Because of both 1 and 2, new players cannot run the bosses. You can’t survive. Alphas live in the caves with Dinos they bought or Dinos they raided using Dinos they bought. So players just pay for boss runs. Does this sound like ******* fun? Yes, I’ve done all of this. I’ve been the alpha, bought and sold Dinos, and “fixed” mutations by going out to tame a low-level 00 female. I’m a pro. Any casual player will leave, and even a lot of hardcore players will leave. All that’s left is bought Dinos, meshing, and an impossible wall of entry if you want to play fully legit.

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  ayu trades - spaylater, ggives, etc. (@aureayutrades) reported 28 minutes ago

  🍓 - open for transferring > paypal permanent limit withdrawal (180 days) > gcash & may with issue transfer balance (authentication failed, face recognition, can't send/open) > not verify balance transfer (gcash, maya, grab, shopee, lazada)

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  mia 🎣 (@lenospaced) reported 29 minutes ago

  i have to finish adding the metal universe pulls and then add these extended series and allures. kinda shocked i didn’t get thaaat many duplicates as always dm or reply if u want to trade or buy (paypal) and ask me what teams i have im always down

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  emilia heard ivy live!! (@emiliatmy) reported 31 minutes ago

  painfully sadly crying screaming SELLING 1x ariana grande silver vip ticket for the 27th august london… i paid 359€ so around £308 !! paypal g&s is no problem, can also meet up at the arena today if u want but only today cause i’m leaving tomorrow morning!

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  amir“ (@Amir_rz_k) reported 37 minutes ago

  spent some time reading through AllScale Store's official playbooks, and one section stood out. the one written for crypto signals group admins, and I think a lot of people running these groups will relate. the common problem: card processors like PayPal or Stripe freeze accounts the moment they flag your content as investment advice often without warning. months of recurring income can disappear overnight. with @allscaleio payment happens in $USDT meaning it settles final and irreversible so there's no processor in the middle that can decide to freeze anything. the buyer pays, the bot automatically sends the private group invite, done. small detail, but for anyone who's actually had this happen, it's the difference between a side tool and a real solution. #AllScale

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  Google G-Ware Surface Technology (@GoogleWaveTech) reported 39 minutes ago

  @dotkrueger That's the broken system in USA just not caught up to the reality that a thief has robbed the federal reserve through cash app PayPal and other *******

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  𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 🌸 (@ujios_blossom) reported 40 minutes ago

  code they would send. So I tried to log into twitter on the computer and it said my login was temporarily restricted, so I spend this whole time worried that my account had gotten h4cked. Luckily I remembered that I had oomf saved on Paypal so I messaged him on there +

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  𝓰𝓱𝓸𝓼𝓽 (@theonlyghoston) reported 46 minutes ago

  @J0hnADouglas @Adobe Easy fix, sign up with the payment to paypal and if they try that remove the payment method directly I done it the once and it worked perfectly

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  anhedonia ݁ᛪ༙ BLAZE bucharest (@limudrummer) reported 47 minutes ago

  @karupilled what payment method are you using credit/bank card or paypal etc. Japanese sites dont allow foreign cards to be used usually you'll have problems with most cards (in my case at least) try using paypal or amazon pay if you haven't. Thats how i purchase from base shops

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  Felix (@Felix120196) reported 49 minutes ago

  @DaisyBratty Handing over PayPal login and cc details

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  Hayze (@Hayze68068910) reported 50 minutes ago

  @Safaricom_Care @Lebronbryan Am also facing the same problem. I initiated a transaction from PayPal to mpesa but the amount hasn't yet been sent

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  SkeTchXP (@SkeTchXPDotEth) reported 52 minutes ago

  @Jason______A @PayPal @AskPayPal nobody has a rep, thats the whole problem. theres no named human to escalate to at consumer tier, which is why 39 people here have the same story and none of them end differently

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  Vitaliy Sokolov (@askvitaliy_) reported 52 minutes ago

  @robertoblake The main problem I see with data centers, especially in the New York and New Jersey area where I live, is the aging infrastructure. It needs significant upgrades. Even the massive amounts of money these data centers are spending are not enough to cover the costs, so they keep raising bills because the grid is deteriorating. To explain how fragile the system is, consider this: I live in New York City and own an electric vehicle. I actually get paid to charge my car at night. It is not only free, but my electric company pays me to do it, and they pay me even more during the summer. This is managed through a global company that tracks when I charge my car. If I charge at home at night, they pay me through an app via PayPal. They do this simply to prevent me from overloading the grid. That is how fragile the system is. When someone builds a data center alongside all these new EV charging stations, everything becomes more expensive because the grid is too old and requires upgrades. Meanwhile, between electric vehicles, charging stations, and everyone adding split-system air conditioning to their homes, we have more electronic devices running 24/7. It is too much constant draw. The electricity costs increase, but the infrastructure is aging faster than it can be upgraded. Even gas stations now have giant, power-hungry LED boards. Everything is adding up on a grid that was never built for this kind of load. It feels like they are taking this massive burden and saying, "Look, everybody has to pay for it." My main thought is that data centers should generate their own electricity. Other than that, you are mostly right. It is a bunch of BS.

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  James T. Gordon (@jamestgordon) reported 57 minutes ago

  Facebook market place reselling flip this week: $1500 - buy price $2700 - sell price $1200 - net profit Dell Poweredge Server R730xd w/ 768GB RAM (24x32GB) When I saw this post to fb I had to get the exact RAM config right away. Seller was fast and once I had the exact specs I text a pic to my memory buyer. He came back with a $100 per module. Right away I knew I could spend $1500 and get $2400 on the RAM. I offer $1200 on the server. Saw that the seller had seen the message but no response. Waited two hours but didn't want to loose the sale. Offered asking price and arranged to meet that evening. Ate a little on paypal fees for the $2400 but the buyer covers the minimal shipping charge. Will sell the server on fb marketplace for around $300. Quick flip. Electronics aren't the easiest resell but if you know what you're looking at then there can be a lot of upside. Definitely not a resale asset class to sleep on.

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  Enzeyi Siema (@EnzeyiSiema) reported 58 minutes ago

  Hi, How is the issue with @PayPal going on? Did they fix it?

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  Carson Morell (@MorellCarson) reported 60 minutes ago

  @Tyler_Plummer @alexisohanian @altxyzofficial Have thought a lot about this. A few people have tried it on smaller scale - I think it would have to come from REIND/YC/TBPN or similar to get enough buy in from the people on the cards. even then, very little overlap with the average card collector and people who care about startups and venture. Pre-seed raises akin to rookie cards, companies to teams, limited signed runs, original merch swatches on cards. Unfortunately, the ship has sailed on a lot of the cards that would be worth something. Examples: SBF FTX seed round, Palmer Luckey Oculus, Elon PayPal would all have to be retroactively created and would be far less desirable than if they were made at the time. Last issue with it - there’s not a definable number of startups each year. Drawing the line on who gets a card and who doesn’t is hard without defined teams and rosters like they have for sports. Lots of companies and founders go under the radar before they’re common knowledge and would not even have rookie card equivalents because the card company wouldn’t know about them at the time of inception.