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
Hochfelden	Website Down	9 hours ago
Lyon	Errors	3 days ago
Paris	Sign in	6 days ago
Saint-Étienne	Website Down	6 days ago
Tlaquepaque	Errors	7 days ago
Massy	Website Down	7 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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  Maaz (@maaz_ullah_) reported 2 minutes ago

  @PrimeArchetype @HoussamDesigner It's a problem of client. And 4$ are nothing then the PayPal fee

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  Dan ◣ ◢ (@dan0991adamz) reported 3 minutes ago

  @bantsrus2 @SkyBet So you laid down the marker, Raul won’t score 10 goals this season ? £100 he does score 10. I lose I PayPal you, you lose you PayPal me ? Put your money where your mouth is.

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  Soren⁴²⁰ (Fokin Graduado💀) (@Soren_cio) reported 3 minutes ago

  @tartagliagita But if it’s something digital like a commission, then there’s no problem only the PayPal-style intermediary or smthn like that

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  402 Research Lab .fun (@solanareseach) reported 5 minutes ago

  Hi @AskPayPal, I need help recovering my PayPal account. I still have access to my registered email, but I no longer have access to the phone number used for WhatsApp verification, so I can't receive the login code. I also can't log in to contact support via chat.

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  Jayne : stand your ground (@JaynenotJanie) reported 7 minutes ago

  @KissMyCarol Too much de-banking and platforms making decisions based on social credit. I know the D banking has greatly improved and is likely not going to come back in a big way. But I had a PayPal account and they had put out several years ago that if you made unacceptable statements on social media Facebook etc. that they would confiscate up to $2500 from your bank account And sequester that money for your PayPal purchases. So I eliminated my PayPal account and I refuse to work with any corporation that threatens me. I don't think that X will do anything like that but I don't know what will happen down the road and I just don't trust what already happened to me Also how's your first night of retirement?

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  IT Guy (@T3chFalcon) reported 12 minutes ago

  Did you know there's a type of phishing attack that defeats MFA completely. It's called a reverse proxy phishing kit and it's one of the fastest-growing attack techniques in cybersecurity. Traditional phishing works by using fake login page. you type your password. attacker gets it. if you have MFA enabled, the stolen password alone is useless. attacker gets stopped at the second gate. reverse proxy is different. instead of a fake page, the attacker sets up a live proxy server between you and the real website. when you click the phishing link, you connect to the attacker's server. the server connects to the real Microsoft, Google, or Okta on your behalf. it fetches the real login page and serves it directly to you, pixel for pixel in real time. you're looking at the actual login page. you type your real password. the proxy relays it to Microsoft. Microsoft sends back an MFA prompt. the proxy relays that to you. you approve it. Microsoft sends back a session cookie. the proxy intercepts the cookie before it reaches your browser. You're logged in, so is the attacker using the same session. Tools used: Evilginx, Modlishka, Muraena. all open source. all free. all with pre-built templates for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Okta, and PayPal. commercial versions: EvilProxy, Tycoon 2FA, Mamba 2FA, Starkiller. Sold as subscription services on Telegram. Reverse proxy phishing surged 139% between September 2025 and March 2026, nearly 1 in 4 phishing links now carries a reverse proxy payload. 18 US universities hit last year. Microsoft 365 campaigns targeting thousands of organizations globally. The only authentication method that stops this completely: FIDO2 passkeys and hardware security keys. They bind credentials to the real domain. The proxy can't replay them because the credential was never issued for the proxy's domain. Everything else, SMS codes, authenticator apps, push notifications can all be relayed.

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  Greg Long☮️ (@ElCarpintuerto) reported 22 minutes ago

  @tanyawoz4 Tanya, I just got some money after not working for 4 months. I want to donate to the raffle, I have PayPal and where do I donate?

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  Echo (@cresthiker36) reported 23 minutes ago

  @PayPal @AskPayPal your script reading, heavily accented customer service phone agents are a problem.

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  Hopeful N7 (@HopefulN7) reported 27 minutes ago

  @PayPal Placed an international @Etsy order that took 28 days to arrive damaged & missing items. To keep buyer protection, I should've escalated to PayPal day 1 to freeze seller funds. Giving them time to send a replacement exceeded that window. 30 days is wild with how slow Etsy can be.

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  Karys (@IrishMyCase) reported 27 minutes ago

  @AskPayPal I have been locked out of my account for 2 years, I have tried emailing many times with no reply, I can't access the message centre to resolve the issue and I can't call due to anxiety issues, can you please message me to help unlock my account?

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  Dave Gambrill (@gambrill) reported 29 minutes ago

  I’ve had a business idea running through my head for a couple of years. It’s a short-term SMS marketing concept targeted at a VERY specific group of people with a very specific need. I was thinking about it again this morning and realized something: The idea hasn’t really changed. My ability to actually build the damn thing has. A few years ago, testing this would have been a giant pain in the ***. I would have needed some combination of a web developer, designer, copywriter, database, landing page, SMS platform, payment processor, automation software, and probably somebody technical enough to make all of those things talk to each other. Suddenly, a little experiment becomes a PROJECT. And that’s before I even know if anybody wants the thing. Today, I can sit down with ChatGPT Work, Codex, Claude Code, CoWork, or another capable AI tool and say: “Here’s an idea I’ve had for a couple of years. There was too much friction to build it before. What would it take to create an MVP (minimum viable product), basically the simplest version I could put in front of real people and test?” Then we can start building. I’ll probably still need something like Twilio for SMS and Stripe or PayPal for payments. That’s fine. The difference is that the AI can quarterback the whole thing. It can help build the landing page or lightweight app, handle the database, write the copy, connect APIs and MCPs, set up automations, and stitch the specialized tools together. That changes the economics of experimenting with a business idea. You can vibe code a workable version, put it in front of actual humans, see what happens, learn, and iterate. If people actually want it, THEN you can decide how much you want to invest in making it better and scaling it. Which got me thinking… How many good ideas are sitting in our mental graveyards because they were too expensive, too technical, or just too much of a pain in the *** to build when we first had them? Maybe it’s worth digging a few of those back up. Grab one and tell your favorite AI tool: “I had this idea a few years ago, but there was too much friction to build it. Given what’s available today, how could we create a simple version and test it?” Some of those old ideas might make a hell of a lot more sense in 2026. 👊🏻

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  The Mighty (@JamTheMighty) reported 31 minutes ago

  No way this is real... This chick seriously turned down a man, regardless of how much money he has in that account, because he banks with Chime? This is like saying "If you don't put the money in my hands instead of using Cashapp/Zelle/PayPal, I'm done with you forever" Wow.

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  0verKill404🇻🇪 ☕ (@0verKill404) reported 32 minutes ago

  @AskPayPal Hello! I just need to fix a single error regarding my birthdate, which I entered incorrectly when I created my account, and I haven't been able to resolve it for a long time. Please, I need help Fix it so that everything is up to date 🙏🙏

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  Foximus (@FoximusNate) reported 33 minutes ago

  @TechnoUniversa1 I have trouble with paypal...I cant open commission for long......😞

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  swapysansys (@swapysansys) reported 36 minutes ago

  was going to open comms again but i lowk forgot my paypal login

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  AFRICA IS HOME GLOBAL (@AfricaisHOME2) reported 39 minutes ago

  PayPal is putting explicit revenue targets on its three core units as new CEO Enrique Lores reviews the company’s strategy and pushes for faster execution. In April the payments firm reorganized around Checkout Solutions and PayPal, Consumer Financial Services and Venmo, and Payment Services and Crypto, with a single leader for each business to cut duplication and speed decisions. Lores said the goal is to sharpen focus, simplify operations and get closer to consumers after years of slower growth and margin pressure. The company has also set a cost savings target of at least 1.5 billion dollars over the next two to three years through AI, process redesign and structural realignment, with the savings reinvested into growth initiatives. For 2026 management is guiding to transaction margin dollars roughly flat to slightly down excluding interest, 3 percent growth in non transaction operating expenses, and non GAAP EPS in a range between slightly negative and slightly positive. The reset comes as PayPal tries to diversify beyond its traditional checkout business and rebuild momentum in higher margin areas. In Q1 2026 revenue rose 7 percent to 8.35 billion dollars and total payment volume grew 11 percent to 464 billion dollars, with Venmo and Braintree both delivering mid teens TPV growth and buy now pay later and pay with Venmo volumes up 23 percent and 34 percent. Q2 showed continued strength in those same units, with transaction margin dollars up 1 percent and up 3 percent excluding interest on customer balances, prompting the company to raise its full year outlook for TM dollars and EPS. Lores is emphasizing financial services as the largest driver of future TM dollar growth, expanding Venmo into a fuller financial platform, scaling PYUSD stablecoin which is now the largest federally regulated stablecoin, and partnering in AI commerce with Microsoft and others. At the same time the company returned 1.5 billion dollars to shareholders in the quarter and started a 14 cent quarterly dividend, while warning that macro pressure in Europe and competition from Big Tech and fintechs will keep the near term environment tough. - World Business News.

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  sp (@spatte84) reported 40 minutes ago

  @PayPal fix your user interface I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve accidentally doubled clicked when transaction is loading only for it to submit payment before I was ready

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  PreePonee 💖 🦄 Vtuber and Cam Streamer (@PreePonee) reported 40 minutes ago

  @MariaGraceVT Thanks Maria. I don’t really know what the costs will entail at this time, and what items lost we will feel necessary to replace. So I’m not even sure what I would ask for. I have a PayPal. But you’ve had your own home issues. 🫂

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  Ask The W (@AskTheWHQ) reported 41 minutes ago

  @paulg The founder has the right instinct. Hardware companies require patient capital, sustained execution and real customer demand. Nvidia took roughly three decades to reach a $1 trillion valuation. Pre-humanoid, many ambitious robotics companies have struggled because commercializing hardware is expensive and slow. Like using Paypal proceeds to build Tesla, SW successes may create the capital required for more ambitious hardware bets. Good to see more investors betting the long game in HW!

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  Gioel (@wonder_land1A) reported 43 minutes ago

  @PayPal PayPal @PayPalSupport Your digital systems are completely broken and supporting fraud. eBay officially ruled in my favor on July 29 for item 168207396673 (corporate fraud device) and voided the purchase. Yet PayPal refuses to redund …

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  KC Yelizze (@Yelizze_) reported 44 minutes ago

  Hi @AskPayPal , I called customer support today because I need to update the phone number on my account. The agent told me there's currently an internal system issue preventing them from changing phone numbers. Do you have any ETA on when this will be resolved?

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  Prashenjit Roy (@PrashenjitRoy1) reported 46 minutes ago

  @PayPal am unable to process with my account as it’s showing “ we’re permanently limiting your account “ . Please help me resolve this issue .

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  Guest 4722 (@LumpyFriend4722) reported 46 minutes ago

  @Kitakit343731 @usernaaming @EeeV2l actually probably not paypal cause i think they're cracking down on comms or something i'm not too sure, correct me if i'm wrong.

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  Agnostica Gnostica (@AgnostikGnostik) reported 46 minutes ago

  @froglet80 Thanks! I was hoping to avoid the fees and had linked it to my personal PayPal, but I guess that causes issues. Will try to sort it out as spoons allow 🥄

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  FGN (@FGN_Fuma) reported 48 minutes ago

  @brianlfc0210 Just wait till people realise Samsung, IPhone, PayPal, Google, Coca Cola, Google maps, and the majority of Tech and Apps are made in some part due to Israel, Bet they have no problem using them all.

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  Frank LaCroix (Frank is my pen name) (@lylemurphy18389) reported 50 minutes ago

  Banks used to be heavyweight investments. Not so much anymore. Look at the last 138 days: XLF (Financials) is now behaving almost like XLU (Utilities) — slow, low-growth, defensive. Meanwhile fintech and crypto keep taking share: • Payment apps (PayPal, Venmo, Chime, X Money…) • Digital banking • DeFi / crypto rails • Even newer players moving into underwriting Traditional banks are losing the energy that used to make them cyclical leaders. Capital and growth are flowing elsewhere. The sector chart makes it pretty clear. Anyone else seeing this shift?

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  Monsieur Panda (@2MonsieurPanda) reported 51 minutes ago

  So last month I had 5 people interested in commissioning me. One had PayPal issue, one I made the doodle, one wanted to work with me... All of them ghosted me, nobody paid, or told me they weren't interested. So I'm wondering if I should just stop making commissions.

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  Nova 🐊🦊 | Vgen and Ko-fi Open (@Novalligator) reported 53 minutes ago

  @Kosaki_rose Content PayPal support, they SHOULD be able to help since it was a genuine issue -Coming from someone who had the same thing happen

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  ayu trades - spaylater, ggives, etc. (@ayutrades) reported 54 minutes ago

  🍓 - open for transfer • not verify balance transfer to verify (gcash, maya, shopee pay, lazada wallet, grab pay, pricelocq) • gcash & maya with issue transfer balance (authentication failed, facescan, can't send, can't open) permanent limit paypal withdrawal (180 days)

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  Dani Diaz (@danidiaz) reported 59 minutes ago

  @nberardi @AskPayPal I closed my account the the whole “misinformation” overreach went down. Have not needed them at all.