Paypal

Is Paypal down?

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 02/16/2026 05:15

February 16: Problems at Paypal

Paypal is having issues since 04:40 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 (42%)

    Sign in (42%)

  2. Errors (37%)

    Errors (37%)

  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
United KingdomChesterfield Sign in
FranceCreil Errors
FranceVonnas Errors
MartiniqueFort-de-France Sign in
GermanyMunich Errors
FranceParis Errors
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Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • myxieneo MYXIE 🍨🎀 ART RAFFLE+COMMS OPEN! (@myxieneo) reported

    @mewgami oh my god i almost had the same happen to me, and i’m paranoid about clients seeing my full legal name through paypal payment so i decided to go with stripe instead… i hope you can find a way to fix everything!!

  • Lisa_A_M817 𝓛𝓲𝓼𝓪 𝓜𝓸𝓻𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓼 ✨ (@Lisa_A_M817) reported

    @pulte I could seriously use help to get a home here in MI before our landlord loses ours to over $5,000 in taxes.We are a family of 6 and without a down payment we can’t afford what homes are going for, let alone how much rent is 😞Venmo: @Lisa-Morales-817 PayPal: @LisaAMorales817

  • noise_engineer ❄☃️ Samu 🥁🎶 (@noise_engineer) reported

    @Ryuuneart Evil Ryuu hehe For real though, I hope I can get Paypal to fix whatever the problem is, you deserve all the proper support, also even spicier Ryuu art, yes pls!

  • RosieMagnolia Shari Lynne (@RosieMagnolia) reported

    @SurveyJunkie Keep getting error message when trying to cash out via PayPal, tells me try again, then locks me out for trying too many times; ticket submitted, no response

  • RandomHelpSpam I Need Help! (@RandomHelpSpam) reported

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  • diabolikdvd DiabolikDVD.com (@diabolikdvd) reported

    @realJackEason @ChrisCinephiled At what point does PayPal just shut down the account ?

  • jasonwhite1224 jason White (@jasonwhite1224) reported

    @VIRALKlTTY What’s the dm fee for? Can it be down via PayPal?

  • jahanzebalvi Dr. ALVI (@jahanzebalvi) reported

    @Pakistanomy FATF is might be one of the reasons of PayPal not working in pakistan

  • zabes64 Scott Zaban (@zabes64) reported

    @parachutehome y'all shouldn't be involved with @PayPal & their offers. They offered me $60 off when paying by PayPal but had some random middle of the day end time that I didn't see, so missed the chance to use it Consequently not buying the $359 down mattress topper from y'all

  • ShittinMee H.R Smith (@ShittinMee) reported

    And thennnnnn @PayPal IS DOWN! You have GOT to be kidding me!!!!!!!

  • meetedzenebubu Edzene Bubu | Notioneer (@meetedzenebubu) reported

    I am have a problem accessing most marketplaces because @PayPal isn't my country. Is there any other way to beat this as a creator?

  • duffynotstuffy Schmaitlin Schmuffy (@duffynotstuffy) reported

    The customer service representative I talked to was incredibly kind. However it's been 4 and a half hours since I talked to him. Please @AskPayPal , @PayPal help me resolve this. An alternate number to call, email, or anything to help fix my account limitation

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  • ParoxysmalLust Envy ♔ (@ParoxysmalLust) reported

    if anyone would like to help me, my cashapp is $hoodlor or i can dm you my PayPal i don't like asking for things if i don't need it but this helps me be a functional human when i feel like im falling apart. it's genuinely all i have to calm me down.

  • MatScoundrel the Wry🦊Mat Scoundrel🎲🎲🎲 (@MatScoundrel) reported

    @LauraJeanSan Bless you. I don't know if I could get on to PayPal because my thumb reader is on the screen. Almost half the screen is broken so not sure what 8 can see can't see top half of screen that well. Am just typing lolz. I really could just cry.

  • disascilia THEYRE IN MY BRAIN (SIL/STAR) (@disascilia) reported

    i cant offer refunds purely bc of my previous payment options + not fully used to paypal (gift cards, working on figuring out paypal bc ive done 1 transaction LOL also currency problems) but thats why i keep my queue short so i can get work done usually as it's paid for.

  • estrogenlover69 jas (@estrogenlover69) reported

    @pffycubed if i had a random 1k in my paypal LITERALLY all my problems would be solved

  • Nut1Man CEO of ManMilk 🥛🇩🇪 (@Nut1Man) reported

    Damn. PayPal is down.

  • koreanfreak134 Dominique M. Villanueva (@koreanfreak134) reported

    @PayPal ive been trying to login to my account for hours keeps saying forbidden what's going on?

  • ScheherazadOB Dr. Crusher, Middle Linebacker (@ScheherazadOB) reported

    @PayPal @AskPayPal are all your systems down? Been trying to resolve an issue for 40 minutes now. No answer. Nothing works

  • sleeplessraven_ Sleepless Raven (@sleeplessraven_) reported

    I'm still having trouble with paypal (meaning I wont be able to accept donos) but I will just set a debut stream date in the next few hours so be ready for that! I really want to start streaming with my model, idk why ive been letting paypal freaking stop me from streaming.

  • diabolikdvd DiabolikDVD.com (@diabolikdvd) reported

    @BrndnStrssng Everyone should pick up the phone and complain to paypal whether you get your money back or not, it is bullshit that they continue to let him use their service when I know legit businesses shut down for less.

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  • tomoliveronc Thomas Oliver (@tomoliveronc) reported

    @StockMarketNerd What’s PayPal’s catalyst to turn sentiment? It’s so hammered down

  • SlowslowRoro Róisín 🌹 (@SlowslowRoro) reported

    @NOTHSsupport hi is your website down at the moment? PayPal says payment taken but no confirmation and cannot view my orders?

  • JayAlt13 Jay Alter (@JayAlt13) reported

    @AskPayPal It finally worked, thanks though. I think it was an issue on the merchant's end, after a while it didn't even have the button to use PayPal

  • akbk93 CronklesTheClown(AlsoFemboyEnthusiast) (@akbk93) reported

    @Nut1Man PayPal banned me for launder millions through the site.... smh just trying to keep a businessman down.

  • PrezDTrump PresidentDonaldTrump (@PrezDTrump) reported

    @AskPayPal why am I getting an "access denied" error when I try to even visit the home page? Reference #18.ec050f17.1648072409.11ca6c98

  • Pakistanomy Economy of Pakistan (@Pakistanomy) reported

    Quite strange thing but it's true. PayPal is not working in Pakistan but it's 27th most visited website in Pakistan.

  • GhxstKat ✘Ghxst✘ (@GhxstKat) reported

    @MojangSupport Cant buy Java? Both my credit cards AND my PayPal are giving me "Undefined : Bad Request" error.