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 (46%)
• Errors (34%)
• Website Down (20%)

Live Outage Map

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Lynden	Website Down	12 hours ago
Toledo	Sign in	21 hours ago
Montélimar	Errors	23 hours ago
Uppsala	Errors	1 day ago
Sollefteå	Errors	2 days ago
Brussels	Sign in	2 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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  hackSociety (@hacksocietygame) reported 1 minute ago

  @PeeCeetheboss @stripe @stripe genuinely just rob you. They'll lock down your account in one night unappealable and respond to your emails with AI. Get out while you can and just use PayPal man.

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  Reito :) 🍎🍊🍐 (@pinrelin) reported 3 minutes ago

  I can only do this through paypal. Again, I'm so sorry. I've been trying to avoid this issue since I started selling. I will double or triple check from now on. (3/3)

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  SokoAnalyst (@SokoAnalyst) reported 5 minutes ago

  The arrogance is the problem. PayPal wants African users, African transaction fees, African creators and African merchants, but often refuses to give them the same dignity, speed and reliability enjoyed by users in richer markets.

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  Solange (@solcito93) reported 6 minutes ago

  @vanil1axbiscuit I once bought hell arc chapter digitally without any issue with PayPal hehehe but I dunno if it's the same page xD I already bought a physical copy so I'll just wait for it 😭

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  Vic (@VIsiavale) reported 7 minutes ago

  @mbiti_mwondi @Benji_Fernandes The issue is Doc the people we work for or the applications we work with are limited to particular payment applications and PayPal is common hizi zingine hata Hao watu hawajui if they exist

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  Simon (@SimonSaysBTC) reported 9 minutes ago

  @mikebelshe @Beagleboiy Exactly. People forget how excited $GLXY shareholders were about striking a deal to acquire $BTGO. "Paypal couldn't get it done, but Galaxy did!" When the market took a dive and Novo decided to scrap the deal on a technicality to try to avoid paying the $100M termination fee, many Galaxy shareholders defended Novo, saying it was just business. What about shareholders of BitGo at that time who lost the opportunity to have a hard-earned liquidity event? They trusted the deal at the cost of other opportunities. I get that Novo was looking to save his company. But he could have done this while honouring the 100M termination fee. As I've said, I think both companies thrive in the years ahead. But I will never back down from my view that Novo made a bad ethical decision on this one. And BitGo deserves the $100M payment plus legal fees at a minimum. Anyone who disagrees and thinks that Galaxy and Novo behaved righteously - I can never do business with you because I cannot trust you to do the right thing under difficult circumstances. One last thing: Novo knows exactly what he did. He knows he did the wrong thing. If this had happened in reverse, he would have sued without question. But I would not want to be judged for my worst moments, so I don't hold it against Novo or Galaxy. But Galaxy must properly compensate BitGo for real damages that occurred, and my hope is that the court comes to this rightful conclusion.

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  Win Everything (@Everything2Win) reported 13 minutes ago

  @Sam_Mgc @ekmokaya This is a Paypal issue let us not blame the victims.

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  Mikey 🌦️🗽🇯🇲👨🏿‍🎨 (@mrm6464) reported 16 minutes ago

  @chococurrent_ @ArtfullyPoetic @gelleytoast i'm hearin that they're cracking down on it, just like with paypal :') I mean i have an external harddirve but it would be good for a cloud backup too, i'll look around just in case :')

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  ᴄʀʏᴘᴛɪᴅᴅ_ (@cryptidd_) reported 17 minutes ago

  @echoalexander_ No literally—I'm having my own issue with PayPal right now (not for the same reasons) and they're withholding about 2.3k from me that they froze my account over 🥲 Working on seeing if I can get it resolved, but it just feels ridiculous that they can (apparently) just do that.

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  Matija (@matija_aff) reported 22 minutes ago

  @AskPayPal I am locked out of my account, lost connected phone number and can't login. I tried calling support with viber out but can't get it work, this number always says failed to connect 0035314369111! I need help ASAP!

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  Fallingfloor (@calopup001) reported 23 minutes ago

  @sh0ckth3syst3m Vgen does that because if it happens enough times paypal will charge them more to do business. "Problem playforms" like porn already have high transaction rates from people trying to claim porn they bought was fraud. Likewise, vgen will be punished if every scammer they let on the platform got a chargeback

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  IGBO Stanford (@Onyemaizuchi) reported 24 minutes ago

  @manifestosantoz @MaxwellMbae @JoshOO1J The few people we know that have used it still got their accounts banned. Y’all should settle your issues with PayPal, leave Nigeria out of it.

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  Anne.Chege_ (@anne_dottie) reported 27 minutes ago

  @MohamedAli49071 @SONOIYA47 The problem with Kenyans is distancing yourself from a problem because it hasn't happened to you (YET). Hao watu wote complaining about PayPal cannot be wrong. As a PayPal user, join in the discussion ask for accountability so that it never happens to you.

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  Benjamin (@bthom93) reported 29 minutes ago

  Dear @PayPal, your customer service fixed my issue. We are friends again.

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  Waldek Mastykarz (@waldekm) reported 31 minutes ago

  PayPal integration is critical: payments failing means revenue lost. But PayPal's sandbox mostly covers happy paths. How do you test what happens when things go wrong? This Dev Proxy preset injects random PayPal API errors into your requests. The error responses are modeled after PayPal's official Postman collection, so they match what you'd see in production. Get started in 2 commands: devproxy config get paypal-random-errors devproxy Now your PayPal API calls randomly fail with realistic errors: authentication failures, invalid requests, resource not found, server errors. Each one uses PayPal's actual error structure, so your parsing code gets exercised with real-world formats. The randomness is the point. You're testing what happens when errors land where your code doesn't expect them. A payment intent fails mid-checkout, a refund request gets a 500, a customer update returns a 404. Run your checkout flow against this preset and watch what happens. Does your UI show a useful message? Does your backend retry or give up? Does your logging capture enough detail to debug later? Grab the preset and find the gaps in your error handling before a real payment fails. When did you last test your PayPal error handling?

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  Wendy Jane (@WendyWillowCats) reported 31 minutes ago

  @AskPayPal I have to get an sms everytime I login via your app. Even though I’ve passkey & Face ID It’s not just payments 🤯 The payments via #PayPal+ debit card are even more frustrating since there’s a 3 step thing going on 😭 I can’t remove this via app or log online - help

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  I'm not dead, I'm only sleeping! 🇬🇧 (@Y2Kev) reported 32 minutes ago

  2) off the top, taking your $5 down to $4.75. They then take $1 as a @PayPal processing fee, something I have NEVER seen in any of these kinds of apps, this takes your payment to $3.75 which they then exchange from USD to the currency you use, mine was GBP. That left me with...

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  Mulwa (@carieeM21) reported 33 minutes ago

  @KaongoMustDie @ntvkenya I have used the same PayPal for 10 years without issues.

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  Hctaz (Heck-taz) 🐉🪦 Dragon Vtuber (@TheRealHctaz) reported 36 minutes ago

  @vexmlk @SakeTransRights @PayPal It’s against their ToS to… spend your money how you please? This has gone too far at this point. We need to burn the internet back down to its roots or something.

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  Unicorn Dust (@carlamichlawson) reported 37 minutes ago

  They could start with the PayPal Mafia and then down the wealth lists and all through the record labels. GET YOUR **** TOGETHER PEOPLE. SHOW ME THE MONEY. WHERE IS MY MONEY? But power only works for people in MAGA hats like corruption does.

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  grace 💜🩷 (@visionsofilife) reported 42 minutes ago

  @jessibel67 is transfer open? id be so down to paypal you the fv without resale fees but totally get if youd rather do it through resale

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  jamie⁷ saw bts in borahaegas (@lowl1f3_92) reported 43 minutes ago

  Hi guys. I still really do need to sell my floor seat ticket for LA day 2. I'm selling it for face value of $653. I am not working at this time and will no longer be able to attend. Please let me know if you're interested. I am willing to video call and prefer to use PayPal pls.

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  Njeri Waridi (@Njeriwaridi) reported 46 minutes ago

  If PayPal is concerned about AML issues, they should just stop doing business in Kenya and Africa Blocking accounts & retaining funds appears to be a strategic way of cash flow management Resolut does not allow Accounts to be opened by people in Africa @PayPal

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  Bunkei (@AlphaISMRadio) reported 48 minutes ago

  @katejennz @TylorHepnerArt I did earlier, but now I must force the issue. I'm so sorry ... but ... you wouldn't happen to know Tylor's PayPal would you???

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  HiImKai || PREDEBUT || 🐱🩷🩵 (@Kaichaikat) reported 48 minutes ago

  @KrzyDays @vexmlk @PayPal Asking and mentioning because she said the issue they had was 2023 and I am only now hearing about these bans for this specific reason. I dont know what the policy was I just got here but that might be why this option wasnt one though everyone says it like its so obvious.

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  Teos 🧨 (@Teooooos) reported 52 minutes ago

  @stevehunsaker1 I mean it's been a minute since I've paid a VA overseas but payoneer and PayPal etc were terrible too. Wise has improved on that but ACH is still slow and expensive compared to stables Provided you understand the tech it's pretty seamless and instant with lower fees.

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  TamyTATA🌼🌌 (@limiko_chan) reported 53 minutes ago

  @nyaniepooper i dont use venmo since i don't live in usa 🤧🤧, i have paypal though, if thats not an issue?

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  Minho | Korean 🇰🇷🇦🇺 (@Cunnymuncher09) reported 53 minutes ago

  Paypal: We don't give a **** about customers and victims of scams and even criminal online but we will hunt down people that buys Anime products and has a lot of money and will lock it without your consent. :) Paypal is like Ferrari, you don't own ****.

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  jbsx feels radical judges should be arrested (@jbs_with_a_kiss) reported 55 minutes ago

  @codeofvets @PayPal No problem. Went right through. Hope they find the fraudster hoping to grift off you, but adding the 2026 at the end was a good move.

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  Colossus (@Colossus_Jude) reported 56 minutes ago

  Binance shut,PayPal acc shut for the second time in less than two years. Problem is most freelance platforms offer PayPal as a payment option,some offer it as the only one. Let's find other modes.