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 (42%)
• Errors (36%)
• Website Down (22%)

Live Outage Map

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Berlin	Sign in	2 days ago
Kirchberg	Sign in	2 days ago
Nantes	Errors	2 days ago
Vícar	Errors	2 days ago
Étauliers	Errors	2 days ago
Onnion	Website Down	3 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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  🏴‍☠️Captain Ambrosfox🏴‍☠️ |EN Vtuber| 🇺🇸 🇮🇱✝ (@Ambrosfox) reported 7 minutes ago

  @wearysoles1776 Back when i was on vrchat and had first started streaming i tried to get a 3d model done to use as a vtube and vrchat model, someone said they could make me one for 400$ i put 200 down and everything about them vanished. even paypal didnt show anything.

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  Rick | Founder & Engineer (@debugbounty) reported 10 minutes ago

  Constructive criticism is part of building good software, especially when it’s handling people’s money.From using the new app, I’ve run into multiple issues myself:Card and PayPal withdrawals have been unreliable.Requiring an active data just to access core functionality ….

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  Alvin (@Alvin1492840) reported 14 minutes ago

  File disputes within 180 days (and know what's actually covered) He didn't know PayPal has a Resolution Center or that it has a 180-day window to file a dispute on eligible transactions. His friend said: "If you paid with Goods and Services and the item never arrived, or it arrived and it's significantly different from the description, you have 180 days to open a dispute through PayPal's Resolution Center. Go to Resolution Center on the PayPal website. Select 'Report a problem.' Choose the transaction. Follow the steps." "PayPal will review the case. If the seller can't prove delivery or the item matches the description, you get a full refund." He also warned: "But remember this only works for Goods and Services. Friends and Family payments are not eligible. That's why scammers insist on Friends and Family. And disputes don't cover things like buyer's remorse, services that were delivered but didn't meet your expectations, or items you picked up in person. Know the rules before you need them."

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  Macro Alpha (@MacroAlphaHQ) reported 16 minutes ago

  Stripe and Advent just tabled $53 billion for PayPal and the board is already calling it light. Fair case first: $60.50 a share is a 28% premium to the July 14 close, market cap sits at $50.12 billion, and the stock is up 31% in a month on the rumor alone. You can see why a buyer shows up. Then you look at what they would actually own. TPV grew 11% to $463.96 billion last quarter. Active accounts crawled 1% to 439 million. Revenue hit $8.35 billion, up 7%. Non-GAAP operating income still fell 5% to $1.54 billion. Guidance points to non-GAAP EPS flat to down low single digits this year. Board wants more than $53 billion. They are negotiating from a 52-week drop of 25.6% and a forward P/E of 10.7 that only looks cheap until you price the slow bleed to Apple, Shopify, Affirm, Klarna, Cash App, Zelle. New CEO talking AI cost cuts while the core barely compounds. My read: the bid is the high-water mark, not the opening offer. If nothing firm prints by fall, that 31% squeeze unwinds faster than it built. Funny how undervalued always means someone else should pay up.

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  Ritesh Roushan (@devXritesh) reported 18 minutes ago

  Everyone has used UPI, Stripe, or Razorpay Very few developers know what happens after you click " Pay Now " Here's a production-scale Payment Processing System. 👇 1. Client → API Gateway • Authenticate the user. • Apply rate limiting. • Generate an idempotency key to prevent duplicate payments. 2. Payment Service Before charging: • Validate the amount. • Verify the order exists. • Check payment status. • Create a payment record as `PENDING`. Never charge first. 3. Payment Gateway The request is forwarded to: • Stripe • Razorpay • PayPal • Bank APIs The gateway returns a success/failure response. 4. Webhooks Never trust the client response. The payment provider sends a webhook confirming: • SUCCESS • FAILED • REFUNDED • CHARGEBACK Webhooks become the source of truth. 5. Event Queue (Kafka) After confirmation: Publish: PaymentCompleted Consumers process it independently. 6. Downstream Services Different services consume the same event. • Order Service → Mark order as PAID • Inventory Service → Reduce stock • Notification Service → Send Email/SMS • Analytics Service → Update dashboards No service calls another directly. 7. Database Store: • Payment ID • Order ID • Status • Transaction ID • Provider • Timestamp PostgreSQL is commonly used for transactional consistency. 8. Failure Handling What if payment succeeds but the API crashes? No problem. The webhook retries. The idempotency key ensures the payment is processed only once. 9. Monitoring Track: • Failed payments • Success rate • Gateway latency • Webhook failures • Retry count Alert immediately when failure rates spike. Tech Stack • API Gateway • PostgreSQL • Kafka • Redis • Stripe/Razorpay • Kubernetes • Prometheus + Grafana • OpenTelemetry This is why production payment systems are event-driven not just a single API call. Which system should I break down next?

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  HelluvaNerdZuki📻🍎🦉🦎=❤️⛵ (@MeaganLouise16) reported 18 minutes ago

  I hate this tactic for promoting merch. I can't be the only one that's like fuckfuckfuck gotta get it now or it'll be gone. Plus isn't it convenient that suddenly you have issues with your Internet or PayPal at checkout and by the time you figure it out the item is gone.

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  HiStory1 (@HiStory155977) reported 20 minutes ago

  if you have a @PayPal account you need to destroy it cancel it close it lock it down every time I turn around I'm seeing emails that so-and-so has authorized a certain amount to be taken out of my account I don't have that much money in that account so they don't get it but

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  Calamarei 🩸💀 2.0 Debut SEPT 18 (@CalamareiVT) reported 21 minutes ago

  @Twitch I am actually appalled at how my situation has been handled. My account was HACKED. My 2-Factor Authentication did NOT stop someone from bypassing my login and bypassing the 2-FA again to view my financial payout information. Not only did I recieve no notice this happened, I receieved no email of my account payout information being changed from ACH Direct Deposit into my bank account (details that were now also exposed to the hacker) to Paypal with an unknown email but also no notice of the new payout information being changed. I found this out ONLY because I hadnt received my payout and went in to check for any holds or tax issues. AFTER checking through my emails from Twitch to make sure nothing was sent. I have emails ON I have 2-FA ON and all I have recieved from Twitch is notice that I should make sure these things are enabled (which that are and have been) and that I won’t be recieving my payout since it was sent out to the hacker email. THERE IS A HUGE SECURITY ISSUE AT TWITCH. If someone can by pass my 2-FA and access AND change my payout information. Exposing my banking and personal address, etc. there is an issue. And it is Twitch’s responsibility to ensure our data and financial details are protected. When bringing this up Twitch support let me know they are investigating and will get back to me. For the second time. Don’t worry, I did report the email to Paypal as well… But am I suppose to check my account details every day or every hour to make sure someone hasnt changed my information without my knowledge? How is this being prevented down the road? Will this happen to me again in a month? Will I still fail to recieve the information my information is exposed? This is not okay. And everyone on Twitch should be aware this can happen to them. Twitch’s security for your banking and personal information is a joke. And I guarantee I’m not the only one. I contacted Twitch support, sending screenshot of the information and explaining, yet I am only receiving automated emails of how to protect my information. With systems that FAILED and did not protect it this time. I cannot enable 2-FA and email notification any harder/more/better than I already have. This is not on me Twitch. This is on you.

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  moshruum (@mxshruum) reported 22 minutes ago

  are there no alternatives for paypal..?? ive heard sm ppl coming across errors its scaring me lowk..

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  𝐂𝐇𝐘𝐍𝐄 (@realchyne) reported 23 minutes ago

  ~ Account just got de-activated in the middle of tasking.... ~ UK accounts suspended ~ Had issues with previous payment method as @airtminc has refused to verify clients details (got last weeks payout on pending till now) so we decided to change Payment method to PayPal for this week payment not to get stuck, only for outlier to deactivate the account even after the client verified. boyyy, it's tuff...

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  UNKNOWN OPS FILE (@UNKNOWNOPSFILE) reported 23 minutes ago

  @thereallisaann Your telling me your not in financial struggle and need me to send you money on PayPal messaging me in broken English on telegram ….dam it

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  Alex (@Its_Crusha) reported 25 minutes ago

  @gamzappau What's going on with PayPal payment on your site guys? Has been down all year.

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  Steven (@SjpGer) reported 25 minutes ago

  @Meta my business account was hacked on 10th July, money spent on my card and PayPal account, reported numerous times to you and yet nothing being done by you to fix the situation, why? Why no response from you? Why is it so difficult to contact you? Why no way to phone you?

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  「𝗞𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗿𝗼」 (@KakuroWasTaken) reported 29 minutes ago

  ᅠ „I am putting in Dragonballs into the Conton-pedestal to make Shenron paypal me 200 TP medals into my account.“ He responds — straightfaced and slightly hunched with his eyes fixed down at the altar in question. ᅠ

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  StrawHatJoey 🏴‍☠️ (@Renegade_Joey) reported 40 minutes ago

  @pokesliders @AndyCollectz Fun fact it used to be PayPal only lmao Probably why it’s broken

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  💜SpazzBhabie💜 (@SpazzBhabie) reported 42 minutes ago

  @k_ovfefe2 I can’t wait until it opens up for me to get it. I’ve had so many problems with my PayPal getting hacked before so trying @XMoney will be good to try

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  Hannah / EK (@ekphrasticao3) reported 43 minutes ago

  @shu_bing2464 The PayPal purchase link appears to be broken. Is this an error that will be corrected duringn the pre-sale timeframe?

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  gee 🍁 | hualian fic 📌 comms open! (@tappithais) reported 43 minutes ago

  oh deary me paypal decided to be a little funny so i have to fix payment methods but because it's already late i'll just do it tomorrow ;; i cant seem to catch a break you guys :(

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  🦋monarch🦋 (@starvingmonarch) reported 45 minutes ago

  me when i try to buy something on the best buy website with paypal pay in 4 but the website is broken so i can’t do it but paypal took a temporary hold (the first payment) until the transaction is completed but i can’t complete it and it took it every time i tried so now im out

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  Aras (@MustaAras) reported 49 minutes ago

  Let me be honest, i kind of like Afternic's user dashboard (or got used to it) decided to change the dashboard on DomainLiq in that perspective. i am sure existing users will not have difficulty to adapt it. Now its much easier to do bulk operations. During this 2 days you might encounter some errors/sitedowns it's because of i keep editing/changing. I also want to be clear, i've created DomainLiq to liquidate my own portfolio, it was a personal need, these days you might see i am actively using it because that was my ultimate intention. Until now i didn't make any penny from other users because it wasn't my core intention. Yes i am providing free usage of the platform but honestly if you can connect your stripe and usdc (crypto wallet) sell your domains under domainliq's escrow system there is a platform fee for over $50 transactions (%5) for below $50 there is a flat $2 fee. This fee is because i'm providing sellers a secure escrow system. On the other hand i still provide transfer service for your free Paypal and Wise transactions (this is totally between sellers and buyers) i highly dont recommend you to buy a domain from a seller that you dont know. Some sellers proven themselves and they granted "trusted seller" badge. if a domain couldnt get verified that domain cant get a payment method, this is the least i can do the protect the both sides. if you are using or willing to use the platform you are more than welcome to DM me for your concerns, suggestions and feedback. You may not like me, which is normal but i ensure this "DomainLiq" is something you will like if you start to use. Already so many sellers experienced sales and keep using this makes me proud of what i've created. The support of @uzakyolkaptani is very important, he is an experienced website designer, his suggestions and feedbacks moved me this far. one special thanks to @Name__Groove his productive feedback woken me up for to distinguish between liquidation and retail sales. i will not use ai to correct the grammar, **** it ! Best of luck to builders who are building useful stuff to be helpful for the domain community to grow. Cheers

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  Adam Cooper (@AJ_Cooper95) reported 50 minutes ago

  @pokemondealsuk Did you ever manage to find a fix for the red banner error on PKC when trying to pay? Even now when trying to buy the Mew binder I’m having the issue, even when trying to use PayPal

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  Bobby Lansing (@dataguybobby) reported 51 minutes ago

  Wow, @PayPal your generative AI system is absolutely terrible. It could not understand anything I said in chat or voice multiple times and tried to end the conversation when in fact I was asking for a customer service rep...

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  Alvin (@Alvin1492840) reported 52 minutes ago

  Turn on login alerts and payment notifications By default, PayPal sends email confirmations for completed payments. But it doesn't always alert you about new logins, password changes, or account modifications. His friend said: "Go to Settings. Click Notifications. Turn on alerts for everything logins, sent payments, received payments, password changes, linked device changes. Get them via email and push notification." He then showed him the Activity page a full log of every transaction, login, and account event. Most people never scroll through it. He said: "Spend 2 minutes once a month scrolling through your Activity feed. Look for payments you don't recognize, logins from unknown devices, or subscriptions you forgot about. That $2.49/month charge ran for 7 months before you noticed it. If you'd been checking Activity once a month, you'd have caught it after the first charge."

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  CUBANUS (@cuban_us) reported 52 minutes ago

  @PayPal Everything seems stable until they hit you with a 21-day delay due to some weird verification issue.

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  Beyres (@Beyrestt) reported 53 minutes ago

  @Safaricom_Care why is PayPal to mpesa still not working on my side

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  Rhysa Darling 🖤⛓️‍💥🥀 (@RhysaDarling) reported 54 minutes ago

  I've had consistent problems with using Paypal for tips/donos. Has anyone else had to verify personal information multiple times? Also does anyone know of a better alternative to using Paypal?

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  PSN Deals (@deals_psn) reported 60 minutes ago

  @Kieranmcc17 I also sometimes had the issue that the purchase wasn’t successful and the transaction, also on PayPal, was cancelled later. Don’t really know what situation your in rn

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  Jurassic Nick (@jurassiknick) reported 1 hour ago

  @AMCTheatres why can’t I buy tickets on your website? I get an error for every form of payment. Paypal charged me, but I have no tickets.

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  Kdl6785 (@kdl6785) reported 1 hour ago

  @ByronDonalds YOUR PAYPAL SCORE EVEN RAISED THE EYEBROW OF AG HARMEET DHILLION! YOU BOUGHT PAYPAL IN FEBRUARY 2026 ALL WHILE KNOWING THAT THERE WAS A DOJ DEI CIVIL LAWSUIT THAT WAS ABOUT TO BE SETTLED IN MAY 2026!! HOW MUCH DID YOU EARN WHEN THE DEI LAWSUIT WAS WON AGAINST PAYPAL IN MAY 2026?? WHEN THE DOJ AG COMMENTED ON YOUR BIG SCORE THATS A HUGE PROBLEM YOUR A UNSCRUPULOUS, UNETHICAL LIAR NOTHING YOU SAY IS TRUE

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  tsumugi (comms open) (@tsumugied) reported 1 hour ago

  @tsumugibait I'll paypal tsumugi to fix that ******* haircut he looks a mess in