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 (21%)

Live Outage Map

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

City	Problem Type	Report Time
Lyon	Sign in	1 hour ago
Tlaquepaque	Errors	18 hours ago
Bron	Errors	1 day ago
Calp	Sign in	1 day ago
Sevilla	Errors	2 days ago
Rome	Errors	2 days ago

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Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

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  DividendMillennial (@DividendMil) reported 1 minute ago

  $PYPL just reminded everyone why chasing headlines is expensive. PayPal reported a double beat: • EPS: $1.38 vs $1.28 expected ✅ • Revenue: $8.68B vs $8.47B expected ✅ • Payment Volume: $486.5B vs $468.5B expected ✅ • Raised full year adjusted EPS guidance to $5.38 vs $5.31 expected ✅ It’s funny how so many people abandoned $PYPL when sentiment was terrible, and now many of those same investors are rushing back after a strong quarter. The market has a way of rewarding patience and punishing emotion. The best opportunities usually don’t feel comfortable when you’re buying them

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  Mumo Kimwele (@TheDarkN1ghts) reported 3 minutes ago

  @TrendsetterKE @Safaricom_Care @C_NyaKundiH Nkt. Stop talking out of ignorance, idiot. The opened case is the dispute I filed with PayPal and my exact issue is the pending response from the counterparty which has exceeded the timeline.

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  kapalkilayyyy|| 🍎🐛 (@kapalkilayyyy) reported 6 minutes ago

  Wondering if OP is a minor cause that might also be a reason on paypal's limitation. Aside from other issues like kofi donations and nsfw comms, i also saw some issues where paypal limits ur acc if you made an acc before you're 18. Correct me if im wrong abt this.

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  el niñopis 🧉 (luis) COMMS OPEN (@silylittleguy) reported 6 minutes ago

  Before I respond to any DM I just want to let my commission clients know my PayPal account just got permanently deactivated for reasons I still don't know. I will try to fix this asap but I will probably not be able to receive payments anytime soon 💔

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  𝕀𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕊𝕂ℤ 🖤🌊🤎🖤🌊🤎 ℝ𝕌ℕ 𝕀𝕋! (@MixSKZot8Sa) reported 10 minutes ago

  Anyone else having issues with PayPal?? Especially for beyond live? I'm trying to buy my ticket for Sunday but PayPal is being as *** 😩😩

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  Klaim | HoloRise dev (@KlaimGames) reported 11 minutes ago

  @VirgilCalhounn @Bumblingaway If you are paying for something, then the platform the seller uses is of no relevance Avoiding paypal is mostly on the seller side since they love stealing your money, but as a client.. its not your problem

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  Shivay (@CryptoShivay) reported 11 minutes ago

  @CoinMarketCap PayPal continues to double down on digital assets and next-generation payments.

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  😑alyshia⁷ seen skz ₈ ࣪🐺 (@alyshia_2001) reported 13 minutes ago

  @dimpledormlover I had the issue with PayPal so I just use my card instead and it worked

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  Calamarei 🩸💀 2.0 Debut SEPT 18 (@CalamareiVT) reported 16 minutes ago

  I'm not gonna lie...there is something that just doesn't seem right. Everyone is out here complaining about PayPal suspending them, banning them, etc. A lot of the time due to poor tax practices or just frustrating customer service... But no one is talking about how many Twitch streamers have lost their paychecks due to Twitch not fixing or updating the community about a hacker bypassing their OWN 2FA to change your payout details with no email (meanwhile when I change it I get an email...) And Twitch won't refund because you agree each time you use Twitch to an AS IS policy that means you are agreeing that you take responsibility and will not hold Twitch liable for failed security measures...because you are agree to their security AS IS...even if this has been happening since January to many creators... Don't worry...Twitch still gets their 50/40/30% no issue 👍🏻

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  Monitor SEC Filings (@sec_filings_bot) reported 21 minutes ago

  📄 $PYPL · EARNINGS HIGHLIGHTS - PayPal Holdings, Inc. PayPal raised FY2026 non-GAAP EPS guidance to ~$5.38 from "low-single digit decline to slightly positive" while Q2 non-GAAP EPS fell 1% YoY to $1.38. 📊 Rev $8.7B (+5%) · Adj. EPS $1.38 (-1% (non-GAAP)) · NI $1.1B · Op margin 16.4% (GAAP) 🟢 Beat Estimates · EPS $1.38 vs $1.28 est 🔷 Revenue $8.7B (+5% YoY), TPV $486.4B (+10% YoY) 🔷 Non-GAAP operating margin contracted 248 bps to 17.4% 🔷 GAAP operating income fell 5% to $1.4B; non-GAAP operating income fell 8% 🔷 FY2026 non-GAAP EPS guidance raised to ~$5.38 from prior low-single digit decline to slightly positive 🟡 Market reaction: Extended-hours trading shows PYPL at $55.30, down 1.37% vs the regular close of $56.07. The guidance raise is being overshadowed by margin compression, non-GAAP operating margin fell 248 bps, and the Q3 outlook for low-single digit EPS declines. 👀 Watch: Q3 2026 guidance calls for low-single digit decline in both GAAP and non-GAAP EPS, watch whether transformation costs compress margins further.

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  Priya (@withpriyajain) reported 22 minutes ago

  Every founder and freelancer I work with eventually asks a version of the same question: their first US client is ready to pay, and they have no idea which route gets them the most money. Most default to PayPal because it's the only name they recognize. I used to as well, until I sat down and mapped every way money can move from a foreign client's account to mine. The gap between the worst option and the best one is not small. It's the difference between losing $350 and losing $29 on the same $5,000 invoice. Here's the full map THE RBI-LICENSED PLATFORMS: Skydo, Xflow, Razorpay, Infinity, BriskPe. These hold the RBI's PA-CB license and give you virtual US/UK/EU account details, so your client just sees a normal local transfer on their end. You receive INR at the real mid-market rate. Skydo: $19 flat under $2K, $29 up to $10K, 0.3% above that, plus GST Infinity: 0.5% all-inclusive Razorpay: 1% flat Zero FX markup on all of them, free automatic FIRA The part nobody mentions: these platforms KYC you before you ever receive money. That means the nightmare scenario, funds landing and then getting frozen for months, structurally can't happen. Money sits in RBI-mandated escrow, and if something does go wrong, you have the RBI Ombudsman in your own timezone. WISE AND PAYONEER Wise converts at true mid-market rate for about 1.6-1.8%, and picked up in-principle PA-CB approval in 2025 (limit now ₹25 lakh per invoice). Good if you want multi-currency balances. Payoneer only earns its place through marketplace integrations, Upwork, Fiverr, Amazon. The moment you withdraw to INR you eat a ~2% markup plus a $4 fee under $400. Both can freeze flagged accounts for up to 180 days, and since they're foreign-regulated, the RBI Ombudsman can't help you there. But Payoneer has the option to withdraw your money to the source account if the transaction doesn't go through for any reason. PAYPAL 4.4% + $0.30 transaction fee, 3-4% FX markup on top, 5-8% effective cost. Worst pricing here and the worst freeze record in the industry, with holds reported past seven months and active class-action suits about it. Only use it if the alternative is not getting paid, and withdraw the second it lands. DIRECT SWIFT WIRE Intermediary banks skim $15-30 before it even reaches India. Your bank adds a receiving fee (HDFC ₹200-750, SBI 0.125%). Then a hidden 2-4% FX markup gets baked into the rate. Then 18% GST on the fees. You'll lose ₹1,500-2,500 on a typical transfer and chase the branch for your FIRC yourself. Makes sense for large negotiated volumes, ideally with an EEFC account so you can convert when the rate favors you. STRIPE AND DODO PAYMENTS @stripe India is invite-only and lands at 6%+ once you add conversion and GST, and needs a registered Indian entity. Skip it unless you're a card-led SaaS business. Dodo Payments is a Merchant of Record, like Paddle or Lemon Squeezy, it becomes the legal seller and handles global VAT for you. ~5.5-6%+ effective cost, but that's the price for not filing VAT in 220 countries yourself. Use it for product checkout, never for B2B invoicing. THE US LLC ROUTE (Mercury, Relay, Meow) This is a US-presence play, not a payment rail. All three need a US LLC and EIN first. Free banking, but the money still has to come home, so you'll pay Wise/Skydo/SWIFT fees on top to repatriate. Never actually cheaper. The compliance stack is real too: IRS Form 5472 (miss it, $25,000 penalty), plus Indian FEMA/ODI rules on owning a foreign entity. Worth it only if a US client will exclusively pay by ACH, you need full Stripe access, or you're holding working USD (Meow's ~5% APY makes it the pick there). Most people who go this route could've used Razorpay, Skydo, or Winvesta's virtual US account details instead, without touching an LLC at all. THE THREE THINGS THAT KEEP YOU SAFE, WHATEVER YOU PICK > Get your FIRA every time, it's your proof of export income and keeps GST zero-rated > Register for GST past ₹20 lakh turnover and file a LUT > Use the right purpose code (P0802/P0805 for software and business services), the most common reason payments get flagged is the wrong code None of this needs a registered company except Stripe and the US LLC route. PAN and a savings account get you started everywhere else. Please note: The rates can change day to day across different platforms, check the official website for live rates.

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  QuantBreadth | Market Internals (@QuantBreadth) reported 22 minutes ago

  @notanotherquant After the last earnings session it had a gap down of 18% and after this earning, it gapped up 15%. Diificult to predict earnings for Paypal.

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  Christ Aryan (@01ChristAryan) reported 26 minutes ago

  that the deposit never showed. The agent for Paypal said that it was withdrawn because the deposit went to the wrong account. I was skeptical that was true and I posted the proof online asking for opinions. No matter it be error or not, I need to know what's happened on My...

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  Pete Jackson #FBPE🐟🌻🇺🇦💙🐝🇪🇺🐾🍻👋 (@PeteJ134) reported 26 minutes ago

  @Doug_Paulley They are properly dire. Did you buy the service from Evri directly? Possible claim with PayPal or card provider? I had an issue with an Evri package I sent but I bought the service through Parcel2Go. They were not overly helpful but I got sorted in the end. Good luck.

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  seele 𖹭 gi + hsr pilot | 23 proof! 𖹭 (@eclipsed_wingss) reported 30 minutes ago

  And this is exactly why I'm terrified to use PayPal 😭 I feel like those who wish to commission people outside of the US and Europe, should just be using Wise instead as form of payment, personally I haven't seen anyone got into any issues with Wise..??

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  Felix 🫀 Fanfaron - Adam Raki Plush Coming Soon! (@FelixFanfaron) reported 35 minutes ago

  @beanyzilla @ACGGoods Weirdly mine also showed me being charged (or 'payment pending') the full amount at the time of the preorder, but now since the apparent PayPal refund it only shows the down payment in my bank account, so it may be worth double checking for any and all transactions with ACGGoods

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  🩷 love 🩷 (@Love_u3o) reported 35 minutes ago

  @Zmeinir Exactly and correct. I've used paypal for ages now and I never got an issue, and I tried my best to adapt to it over the years. I have no idea how people manage to ban their accounts and then complain paypal is the problem and not the way they're using it.

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  Alvin (@Alvin1492840) reported 36 minutes ago

  His Amazon account. His streaming subscriptions. His food delivery apps. Every online purchase for 8 years all tied to his debit card. His friend said: "Online retailers get breached constantly. When a website is hacked, stored payment methods are exposed. If that's a credit card, you dispute the charge and move on. If that's a debit card, your checking account is compromised." He showed him news from 2025 alone multiple major data breaches exposing millions of stored payment credentials. His friend said: "For online shopping, use a credit card. Or better use PayPal, Apple Pay, or a virtual card number so your real card number is never stored on the merchant's server." He removed his debit card from every online account that evening Amazon, Uber, DoorDash, subscriptions and replaced them with a credit card. Same purchases. Same convenience. Dramatically more protection.

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  Danielle ♡ 🌿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Comms open (@Woodspixl) reported 37 minutes ago

  @zombaebby I've been using PayPal for years, at first I was just a private user until I was earning more and more than just a small side hassle. (Think like more than €2000pm) and then just swapped to a buisness account. Not had any issues since. I dont know where people have these issues.

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  nico ♡ (@myokogu) reported 40 minutes ago

  please stop using paypal as a bank or switch to a business acc. we run into this issue every month.

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  Samson (@SamsonIbukunol1) reported 43 minutes ago

  @payhip Hello @payhip, I have been sending mail to your email since 7days now and I'm yet to get a response. All your support are not active and I have issue with my account as I was told by PayPal that you hold myo ey since 27th of June till now

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  Yuken🌻🇻🇪C0MMS OPEN! (@YukenNico) reported 43 minutes ago

  btw for people who commission me, this is very important since im not even using my own paypal but borrowed, dont ever write down commission, nsfw or anything related to art, just vague terms, preferably "service" like this says

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  jocy ⋆ ˚｡⋆౨ৎ˚ (@sukielvrsclub) reported 46 minutes ago

  ran into another problem it won’t let me use my card to pay so i bought a selfie ticket using paypal but now it won’t let me use paypal for the vip 😫😫😫 help

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  Calamarei 🩸💀 2.0 Debut SEPT 18 (@CalamareiVT) reported 47 minutes ago

  @Moty_201 @Twitch Yes! They told me they could not refund the payout nor and the only advice they had is contact Paypal if I was having issues with my Paypal account. I told them…you do realize it is NOT my paypal and it was some hacker who got past your 2FA who changed it? Their response was “we are investigating”.

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  LicoMeow (@LicoMeow) reported 48 minutes ago

  @Zmeinir Also i hope Scythe have a strict double aunthentication login for paypal. He/she didnt blur the amount. I worry for h#cker that would try.

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  Erasmus "Phase Shift" Belial (@ErasmusBelial) reported 48 minutes ago

  @horseshoecraben @goatcel or use it to offset the purchases you need to make, like gas, amazon bs etc. its either that or dabble in crypto. you gotta handle taxes how you see fit with any route you take, but yeah, keeping any significant amount of money in paypal is a terrible idea.

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  Senius (@CryptoSenius) reported 49 minutes ago

  @CoinMarketCap PayPal is clearly doubling down on digital finance stablecoins are becoming part of the mainstream payments conversation.

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  Gonz (@GonzoBeyondo) reported 51 minutes ago

  @Jarhead3534 @WeedVet I quit selling on eBay around 2018 or so. Once shipping rates really started increasing. Between eBay fees, PayPal fees, and shipping costs, their overall cut eats well past any potential profit margin. And then there's the problem ppl, and eBay always sides with the buyer.

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  Lisa E (@theonlyLisaE) reported 55 minutes ago

  @ArcticDago @Veteransforukr1 Are you paying from a PayPal "bank account"? I think the issue is the credit card (bank) I have that is tied to PayPal. PP's fees are fine.... I need to put money into a PP account and then send it, from what I'm seeing online. Otherwise bank charges me ridiculous fees.

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  BankofVol Grift¹⁰⁰⁰🤖🤖¹⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰⁰ (@BankofVol) reported 55 minutes ago

  Part 3/3 — EARNINGS AND CALENDAR - Last night: Cadence delivered EPS $2.11 against $2.05 expected, revenue $1.584B up 24% year-on-year, record backlog of $8.1B, and lifted full-year guidance to $6.26–6.34B revenue and $8.05–8.15 EPS. Shares traded up around 3.5% after hours near $350. - Read that carefully. Cadence sells into customer R&D budgets, not rack deployments — recurring, asset-light, capex-insulated. Rewarding it is consistent with the same rotation punishing capex names, not evidence the buildout trade has bottomed. - Today: Consumer Confidence. Before open — Boeing, Coca-Cola, PayPal, UPS, Corning, Royal Caribbean. After close — Visa, KLA, Ford, Seagate, Teradyne, Enphase, Bloom Energy. - Wednesday: FOMC decision. Microsoft and Meta after close, with Qualcomm, Arm, Lam Research, Vertiv and Robinhood alongside. - Thursday: PCE inflation. Apple and Amazon after close, plus Mastercard and Roblox. - Friday: Michigan sentiment and inflation expectations. Exxon, Chevron, AbbVie. — BOTTOM LINE - The tape is not rejecting AI. It is repricing who inside AI gets paid without writing a cheque. Capex-levered names get marked down on terminal-state fears; capex-insulated names get bid. Cadence up 3.5% and Korea down 10.8% on the same twenty-four hours is one trade, not two. - The DUV headline is a decade-long risk arriving as a same-day repricing. Five machines in 2026 do not touch anyone's 2027 earnings. What they touch is the confidence interval around the terminal multiple — and that is precisely the variable a market this extended cannot defend. - The proper test of whether the buildout trade has found a floor is not this week's software prints. It is Microsoft and Meta raising 2027 capex tomorrow and trading higher anyway. Until a capex-levered name is rewarded for spending more, every green candle in AI-adjacent software is rotation, not recovery. - Rates are the quiet risk. A live Fed inside a tightening cycle, with crude up 20% on the month feeding headline inflation, is the wrong backdrop for long-duration cash flows already under narrative attack. 30Y at 5.11 is fine. 5.50% is not. - Positioning stays patient. Own the franc, respect the Fed, and require the market to pay for capex before assuming the scarcity premium is coming back. Not financial advice.