Paypal

Is Paypal down?

Some 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 01/28/2026 17:30

January 28: Problems at Paypal

Paypal is having issues since 05:00 PM 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 (44%)

    Sign in (44%)

  2. Errors (35%)

    Errors (35%)

  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 StatesNiceville Sign in
GermanyUnterföhring Sign in
AustraliaAdelaide Sign in
ChinaBeijing Website Down
SpainBilbao Errors
GermanyBad Oeynhausen Sign in
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Community Discussion

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Paypal Issues Reports

Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:

  • tigerrector Fr. James Mather (@tigerrector) reported from Downham Market, England

    @ChrisFuller65 @eBay @PayPal Was this request through the checkout process, or by an email? If the latter you may have been scammed, so double check. I bought something from eB this morning, no PP problems.

  • FaeltheFail Fall into Fael (@FaeltheFail) reported

    I hate PayPal and wish it wasn’t the universal payment option for commissions. Link your credit card. Email saying thank you for linking your credit card. Go to issue payment again, does not display CC, asks you to link it again. The list of grievances go on and on.

  • busgetti Sarah (@busgetti) reported

    @microscooters hi! Is your online payment system currently having issues? I was unable to place an order as multiple cards from multiple accounts failed to connect to the bank. I was able to place the order eventually, but only after using PayPal

  • debscabana @debscabana (@debscabana) reported

    @dogbus999 Hi. I have just sent a small donation on Paypal. I have your details saved but the link is not working which could put others off. Hope you can get it sorted. x

  • WafulaShalynn Shalynn Wafula (@WafulaShalynn) reported

    @theflutterwave how can i link my flutterwave account with paypal. please assist have tried but it brings error

  • LaBananaSuprema maru⭐️ COMMS OPEN (@LaBananaSuprema) reported

    I Need to write this. Hi guys, I need your help. I have serious problems at home, my parents don't feel well and I want to help them in any way possible. I open extremely urgent my commissions. I will only do doodles halfbody in tradizional (PC broken) for 3€ PayPal only.

  • Potatopolitics Mia Mulder (@Potatopolitics) reported

    got a whole legal deadname business I haven't sorted out yet, but soon! But wondering if that's something I can fix just via paypal already

  • hassanKara_ has.eth (@hassanKara_) reported

    @CoinbaseSupport PayPal withdrawals are not working. Please address this

  • FaizaNeshikaAth Faiza Athman. Content Writer (@FaizaNeshikaAth) reported

    @Safaricom_Care Hi safaricom, I'm trying to link up my safaricom mobile number to paypal but is rejecting why? What could be the problem?

  • e1usmodi eiusmodi (@e1usmodi) reported

    @discord you are still the only platform that I was hacked on that couldn't resolve the issue or even sent me a human reply. Thanks to both @TeamYouTube and @AskPayPal for not being like Discord Support and actually helping me out.

  • Lee_ke5 Lika ✦ semi ia (@Lee_ke5) reported

    @SHIROYASHAWHO @HiiragiYuu_Vt @bestiedaisy Suddenly my paypal is broken And i cant meet u irl😱✨

  • nxcare NX Customer Service (@nxcare) reported

    @LaurenJadeClare I'm sorry for the issues experienced booking online. So we can look into this, please DM the last 4 digits of card number used, surname and email address? Did you attempt to pay via PayPal, payment card or Amazon Pay?

  • AskeBay Ask eBay (@AskeBay) reported

    @MemoryL66809557 Hi there 👋 The processing time of 0 to 3 working days is down to your banks processing time and not within our control. It would have been a bit faster with PayPal previously as they are a financial institution ~Chelsey

  • archana_dua Archana Dua (@archana_dua) reported

    @PayPal @AskPayPal Someone with the name "Redmaster William" opened an account with you guys using my email id.Have tried getting in touch with u about this FRAUDULENTactivity,but its so difficult getting in touch with you guys,it keeps asking me to login to my account. How??

  • nxcare NX Customer Service (@nxcare) reported

    @KidBoy69__ I'm sorry for the issues experienced booking online. So we can look into this, please DM the last 4 digits of card number used, surname and email address? Did you attempt to pay via PayPal, payment card or Amazon Pay?

  • givesmefeeIs poppy 🍂🍁 (@givesmefeeIs) reported

    @paypal fix my acc

  • urownurge mii | comms open / art raffle (@urownurge) reported

    am I the only one that's having problems receiving money with PayPal today??

  • thebugzoo The Bug(official) (@thebugzoo) reported

    @fit_as_fuc @PayPal Nah still dealin, its a necessary evil...They said it was a glitch in their system, and they couldnt re-programme their programme, nor override their system !!! haha...They said the security protocols had taken over. 🙃 Felt like i was smack in the middle of Kafkaland...

  • krypto Andrew West (@krypto) reported

    @garius It’s often because PayPal and other providers insist on getting it as part of the address. I would turn it off if I could! Counties cause endless trouble because many people have Opinions and yell that we aren’t taking into account the Boundary Reunification Act of 1765 or whevs

  • annetiedote 🎃 annetiedote 🎃 (@annetiedote) reported

    btw my paypal is down for some reason >.< to guys wanting content might be out of commission for a while so will be spamming you guys some cute photos/vids instead

  • fenman6 🎃草本剛🎃 (@fenman6) reported

    hmmmmm......... Been having some problem with PayPal, so I decided to closed the eaty account temporarily. 😩

  • DjSimonmatthews DJ Simon Matthews #MentalHealthMatters (@DjSimonmatthews) reported

    @AskPayPal @IcelandFoods PayPal is not working on your app. Iv tried to pay via my bank account but tells me not possible. Can you fix this asap!

  • fenman6 🎃草本剛🎃 (@fenman6) reported

    hmmmmm......... Been having some problem with PayPal, so I decided to closed the Etsy account temporarily 😩

  • AngryHatter Ernie Page (@AngryHatter) reported

    @AskPayPal No error message. It never resolved. The update circle just spun forever.

  • GodivaGolding Godiva 🇯🇲 (@GodivaGolding) reported

    @patrioticjam @PayPal This is really a PayPal issue. They wrongly flag ACs often. Tell her to get Stripe. It's way easier to get than you think.

  • ToroTheDog Toro 🦇🔊 (@ToroTheDog) reported

    @chicagoloyal @jimcramer You are mixing two things that are separate issues. PayPal isn't really offering anything unique at this point. payments is a wrapper

  • MemoryL66809557 Meatball. (@MemoryL66809557) reported

    The new way @eBay @AskeBay processes payments is terrible. Up to 48 hours to process a payment then up to 4 days for it to land in your bank, and they still expect it to be posted on time. With PayPal your money was there instantly.

  • mabelinr94 Mabelin Ramirez (@mabelinr94) reported

    @CarrotTop1023 I'm doing fine. Just trying to sort out some financial issues and what not. I need to pay a friend of mine money via PayPal. The only problem is that I don't have the necessary amount of money on my credit card to do so as I owe him $175.

  • Aeroteq 𝔸𝕖𝕣𝕠!~ 🏳️‍🌈 (@Aeroteq) reported

    @TheAlexVII @ThatDrTomGuy @ChiefBig420 Hey man just toss him your PayPal! He seems really eager to want you to upgrade your equipment so I'm sure he has no issue helping out! :)

  • jerry_Carter990 Delta force 🇳🇬30BG💎 (@jerry_Carter990) reported

    @renoomokri Hello sir good morning I watched ur video on YouTube Base on how to make money online But the problem am having now is PayPal account because most of them pay in to PayPal I don't know if you can help me out on that thanks Theo from Delta