Paypal status: access issues and outage reports
Problems detected
Users are reporting problems related to: sign in, errors and website down.
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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.
May 21: Problems at Paypal
Paypal is having issues since 03:20 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.
- Sign in (49%)
- Errors (33%)
- Website Down (19%)
Live Outage Map
The most recent Paypal outage reports came from the following cities:
| City | Problem Type | Report Time |
|---|---|---|
 Glasgow
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Sign in | 2 hours ago |
 Paris
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Errors | 6 hours ago |
 Alphen aan den Rijn
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Sign in | 19 hours ago |
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Bordeaux
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Errors | 22 hours ago |
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Liouc
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Website Down | 1 day ago |
 Frankfurt am Main
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Errors | 1 day ago |
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Paypal Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Meilottie 🌟 Customizable Vtuber Working (@meilottie_u) reportedSorry my current client!. I got problem with paypal before like this at 17th april. I try to send appeal/call agent,support,... and they tell me i need to wait for review again account. My fund still stuck in that account and i dont have money to pay bill. 1/2
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Cheshire Arts (@Cheshire_Arts03) reportedAlright I’m gonna say this only once. IF YOU COMMISSION ME AND PAY THROUGH PAYPAL, DO NOT PUT ANY IN THE TEXT BOX!!!!! IF WE DISCUSSED IT IN MESSAGES YOU DON’T NEED TO PUT ANYTHING IN THE TEXT BOX ON PAYPAL. SAME GOES FOR ADOPTABLES. I DON’T NEED ANY OF THAT TROUBLE THAT PAYPAL
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faris (@iiiuzee) reported@AskPayPal Hello. I still have access to my PayPal account email and password, and I also know the amount of money موجود in the account, but I lost access to the old phone number used for verification. I can no longer receive the login code. Please help me. I can't log in to my account
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Alex Alexander (@Tripp_AAA) reported@NeverDive10 @JohnSmi04183166 @GamerFaceGaming Lol, my thought on it is; hopefully he pays using his PayPal account and it gets shut down for a few days while he works it out.
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𝖂𝖎𝖓𝖝16(𝕱𝖆𝕹)𝕲𝖔𝖑𝖉𝖊𝖓𝕵𝕶👑 (@winzzzkook16) reported@jeongoldenlight Same xperience rn.😭😭😭 I thought i secured it already, but no. My paypal is not working. Just loading.....and voila all is gone. SOLD OUT.🙈
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IO (@riosartacc) reported@sleepyandrewllz What the hell is up with Paypal!! Why the hell do they always have problems with artists 😭😭
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em ✦ ݁˖ (@13o_zyu) reportedmy whole tl is artists freaking out about paypal bans and now I’m freaking out about an issue I don’t even have someone pls tell me stripe is safe for taking cms…
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W✘RKAH✘LIC (@ebonykarma) reported15 years using paypal with 0 issues, when will you all understand that the only single thing you need to put is just “illustration”, “detailed painting” or whatever similar without giving any damn description of it, also why none of you read the rules of paypal?
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Lengthymeatpuppet- ⚡⚡ (@Lenghtymeatpup1) reported@dumptheguardian If you go far enough down the rabbit hole the Paypal mafia built CISA
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saeri 🐈⬛ (urgent comms and art raffle open) (@saelililili) reportedno matter there is no sfw, still problems to some artists via paypal. I have no clue so far, but just in case I can get the same cases .
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サラ (C6 Hu Tao Main) 🔥🏳️🌈☽◯☾ (@AyakaMain5000) reported@DMAYaichi While PayPal is definitely a problem, I imagine people were also dumb enough to send notes with their payments like "HEY THANKS FOR THE LEWDS!" Don't do that, people.
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Purdy Investor (@PurdyInvestor) reported@ColesTrades It’s close to game over status. I really hope it not going to be broken for years like PayPal and others
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Sonican (@Sonicanka) reportedI hope you can help me 🙏 think of another payment method because my PayPal got broken again. I honestly don’t know why PayPal is so sensitive — I heard a lot of other people have experienced this too.
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ZahterBiyagil (@MagnumOpusSP) reported@AskPayPal You never seem to understand how frustrating and time consuming this is. There is no account access issues tab , and resolution center asks for mobile code, which I do not have access to. Can you really be of any help? I have been reaching on X with a weak hope that you can solve this fraudulent suspicious thing.
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the real elizibar (@elizibar) reportedPayPal needs to be investigated by the Feds for blocking the sale of legal goods. I want PayPal broken on the wheel, reduced to simply processing payments and not looking at the content of those sales.
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Forgettable Beth (@ForgettableBeth) reportedI’m sick of it I’m tired I’m wore down I’m stressed and overwhelmed. For no reason someone went after my kofi which all of my art and writings I created. I filed an appeal but it will take up to 7 days to even hear back. My moms medical can’t wait I have other PayPal links
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🔱ȶա. ֆɨռ曙光·原罪🔱VGen🔛✨💚 (@TWSin001225) reported@Bunngel I think because the artists might have put the words "Commission""Nsfw" that might trigger Paypal to shut them down
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Meilottie 🌟 Customizable Vtuber Working (@meilottie_u) reportedHope everything will be better soon. I post now tell the truth i got problem with paypal is real and if i ask old client for refund- sent money to another method or say something weird that isnt scam 😭😭 i really have trouble. So sorry every one
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Jett מַלְאָך (@Jett_Malach) reported@CiciTheSaiyan It looks to me it’s the account PayPal has an issue with. I think com’s will still work for most commission artists to get paid through this, but just as long as PayPal doesn’t find the commissioner’s account suspicious.
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Acacia | vgen open ! (@acaciadust) reported@MizukiWav91 You NEED to have a business account on paypal. This sis the mistake everyone is having hence why their paypal is shutting down. If paypal notices youre getting money from a business website it will detect you as a spam and ban you. I had this happen and i had to switch to business account, verify myself that i am an adult with permission to work lmao
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cancer😎🤓 (@ViraRam53966287) reported@Fayemilylatam_ If you are truly a fan of Faye, answer this: why are you using a Paypal account of a Yobie who has clearly said bad things about Faye? Actually, we have no problem with CPF. As long as they support both equally and never badmouth or criticize Faye.
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KuKisKoKoLa (@raraC0) reported@Co_Depend so yeah having clear TOS about artwork itself and service are mandatory for artist too. Not only protecting your business also reduce the chance of us as an artist or customer getting scammed in the first place (unless it's paypal itself is THE PROBLEM)
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Samuel Kelechi TKFG 🔗 (@samuelkelechi99) reported@greyfinance @thisis_derin Is grey still compatible with PayPal? I can’t find my grey uk bank that I linked to my PayPal account, what if the issue?
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Haruh_ink (@ArtHaruhi) reported@JedaySkayVoker Oh yea and especially their customer service is terrible I also hate their extremely high fees Unfortunately I don’t have valid alternatives Most clients still prefer paypal and I find it easier and safer to use Especially with the invoice option
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The Atomic Bro#035 🔞🧪✨️🦎🎨 (@THEATOMBOMB035) reportedthis exactly, just pay the money and keep the comments on DM's on another site. Paypal is an issue but come on its like asking a cop in a drug sting "Is your mic on?"
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COMMISSIONS OPEN 🔞SparkieTheArtist🔞 (@Sparkie_Artist) reportedThe issue lies in the fact everyone and their mother uses paypal, and there is no other popular alternative that people uses. Internet people as a collective needs to come up with an alternative that atleast most people use.
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DishEz (close comms) (@dishez01) reportedRegarding the c0mms... I still haven't resolved the problem... I need to contact PayPal, but I admit I don't think it will lead to good news... so I'm a bit short on ideas. I always kept track of those who wanted to do it, I haven't forgotten you... 9/11
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🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸DaughterOfLiberty🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@FilleLiberte) reported@BobbyBorkIII It’s terrible but there are many which are worse. Every PA county has their own court run e-filing system. Nightmare. Some of them must be paid with PayPal.
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Kallisti.cash 🍏 (@kzKallisti) reported@nonlogs The problem is you sent it to your friend via exchange instead of using a self-custody wallet. You might as well have used PayPal, then.
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Anurag Rai (@AnuragRai2003) reported@ExraNiche I have used all types of payment apps gpay, samsung pay, even the banking apps and the only time I had an issue was with paypal.