Is PayPal down right now?
OperationalPayPal is a digital payments platform enabling online money transfers, e-commerce checkout, peer-to-peer payments, and business invoicing across 200+ markets. Current OutageHQ URL check for PayPal: up and running.
Current URL check for PayPal
PayPal is up and running
https://www.paypal.com
Not working for you?
Report an outageLast checked: . Current OutageHQ status: operational. There have been 0 user-submitted reports in the past 24 hours. Automated monitoring results are summarized on this page.
PayPal service health
Last 24 hours, shown in UTC
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6 PM UTC: 692 ms response, 0 incidents, 0 reports
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PayPal outage guide
Clear steps, real-time checks, and helpful context when PayPal isn't working.
Check this firstLook up an existing transaction's state before sending a replacement payment; a pending screen can outlast the processing step.
What might affect PayPal?
PayPal outages often affect payment processing, the checkout flow, and peer-to-peer transfers independently. High transaction volume during holiday shopping periods and major sales events can trigger partial outages.
What to do when PayPal is not working
- Avoid sending or requesting money during a PayPal outage as transactions may fail, duplicate, or get stuck in pending status.
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Source checks for PayPal
OutageHQ checks the monitored PayPal URL. A reachable URL does not prove that every feature, account, or region works. Compare these observations with PayPal's own updates when available. How OutageHQ checks services.
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