PayPal is an online payments service. When PayPal stops loading, the question is always the same: is the service down for everyone, or is the problem on your side? The check above visits paypal.com right now from Cloudflare's network, so you get an answer in a few seconds.

If PayPal is up but not working for you

If a payment or order was in progress, don't retry straight away. Check your email, order history, or bank app first so you don't pay twice.
Use the official PayPal app or type the address yourself rather than following links in messages. Scam messages often spread during outages.
Wait a few minutes and try again, since many problems are short-lived.
Still stuck? Run our connection troubleshooter. It measures your connection and points to the most likely cause.

Official status

PayPal publishes its own status page: PayPal Status. If it lists an incident, that confirms the problem is on PayPal's side.

Common questions

Is PayPal down for everyone or just me?

Our check visits paypal.com from a Cloudflare server, far away from your connection. If it answers there but not for you, the problem is most likely your Wi-Fi, internet provider, DNS, VPN, or the app. If it doesn't answer there either, PayPal is probably down for many people. A single check can be wrong, so try again in a minute before you decide.

Why is PayPal not working?

The usual causes are PayPal having a real outage or maintenance, your Wi-Fi or internet provider, a DNS problem, a VPN or ad blocker, an out-of-date app or browser, or the wrong date and time on your device. Work through the steps above from the easiest to the hardest.

What does "up, but blocking checks" mean?

Some large sites refuse requests that come from servers rather than ordinary browsers. If the check says the site responded but blocked it, the site is almost certainly working, and the check just can't see more than that.

Where is the official PayPal status page?

PayPal publishes one: PayPal Status. It is the best place to see confirmed incidents and updates.

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