Is PayPal down right now?

PayPal looks up

  • HTTP status code 200
  • Response time 641 ms
  • SSL certificate valid for 136 more days

Checked from our server in Germany.

Results are cached for up to 5 minutes.

This is an independent reachability check of www.paypal.com. A single check can't see partial or API-only outages — always confirm on the official status page below.

What to do if PayPal is down

  1. 1

    Check the official status page for a component-level breakdown: www.paypal-status.com

  2. 2

    Rule out your own side — try a different network or device, and clear your DNS cache. If only you can't reach it, it's likely local.

  3. 3

    If your own product depends on PayPal, monitor that dependency directly so you're alerted before your users notice.

PayPal outage FAQ

Is PayPal down right now?

We check paypal.com from our server in Germany, outside PayPal's network. If checkout is failing but the site loads, the payments API may be degraded — see PayPal's official status page.

PayPal checkout fails on my store — is it PayPal or my integration?

If PayPal's status page shows no incident, the problem is more likely in your integration or credentials. Monitoring your checkout flow end-to-end catches breakages either way.

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