Is PayPal down?
Live status for PayPal (https://paypal.com)
About PayPal outages
PayPal is a global payments platform used both directly and as the checkout button on countless other stores — so a PayPal incident often surfaces as "payment failed" errors on merchant sites rather than on paypal.com itself.
PayPal publishes official incident updates at its status page — worth checking alongside our live test above.
PayPal FAQ
Why is PayPal checkout failing on another website?
Merchant sites embed PayPal’s checkout APIs, so a PayPal incident breaks payment buttons across the web while paypal.com may still load fine. PayPal’s status page tracks those API components separately from the consumer site.
My PayPal payment failed — was I charged?
Failed payments during outages usually never complete, but authorization holds can briefly appear on your bank statement before dropping off automatically. Check your PayPal activity page once service recovers before paying again to avoid duplicates.
Is PayPal down for everyone or just me?
We test PayPal (https://paypal.com) live from our own servers. If our check succeeds but you still can't connect, the outage is probably local to you — try another network or device, clear your cache, or check PayPal's official status channels.