Is Paystack API Down? Paystack API Status & Outages
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Paystack API is working normally
IsDown last checked Paystack API status on at . We've received 0 user reports in the past 24 hours.
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Paystack API service health over the last 24 hours
This chart shows the number of user-reported issues for Paystack API service health over the past 24 hours, grouped into 20-minute intervals. It's normal to see occasional reports, which may be due to individual user issues rather than a broader problem. Sign up to get alerts when Paystack API is down.
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See where users report Paystack API is down. The map shows recent Paystack API outages from around the world.
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Recent Paystack API outages detected by IsDown
Full incident reports for recent Paystack API outages, including timelines, affected components, and resolution details.
| Title | Started At | Duration |
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We are experiencing a downtime with the Central Switch in Nigeria.
As a result, you may experien...
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Sep 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM UTC
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about 6 hours |
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Please note that we are aware of an increase in error responses across a host of Paystack product...
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Jun 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM UTC
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about 1 hour |
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We are currently seeing intermittent failures on our public API. We are investigating the issue.
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May 28, 2024 at 09:15 AM UTC
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about 10 hours |
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We are currently investigating an issue preventing subaccounts from being created via the API. Us...
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May 06, 2024 at 03:54 PM UTC
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15 days |
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We are investigating an issue that is currently affecting requests to our API.
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Mar 01, 2024 at 11:04 AM UTC
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about 4 hours |
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Bank account verification requests in South Africa are failing at the moment. Our 3rd party partn...
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Jul 31, 2023 at 11:25 AM UTC
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about 22 hours |
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Please note we have parts of our platform in a degraded state causing instability on some of our ...
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May 18, 2023 at 11:09 AM UTC
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about 4 hours |
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We are currently investigating an incident impacting multiple services including the dashboard an...
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Apr 25, 2023 at 11:22 AM UTC
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about 3 hours |
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We are currrently a downtime on our public API. We have identfied the problem and are working to ...
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Dec 21, 2022 at 01:30 AM UTC
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about 3 hours |
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We are currently seeing an increase in latency for processing transactions. We are investigating ...
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Dec 06, 2022 at 12:14 PM UTC
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about 1 hour |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Paystack API down today?
Paystack API isn't down. You can check Paystack API status and incident details on the top of the page. IsDown continuously monitors Paystack API official status page every few minutes. In the last 24 hours, there were 1 outages reported.
What is the current Paystack API status?
Paystack API is currently operational. You can check Paystack API status and incident details on the top of the page. The status is updated in almost real-time, and you can see the latest outages and issues affecting customers.
Is there a Paystack API outage now?
No, there is no ongoing official outage. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.
Is Paystack API down today or just slow?
Currently there's no report of Paystack API being slow. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.
How are Paystack API outages detected?
IsDown monitors the Paystack API official status page every few minutes. We also get reports from users like you. If there are enough reports about an outage, we'll show it on the top of the page.
Is Paystack API having an outage right now?
Paystack API last outage was on September 19, 2025 with the title "Nigeria: Delay in Completing Transfers."
How often does Paystack API go down?
IsDown has tracked 11 Paystack API incidents since June 2021.
Is Paystack API down for everyone or just me?
Check the Paystack API status at the top of this page. IsDown combines official status page data with user reports to show whether Paystack API is down for everyone or if the issue is on your end.
How to check if Paystack is down?
- Subscribe (if possible) to updates on the official status page.
- Create an account in IsDown. Start monitoring Paystack and get alerts in real-time when Paystack has outages.
Why use IsDown to monitor Paystack instead of the official status page?
Because IsDown is a status page aggregator, which means that we aggregate the status of multiple cloud services. You can monitor Paystack and all the services that impact your business. Get a dashboard with the health of all services and status updates. Set up notifications via Slack, Datadog, PagerDuty, and more, when a service you monitor has issues or when maintenances are scheduled.
How IsDown compares to DownDetector when monitoring Paystack?
IsDown and DownDetector help users determine if Paystack is having problems. The big difference is that IsDown is a status page aggregator. IsDown monitors a service's official status page to give our customers a more reliable source of information instead of just relying on reports from users. The integration allows us to provide more details about Paystack's Outages, like incident title, description, updates, and the parts of the affected service. Additionally, users can create internal status pages and set up notifications for all their third-party services.
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