What is Paystack API current status?

Paystack API is currently operational. You can check Paystack API status and current incidents and outages on the top of the page. The status is updated in almost real-time, and you can see the issues affecting customers.

How to monitor or check Paystack API status?

You can use IsDown service or go to Paystack official status page. Some accounts also use Twitter to communicate the status.

How can I be notified when Paystack API is having issues or undergoing maintenance?

You can create an account in IsDown and monitor multiple services or subscribe for updates on the official status page. IsDown will send you a notification in real-time when Paystack API has issues. Paystack official status page might also offer notification options such as email, SMS, or Slack.

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Paystack API down? Check current status and outages

Q: Is Paystack API down today?

Paystack API was not down today according to the official status page. In the last 24 hours, there were 0 outages reported. IsDown continuously monitors the Paystack status page, looking for the latest outages and issues affecting customers. Check all recent outages in the section 'Latest Paystack API outages, issues and problems' at the top of the page.

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Is Paystack API down right now?

Paystack API is working normally

IsDown checked Paystack API status on January 16, 2026 at 04:07 AM EST, and appears to be operational. We've received 0 user reports in the past 24 hours. IsDown collects in real-time Paystack API status data from official sources and user reports.

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Paystack API service health. Issues reported in the last 24 hours

Check the number of user-reported issues 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. We only consider an issue widespread if there are multiple reports within a short timeframe.

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User reports for Paystack API

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Paystack API outages and downtime history

IsDown has tracked 11 incidents for Paystack API since started monitoring Paystack status in June 2021. We collect data from 5420+ services, and normalize the data to give you a clear picture of the impact of the outage. It will show official Paystack API outages and also issues that we're started by a spike in crowdsource reports.

Minor about 6 hours

Nigeria: Delay in Completing Transfers.

Sep 19, 2025 at 07:01 AM

Minor about 1 hour

Increased error rates from Paystack products

Jun 18, 2025 at 08:41 AM

Major about 10 hours

Public API: Degraded Performance

May 28, 2024 at 05:15 AM

Minor 15 days

Issue with subaccount creation via API

May 06, 2024 at 11:54 AM

Major about 4 hours

Public API requests failing

Mar 01, 2024 at 06:04 AM

Minor about 22 hours

South Africa: Bank account verification requests failing

Jul 31, 2023 at 07:25 AM

Major about 4 hours

Service degradation

May 18, 2023 at 07:09 AM

Major about 3 hours

Intermittent service failures

Apr 25, 2023 at 07:22 AM

Minor about 3 hours

Public API Downtine

Dec 20, 2022 at 08:30 PM

Minor about 1 hour

Increased transaction processing time

Dec 06, 2022 at 07:14 AM

Date	Incident	Duration
Sep 19, 2025 07:01 AM EDT	Minor Nigeria: Delay in Completing Transfers. We are experiencing a downtime with the Central Switch in Nigeria. As a result, you may experien...	about 6 hours
Jun 18, 2025 08:41 AM EDT	Minor Increased error rates from Paystack products Please note that we are aware of an increase in error responses across a host of Paystack product...	about 1 hour
May 28, 2024 05:15 AM EDT	Major Public API: Degraded Performance We are currently seeing intermittent failures on our public API. We are investigating the issue.	about 10 hours
May 06, 2024 11:54 AM EDT	Minor Issue with subaccount creation via API We are currently investigating an issue preventing subaccounts from being created via the API. Us...	15 days
Mar 01, 2024 06:04 AM EST	Major Public API requests failing We are investigating an issue that is currently affecting requests to our API.	about 4 hours
Jul 31, 2023 07:25 AM EDT	Minor South Africa: Bank account verification requests failing Bank account verification requests in South Africa are failing at the moment. Our 3rd party partn...	about 22 hours
May 18, 2023 07:09 AM EDT	Major Service degradation Please note we have parts of our platform in a degraded state causing instability on some of our ...	about 4 hours
Apr 25, 2023 07:22 AM EDT	Major Intermittent service failures We are currently investigating an incident impacting multiple services including the dashboard an...	about 3 hours
Dec 20, 2022 08:30 PM EST	Minor Public API Downtine We are currrently a downtime on our public API. We have identfied the problem and are working to ...	about 3 hours
Dec 06, 2022 07:14 AM EST	Minor Increased transaction processing time We are currently seeing an increase in latency for processing transactions. We are investigating ...	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 0 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 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.