Is eBay down?
Updated Oct 08, 2026 22:54 UTC. StatusBird re-checks eBay's status page every 2 minutes.
- Current state
- Operational
- Changed
- Aug 07, 2026 17:28 UTC
- Held for
- 62 days 5 hours
eBay is currently operational as of Oct 08, 2026 22:54 UTC, with no outage reported on its official status page. StatusBird reads eBay's status page every 2 minutes and, on the Pro plan, alerts subscribers by SMS, email, Slack, Teams or Discord within that cycle; the free email alert on this page covers major and critical outages with no account.
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eBay uptime and incident history
30-day uptime, from checks every 2 minutes.
Over the past 90 days StatusBird recorded 0 major or critical eBay incidents totalling 0 minutes of downtime, for 100.00% availability and a A+ reliability grade, across 36,609 independent checks. Full history: eBay reliability report.
eBay's 90-day uptime of 100.00% is in line with the Marketplaces category average of 100.00% across the 5 services StatusBird monitors in that category.
eBay risk in the next 24 hours
StatusBird's stack risk model puts the chance of any eBay degradation in the next 24 hours at 15% (elevated) and the chance of a major or critical outage at 0% (normal). It is scored every 10 minutes from four inputs: how often eBay has had an episode over the last 180 days, whether it has had one in the last 24 hours or 7 days, how often its degradations turn into major outages, and whether the infrastructure it runs on is having trouble right now.
- reports minor issues near-continuously (non-operational 0% of the last 30 days); degraded is its normal state
- no major outages in the last 180 days
Scored Oct 08, 2026 22:46 UTC, and rescored every 10 minutes. Method: how StatusBird measures and scores.
How do I get notified when eBay has an outage?
Three options, from free to full coverage. Plan details are as published on StatusBird's pricing page and www.ebay.com/robots.txt as of October 08, 2026.
- Free email alert on this page. The form above emails you when eBay enters a major or critical outage and again when it recovers. No account, no card.
- A StatusBird account. The free plan monitors 1 service with a live dashboard and a day-after incident digest. Pro ($29/month) checks all 84 services every 2 minutes and alerts by SMS, email, Slack, Teams or Discord, with quiet hours and per-service thresholds; Business is $49/month and Agency $99/month. Create a free account.
- eBay's own status page. www.ebay.com/robots.txt offers the subscription options on www.ebay.com/robots.txt, where available. It is the official record and worth subscribing to alongside any monitor; it updates when eBay confirms an incident.
Full guide: Best downtime alert services for online store owners (2026).
About eBay
One of the world's largest online marketplaces. eBay downtime can prevent buyers from seeing your listings and completing purchases from your store.
StatusBird monitors eBay every 2 minutes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When an outage or degradation is detected, StatusBird sends instant alerts so you can act before your customers notice. The 30-day uptime percentage and incident history above reflect live data from our monitoring network.
eBay last five incidents
Every non-operational episode StatusBird measured in the last 90 days, newest first, labelled by the worst status reached. The availability figures above count major and critical outages only.
| Started (UTC) | Ended (UTC) | Duration | Worst status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 07, 2026 17:26 | Aug 07, 2026 17:28 | 2 minutes | degraded |
| Jul 29, 2026 13:54 | Jul 29, 2026 13:56 | 2 minutes | degraded |
| Jul 27, 2026 17:35 | Jul 27, 2026 17:37 | 2 minutes | degraded |
| Jul 23, 2026 11:48 | Jul 23, 2026 11:50 | 2 minutes | degraded |
| Jul 23, 2026 03:36 | Jul 23, 2026 03:38 | 2 minutes | degraded |
7 episodes in total over the last 90 days, 0 of them major or critical.
What to do when eBay is down
When eBay goes down, do three things first: confirm the outage is on their side, protect whatever the outage is breaking in your store, and tell affected customers before they find out the hard way. This playbook walks through each step for eBay specifically.
How do I confirm eBay is actually down?
Check two independent sources before changing anything in your store. First, StatusBird's live eBay status page, which is based on independent checks every 2 minutes. Second, eBay's own status page at www.ebay.com/. If the official page still shows green, do not assume you are wrong: vendors often acknowledge incidents well after they start. If both look clean, the problem is more likely your store's configuration or a specific integration.
What does a eBay outage look like?
- eBay.com or specific pages like checkout and search fail to load or show errors
- Seller Hub is unreachable or will not display orders and listings
- Multichannel tools report eBay API sync failures
- Sales velocity on the channel drops to zero abruptly
- Buyers message you saying they cannot complete checkout or place bids
What breaks in your store
When eBay is down, your listings are effectively invisible and buyers cannot browse, bid, or check out, so revenue from the channel stops immediately. Sellers get locked out of Seller Hub, so order processing, message responses, and listing updates halt, and API-connected tools like multichannel listing or shipping software start throwing sync errors. Auction-style listings scheduled to end during an outage are particularly affected since bidders cannot place late bids.
For context, eBay has had no major incidents in the last 90 days of StatusBird's independent monitoring (100.0% availability), so a real outage is unusual. That makes it easy to mistake one for a problem on your end, which is why confirming first matters.
What to do during the outage
- Confirm the outage through eBay's community and social channels and third-party down detectors before changing anything on your account.
- Pause eBay-specific ad spend and promoted listings until buyers can actually check out again.
- Keep fulfilling orders that were already placed, since existing order data in your shipping software still works.
- Note any auctions that ended during the outage in case eBay offers relisting or extension remedies.
- Push traffic to your own website or other channels through social posts while eBay is unavailable.
These steps follow the same logic Google codifies in its Site Reliability Engineering chapter on managing incidents: establish what is actually happening, contain the damage, and communicate clearly while the incident is still running.
Frequently asked questions
Will eBay penalize my seller metrics for late handling during their outage?
eBay has historically adjusted or protected seller performance metrics for site-wide issues on their end, but it is not automatic in every case. Document the outage window with screenshots and contact seller support if a defect or late shipment mark appears from that period.
My auction ended while eBay was down and bidders could not bid. What can I do?
Contact eBay seller support, since the platform has in the past offered relist credits or remedies when outages disrupted auction endings. If the item sold below expectation, you generally still must honor the sale unless eBay itself cancels or offers a remedy.
After the outage
Once eBay recovers, verify the affected workflows end to end rather than trusting the status page. Note the start and end times while they are fresh: if you are on a paid eBay plan with an SLA, documented downtime is what a service credit claim is built on. See how to claim SLA credits for the process.
How this data is measured
StatusBird checks eBay's status every 2 minutes, around the clock, independently of the vendor. The availability figure counts major and critical outages only; minor degradation is excluded so numbers are not skewed by vendors that report small blips near-continuously. Grades run from A+ to F. See the live numbers on the eBay reliability page and current status on the eBay status page, or browse all 84 service grades.
This playbook was published separately until September 2026. It now lives here, alongside the live eBay status it applies to.
eBay status FAQ
Is eBay down right now?
No. eBay is operational in StatusBird's independent monitoring. That state began Aug 07, 2026 at 17:28 UTC and has lasted 62 days 5 hours. Last checked Oct 08, 2026 at 22:54 UTC.
How often does eBay go down?
StatusBird recorded zero major or critical eBay incidents in the last 90 days, at 100.00% availability and a A+ reliability grade. Minor degradation is excluded from that figure.
How long do eBay outages usually last?
StatusBird measured no major or critical eBay outages in the last 90 days. Counting every non-operational episode, including degraded performance, the average length was 2 minutes.
What is the chance eBay has a problem in the next 24 hours?
StatusBird's stack risk model puts the chance of any eBay degradation in the next 24 hours at 15% (elevated) and the chance of a major or critical outage at 0% (normal). It is scored every 10 minutes from four inputs: how often eBay has had an episode over the last 180 days, whether it has had one in the last 24 hours or 7 days, how often its degradations turn into major outages, and whether the infrastructure it runs on is having trouble right now.
What should I do when eBay goes down?
Confirm the outage is on eBay's side rather than in your store, protect whatever the outage is breaking, and tell affected customers before they find out the hard way. The full step-by-step playbook for a eBay outage is on this page, under 'What to do when eBay is down'.
How do I get notified when eBay goes down?
Use the free email alert form on this page, which needs no account and covers major and critical outages. Or open a StatusBird account: the free plan monitors 1 service with a next-day digest, and Pro at $29 a month checks all 84 services every 2 minutes and alerts by SMS, email, Slack, Teams or Discord, or subscribe to eBay's own status page at www.ebay.com/robots.txt.
What should I do when eBay goes down? The full playbook is on this page.
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"Every figure we publish comes from the same 2-minute checks that trigger our customers' alerts. We publish the data exactly as we measured it, and anyone is free to cite it."
Sydney Murphy, founder of StatusBird
Cite this data: StatusBird monitoring data, https://statusbird.io/status/ebay, accessed October 08, 2026. See the methodology for how these numbers are measured.
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