Is Stripe down?
Updated Sep 12, 2026 04:52 UTC. StatusBird re-checks Stripe's status page every 2 minutes.
Stripe is currently operational as of Sep 12, 2026 04:52 UTC, with no outage reported on its official status page. StatusBird reads Stripe'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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Stripe 30-day uptime
Based on checks every 2 minutes over the past 30 days.
Stripe's 90-day uptime of 100.00% is above the Payments category average of 99.88% across the 11 services StatusBird monitors in that category.
Over the past 90 days StatusBird recorded 0 major or critical Stripe incidents totalling 0 minutes of downtime, for 100.00% availability and a A+ reliability grade. Full history: Stripe reliability report.
How do I get notified when Stripe has an outage?
Three options, from free to full coverage. Plan details are as published on StatusBird's pricing page and status.stripe.com as of September 12, 2026.
- Free email alert on this page. The form above emails you when Stripe 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.
- Stripe's own status page. status.stripe.com offers email, SMS, Slack, RSS and webhook subscriptions from the Subscribe button on status.stripe.com. It is the official record and worth subscribing to alongside any monitor; it updates when Stripe confirms an incident.
Stripe also sends health alerts to every Stripe account by email and in the Workbench Health tab when it detects a spike in 402 or 500 API errors on your own account (checked September 2026). Those alerts are about your integration's error rate, so they can fire for account-specific problems and can stay silent during a broad incident that has not yet hit your traffic.
Full guide: How to get notified when Stripe or Shopify Payments has an outage.
What usually breaks for Shopify stores when Stripe is down?
- Checkout accepts the card details and then fails or hangs at the final payment step, so shoppers retry and abandon
- Orders stop appearing in Shopify admin while storefront traffic looks normal
- Stripe-backed wallets and Buy Now Pay Later options disappear or error at checkout
- Paid ads keep spending against a checkout that cannot take money
- Refunds, payouts and the Stripe dashboard slow down or time out for your team
Step-by-step response: What to Do When Stripe Goes Down on Your Shopify Store.
Stripe status by component
Stripe runs as separate components that can fail independently. Check the part of Stripe your store actually depends on:
About Stripe
The leading payment processor for online stores. Stripe powers checkout for millions of e-commerce businesses — when it goes down, customers can't complete purchases.
StatusBird monitors Stripe 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.
Stripe recent incidents
StatusBird recorded zero major or critical Stripe incidents between August 13, 2026 and September 12, 2026, across checks every 2 minutes.
Stripe status FAQ
Is Stripe down right now?
No. As of Sep 12, 2026 04:52 UTC, Stripe is fully operational with no outages reported.
Is Stripe having an outage today?
No incidents have been detected for Stripe in the past 30 days.
Why is Stripe not working?
If Stripe is not working for you, first check the status above to confirm whether it is a widespread outage or something specific to your account. If Stripe shows as operational but you are still having issues, the problem may be on your end. Try clearing your cache, checking your API keys, or contacting Stripe support.
How do I get notified when Stripe goes down?
Use the free email alert form on this page (no account), open a StatusBird account (free for 1 service with a next-day digest; Pro at $29/month checks every 2 minutes and alerts by SMS, email, Slack, Teams or Discord), or subscribe to Stripe's own status page.
What should I do when Stripe goes down?
When Stripe goes down, act quickly: notify your team, check the official Stripe status page, and put up a maintenance notice if customer-facing flows are affected. See our full guide: What to Do When Stripe Goes Down on Your Shopify Store.
How reliable is Stripe?
Stripe has maintained 100.00% uptime over the past 30 days based on StatusBird’s monitoring. That is excellent reliability.
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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/stripe, accessed September 12, 2026. See the methodology for how these numbers are measured.
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