Is Stripe Down?
No, Stripe is up. All systems operational.
Stripe components
What is Stripe?
Stripe is a payment processing platform used by businesses of all sizes to accept online payments, manage subscriptions, handle payouts, and run commerce operations. It provides APIs and pre-built UI components that developers integrate directly into websites and mobile apps. Millions of businesses worldwide depend on Stripe for their revenue-critical payment flows.
Signs Stripe is having problems
- Checkout sessions fail or return API errors such as HTTP 500 or 503, preventing customers from completing purchases.
- Payment intents hang indefinitely or time out, with no success or failure response from the Stripe API.
- The Stripe Dashboard becomes slow to load or shows a blank page, making it impossible to view transactions or manage disputes.
- Webhooks stop arriving or arrive significantly delayed, causing order fulfillment systems or subscription logic to fall out of sync.
Find out when your own services go down
You can check Stripe here — but a heartbeat monitor tells you the moment your API, website, or cron job stops responding, so you hear about your own downtime before your users do.
Frequently asked questions
How can I tell if Stripe is down?
The authoritative source is the official Stripe status page at https://status.stripe.com, which lists real-time incident updates broken down by API, Dashboard, and regional services. You can also check your server logs for a spike in 5xx responses from api.stripe.com, or monitor your webhook endpoint for a sudden drop in incoming events.
Where is the official Stripe status page?
Stripe maintains its official status page at https://status.stripe.com. It covers all major Stripe components including the API, Dashboard, Stripe.js, and regional infrastructure. You can subscribe to email or SMS updates directly from that page to be notified of new incidents and resolutions.
What should I do if Stripe payments are failing?
First check https://status.stripe.com to determine whether there is an active incident. If no incident is listed, inspect your integration for configuration errors, expired API keys, or recent changes to your code. Stripe's API returns detailed error codes in its responses that can help narrow down whether the issue is on your end or theirs.
Can I get automatically alerted when my own payment-dependent services go down?
If your application exposes a health endpoint or runs scheduled jobs that depend on Stripe, you can set up a heartbeat monitor on CronJobPro to get notified the moment your service stops reporting in — giving you an early warning before customers are affected, independent of Stripe's own status page.
Not affiliated with or endorsed by Stripe. Status data is sourced from Stripe's official status page (status.stripe.com); for critical incidents, always verify at the official source. All trademarks are property of their respective owners.