Is PayU down right now?
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Answer: No PayU issues reported in the last 24 hours, and it responded normally at our last check on 24 Oct 2026, 4:00 AM IST.
Our automated check runs from one or more locations and may miss in-app problems; reports come from users across India. We only call something "down" when users confirm it too. Here's how we check.
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About PayU
Online shops, airlines and many other Indian businesses take payments through PayU. PayU Payments Private Limited runs the gateway in India, and PayU is the payments and fintech business of the global Prosus group.
More than 4.5 lakh merchants in India use it for UPI, cards, EMI and buy now pay later, online and through QR and POS at the counter. Shoppers see PayU only inside another company's checkout, so a failure there can look like the shop's own fault.
69-day history
We checked 68 times over the last 69 days — healthy on 63 days. It typically responds in about 0.1s.
Dashed line is its usual 0.1s, measured over the last 14 days. Gaps are days with no timing data.
If PayU isn't working
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Save the bank reference first Note the date, amount and the bank reference from your statement or SMS. Paying again before the first debit comes back can leave you charged twice.
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Merchants: check your dashboard Check the transaction in your PayU dashboard, then raise a ticket on help.payu.in with the merchant ID.
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Switch to UPI or another card If one card or bank keeps failing at a PayU checkout, pay with UPI or a different card. One bank's decline does not mean PayU is down.
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Keep your OTP to yourself Enter an OTP only on your own bank's payment page, never on a call. Nobody who calls about a refund should get your OTP, card PIN or remote access to your phone.
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Check the live status on this page Reports rising from buyers across India point to PayU itself. With only a few scattered reports, try another payment method or check with the shop.
Other ways to access PayU
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Pay with another method or gateway Choose a different payment mode on the same checkout, such as UPI instead of a card. Some shops also offer cash on delivery or a second payment option.
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Merchants: send a payment link When checkout on your own site will not load, send the customer a PayU payment link or invoice by SMS, WhatsApp or email. The order then does not have to wait for your website.
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Pay the college or biller directly For a fee or bill due today, check whether the institution also takes payment at its office or through its own app, and use that route.
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Helpline for escalation For a refund or settlement still stuck, the verified PayU helpline lists the help centre, care email and the escalation address.
Official channels during an outage: X · Facebook · Instagram · YouTube · LinkedIn · Website
Questions
Check how many people are reporting it on this page. PayU runs checkout for lakhs of businesses, so a real outage brings reports from buyers on many different sites together. If only one payment on one shop failed, try UPI or another card before you call it an outage.
Shoppers only meet PayU inside someone else's checkout, so a PayU failure looks like the shop is broken. A decline from one bank or card network is not a gateway outage. Try UPI or a different card; if every method fails on every site, it is PayU.
Do not pay a second time yet. Raise it with PayU on help.payu.in or at [email protected], with the date, amount and bank reference. PayU resolves a failed transaction itself, and a shop you contact first has to pass it to PayU's dispute system. You get a ticket number to track it.
Check the settlement in your PayU dashboard first. If the expected date has passed, raise a ticket on help.payu.in or email [email protected] with your merchant ID. Keep the ticket's tracking number for any follow-up.
Count the reports. If buyers on many sites report PayU at once, the gateway is the problem. If only your bank's option fails, switch to UPI or another card and try again.
Turant dobara pay mat kijiye. help.payu.in par ya [email protected] par date, amount aur bank reference ke saath complaint kijiye. Failed transaction ko PayU khud dekhta hai, aur ticket number se status pata chalta hai.
Tap Download on the status card at the top. The server down screenshot shows PayU's status, when we last checked, and how many users are reporting problems.
Money stuck or payment failed on PayU? See the verified PayU customer care and helpline numbers, with support timings.
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