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Partly. Some of Payfast is down.

Payfast is in a partial outage as of November 10, 2026. Some components are down and others are still running, so check the list below to see whether your region or feature is affected.

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How we know: the official Payfast status page, PulsAPI's own check (every 60 seconds), and outage reports from engineers. How PulsAPI monitoring works

Status report

Payfast Status Summary

As of 06:22 UTC on 10 November 2026, Payfast has a partial outage. PulsAPI checked Payfast's official status page and found 95 of 98 components operational, with 2 active incidents. Over the last 30 days PulsAPI measured 99.13% uptime for Payfast, counting degraded performance as up. The latest incident, "3D Processing Issues - GW", was on Nov 9, 2026 and lasted 1h 3m.

Cite as: PulsAPI, “Payfast status”, checked 10 November 2026, 06:22 UTC. https://www.pulsapi.com/services/payfast

Payfast Component Status

2 of 98 Payfast components are impaired. Worst problems listed first.

1major outage1degraded1maintenance95operational
General » Aggregation Sandbox
Major Outage
General » General Information
Degraded
General » Aggregation Payouts
Maintenance

95 more components tracked

Their status is in the bar above. Free accounts see every component by name.

Also tracking General » Aggregation App, General » Aggregation Callbacks/ITN, General » Aggregation Developer Documents, General » Aggregation Donation Page for NPO's, General » Aggregation Emails, General » Aggregation Immediate Payouts, General » Aggregation Merchant Dashboard, General » Aggregation New User payments, General » Aggregation Processing, General » Aggregation Reconciliation Reports, General » Aggregation Refunds, General » Gateway Developer Documents, and 83 more.

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Component statuses may change independently during partial outages.

Recent Payfast Outages & Incidents

Incident history from the official Payfast status page, including resolution updates.

3D Processing Issues - GWResolved Nov 9, 2026 · 1h 3mResolved

Issue has been identified and resolved. --- [2026-11-10T00:27:51.195+02:00] (investigating) We are currently experiecing issues with 3D processing accross banks, Teams are actively investigating to resolve.

Immediate Payouts disabledStarted Nov 9, 2026Investigating

Immediate Payouts have been disabled for the moment on Aggregation. In the meantime, please go ahead with the normal payouts.

Phishing AlertStarted Nov 9, 2026Investigating

We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue. --- [2026-11-09T12:04:29.285+02:00] (identified) We're aware of fraudulent emails impersonating Payfast by Network. These messages may request banking details, prompt you to click links, or claim a payment has been made. Stay vigilant: - Verify sender addresses (payfast.io, payfast.help, or network.global). - Never share sensitive information via email or SMS. - Be cautious of urgent requests or threats. - Confirm payments by logging into your Payfast account directly. - Watch for suspicious links, attachments, spelling, or grammar mistakes. If you're unsure, contact Payfast through our official support channels before taking action.

Payfast Uptime History

Daily uptime recorded by PulsAPI over the last 90 days, with the days that carried a Payfast incident marked. Each day is measured from our own checks, so the record continues even when the vendor publishes nothing.

Uptime history91 days observed
Aug 12100.00% average · 23 days with incidentsNov 10

Going further back: Payfast uptime by month and every recorded Payfast outage.

Live Payfast Outage Reports

Problems reported by engineers using Payfast. Reports often appear 10 to 20 minutes before the official status page moves, and stay on this page for 90 days.

Reports, last 24 hours0 total
24h agoNothing reportednow

No Payfast problems reported yet.

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About Payfast

Is Payfast down? Payfast reports live availability for 108 components at status.payfast.co.za, among them Absa Pay, General and Apple Pay. Track Payfast outages, degradations and past incidents here, with uptime history and alerts across your payments and fintech stack.

Over the past 30 days, PulsAPI has measured Payfast uptime at 99.13%. Response times, incident history, and SLA tracking for Payfast are available on the PulsAPI dashboard.

Payfast Status FAQ

Is Payfast down right now?

The verdict at the top of this page comes from the latest poll of the official Payfast status feed and refreshes automatically, so you are not looking at a stale cached answer. PulsAPI re-checks it every 60 seconds.

What should I do if Payfast is not working?

Check the component list on this page first to see if your failure matches a known outage. If it does, you can report the issue for other engineers, follow the incident timeline for vendor updates, and run any fallback your app supports until Payfast recovers.

How do I check Payfast uptime history?

PulsAPI tracks Payfast uptime over 30, 60, and 90-day rolling windows. The current 30-day uptime is 99.13%. The 90-day uptime strip on this page is public: no account needed. A free account adds alerts whenever Payfast changes state, plus 15 days of incident detail; Pro extends that to 90 days and Business to 13 months.

How fast does PulsAPI detect Payfast outages?

PulsAPI reads the official Payfast status page. PulsAPI re-checks it every 60 seconds. Alerts reach Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, or email once a change has held for 5 minutes, so a one-minute blip does not page you.

Does PulsAPI track individual Payfast components?

Yes. PulsAPI monitors 98 individual Payfast components, so you can see which service or region is affected instead of a generic "service degraded" banner.

Can I get alerts when Payfast goes down?

Yes. Create a free account and subscribe to Payfast: the free plan covers three services with unlimited email alerts and no monthly notification cap. Paid plans lift the monitor limit entirely (Pro and above do not meter how many vendors you watch) and route the same alerts into Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty and webhooks.

How do I report an issue with Payfast to the community?

Click "Report an issue" at the top of this page, pick the issue type and severity, and optionally add your region and a short note. Reports are anonymous and help other engineers spot Payfast problems early. Official status pages often lag real incidents by 10 to 20 minutes.

Is there a free way to monitor Payfast?

Yes. The free plan covers 3 monitored services with unlimited email alerts, permanently, so Payfast plus two more costs nothing. Every new account also opens with a 30-day Business trial (unlimited monitors, Slack alerts, SLA reporting) with no credit card.

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