Mercado Pago experienced a major incident on May 8, 2026 affecting Payments API and Payment Processing and 1 more component, lasting 1h 55m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Payments APIPayment ProcessingPayment ProcessingPayment ProcessingPayment ProcessingPayment ProcessingPayment ProcessingPayment Processing
Update timeline
- investigating May 08, 2026, 01:18 AM UTC
We are investigating issues with Payment Processing. Until we find the root cause, you might experience some difficulties. News will be informed as soon as possible.
- investigating May 08, 2026, 01:58 AM UTC
We are continuing to investigate this issue.
- resolved May 08, 2026, 03:13 AM UTC
This incident has been resolved