Mercado Pago Outage History

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There were 15 Mercado Pago outages since March 1, 2026 totaling 8h 0m of downtime. Each is summarised below — incident details, duration, and resolution information.

Source: https://status.mercadopago.com

Major April 27, 2026

COLOMBIA - Contingencies

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 27, 2026, 06:17 AM UTC
Resolved
Apr 27, 2026, 07:26 AM UTC
Duration
1h 9m
Affected: Payment Processing
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Apr 27, 2026, 06:17 AM UTC

    The following payment methods are experiencing trouble in payment processing: VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Diners (Colombia). The payments are being received correctly and will be processed when the payment method is live again. Payments processed through binary mode will be rejected automatically.

  2. resolved Apr 27, 2026, 07:26 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major April 23, 2026

PERU - Contingencies

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 23, 2026, 06:31 AM UTC
Resolved
Apr 23, 2026, 07:00 AM UTC
Duration
28m
Affected: Payment Processing
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Apr 23, 2026, 06:31 AM UTC

    The following payment methods are experiencing trouble in payment processing: VISA, VISA Debit (Peru). The payments are being received correctly and will be processed when the payment method is live again. Payments processed through binary mode will be rejected automatically.

  2. resolved Apr 23, 2026, 07:00 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major April 23, 2026

MEXICO - Contingencies American Express

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 23, 2026, 06:24 AM UTC
Resolved
Apr 23, 2026, 06:43 AM UTC
Duration
18m
Affected: Payment Processing
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Apr 23, 2026, 06:24 AM UTC

    The following payment methods are experiencing trouble in payment processing: American Express (Mexico). The payments are being received correctly and will be processed when the payment method is live again. Payments processed through binary mode will be rejected automatically.

  2. resolved Apr 23, 2026, 06:43 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major April 23, 2026

ARGENTINA - Contingencies American Express

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 23, 2026, 06:21 AM UTC
Resolved
Apr 23, 2026, 06:40 AM UTC
Duration
19m
Affected: Payment Processing
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Apr 23, 2026, 06:21 AM UTC

    The following payment methods are experiencing trouble in payment processing: American Express (Argentina). The payments are being received correctly and will be processed when the payment method is live again. Payments processed through binary mode will be rejected automatically.

  2. resolved Apr 23, 2026, 06:40 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major April 23, 2026

BRAZIL - Contingencies

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 23, 2026, 06:19 AM UTC
Resolved
Apr 23, 2026, 06:42 AM UTC
Duration
23m
Affected: Payment Processing
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Apr 23, 2026, 06:19 AM UTC

    The following payment methods are experiencing trouble in payment processing: MasterCard Debit, VISA Debit, ELO Debit (Stone). The payments are being received correctly and will be processed when the payment method is live again. Payments processed through binary mode will be rejected automatically.

  2. resolved Apr 23, 2026, 06:42 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major April 23, 2026

ARGENTINA - Contingencies

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 23, 2026, 06:13 AM UTC
Resolved
Apr 23, 2026, 06:36 AM UTC
Duration
22m
Affected: Payment Processing
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Apr 23, 2026, 06:13 AM UTC

    The following payment methods are experiencing trouble in payment processing: Visa, Visa Debit, Naranja (Argentina). The payments are being received correctly and will be processed when the payment method is live again. Payments processed through binary mode will be rejected automatically.

  2. resolved Apr 23, 2026, 06:36 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major April 22, 2026

ALL SITES - Merchant Order QR

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 22, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC
Resolved
Apr 22, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC
Duration
4m
Affected: Merchant OrderQRQR Orders
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Apr 22, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC

    We are investigating issues with Merchant Order QR API. Until we find the root cause, you might experience some difficulties. News will be informed as soon as possible.

  2. resolved Apr 22, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major April 19, 2026

Increased error frequency in Bricks Frontend

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 19, 2026, 01:25 AM UTC
Resolved
Apr 19, 2026, 01:44 AM UTC
Duration
18m
Affected: Frontend
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Apr 19, 2026, 01:25 AM UTC

    We are investigating issues with {Checkout Bricks}. Until we find the root cause, you might experience some difficulties. News will be informed as soon as possible.

  2. resolved Apr 19, 2026, 01:44 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major April 16, 2026

COLOMBIA - Contingencies PSE

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 16, 2026, 09:27 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 16, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC
Duration
47m
Affected: Payment Processing
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Apr 16, 2026, 09:27 PM UTC

    We are experiencing issues affecting the payment processing for payment method PSE (Colombia).

  2. resolved Apr 16, 2026, 10:14 PM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major April 16, 2026

Test

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 16, 2026, 08:22 PM UTC
Resolved
Apr 16, 2026, 08:23 PM UTC
Duration
35s
Affected: IPN
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Apr 16, 2026, 08:22 PM UTC

    Test

  2. resolved Apr 16, 2026, 08:23 PM UTC

    Test

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Major April 14, 2026

ALL SITES - Contingencies API QR

Detected by Pingoru
Apr 14, 2026, 09:01 AM UTC
Resolved
Apr 14, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC
Duration
2h 2m
Affected: QR
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Apr 14, 2026, 09:01 AM UTC

    We’ve noticed some issues with API QR. We’re currently investigating the root cause and will update as soon as possible.

  2. resolved Apr 14, 2026, 11:03 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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Major March 27, 2026

URUGUAY - Contingencies

Detected by Pingoru
Mar 27, 2026, 07:02 AM UTC
Resolved
Mar 27, 2026, 08:12 AM UTC
Duration
1h 9m
Affected: Payment Processing
Timeline · 2 updates
  1. identified Mar 27, 2026, 07:02 AM UTC

    The following payment methods are experiencing trouble in payment processing: VISA, VISA Debit (Uruguay). The payments are being received correctly and will be processed when the payment method is live again. Payments processed through binary mode will be rejected automatically.

  2. resolved Mar 27, 2026, 08:12 AM UTC

    This incident has been resolved.

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