Is Western Union down for everyone or just for me?

Most likely just you. Western Union answered our server in EU (Falkenstein) on its last check. Use "Test from your connection" on this page to see whether your own browser can reach westernunion.com.

What problems do people report with Western Union?

Nobody has reported a problem in the last 7 days. If Western Union isn't working for you, add a report at the top of this page so the next visitor knows.

How often does Western Union go down?

Over the last 30 days Western Union was reachable in 100% of our 2,003 scheduled checks. We have not logged an outage in the last 90 days.

How do you check whether Western Union is down?

Every 5 minutes our server in EU (Falkenstein) looks up westernunion.com, connects to it and times how long the homepage takes to start answering. A failed check is repeated before it counts as an outage.

Is Western Union down? Live status and outage map

westernunion.comPayments & financeChecked every 5 minutes

No, Western Union is up right now.

It answered in 506 ms. If it isn't working for you, the problem is probably on your side, so see what to try below.

Checked 3 minutes ago from EU (Falkenstein) · Check from other countries

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Response time: 506msHTTP 200 OK
Uptime, 24 hours: 100%273 checks
Uptime, 30 days: 100%2,003 checks
SSL certificate: 161daysValid until Apr 25, 2027

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Western Union outage map

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Reached from EU (Falkenstein)

The big dot is our server in EU (Falkenstein), which decides the status above. Small dots are home and mobile connections, one per country. Countries are shaded as visitors run the connection test below or report problems.

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Pick up to 5 countries and watch them on the map. One home or mobile connection in each opens westernunion.com through Globalping, so you can see whether a problem is limited to some places. You can do this 3 times an hour.

Last 24 hours

UpProblemsDownNo data

24h agoNo problems detectedNow

Typical 608 msFastest 482 msSlowest 1.4 s

2.0 s1.0 s

24h ago18h12h6hNow

Last 15 checks

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The latest checks of Western Union
Time	Result	Answer	Response	From
Nov 15, 01:46 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	506 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 01:41 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	513 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 01:36 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	585 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 01:30 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	733 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 01:25 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	489 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 01:20 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	633 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 01:15 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	572 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 01:09 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	500 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 01:04 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	524 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 00:59 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	504 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 00:54 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	624 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 00:48 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	557 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 00:43 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	496 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 00:37 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	520 ms	EU (Falkenstein)
Nov 15, 00:32 UTCScheduled	Up	200 OK	567 ms	EU (Falkenstein)

Test from your connection

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Problem reports

Nobody has reported a problem with Western Union in the last 7 days. If it isn't working for you, say so at the top of this page.

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Western Union outage history

Last 90 days

No outages in the last 90 days

Every scheduled check of Western Union has been answered since we started monitoring it.

If Western Union isn't working for you

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Try another network
Switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data. If it works on one, the problem is your network or provider.
Pause extensions and VPN
Ad blockers, VPNs and proxies are common causes of sites failing to load.
Restart the app or device
For mobile apps, also check for an update.
Check your clock
A wrong date or time on your device breaks secure connections.
Refresh your DNS
If only Western Union fails, restart your router or switch to a public DNS resolver.

Common questions about Western Union

Is Western Union down for everyone or just for me?: Most likely just you. Western Union answered our server in EU (Falkenstein) on its last check. Use "Test from your connection" on this page to see whether your own browser can reach westernunion.com.
What problems do people report with Western Union?: Nobody has reported a problem in the last 7 days. If Western Union isn't working for you, add a report at the top of this page so the next visitor knows.
How often does Western Union go down?: Over the last 30 days Western Union was reachable in 100% of our 2,003 scheduled checks. We have not logged an outage in the last 90 days.
How do you check whether Western Union is down?: Every 5 minutes our server in EU (Falkenstein) looks up westernunion.com, connects to it and times how long the homepage takes to start answering. A failed check is repeated before it counts as an outage.