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Recent outages & incidents

Past 90 days
  1. Resolved 11m
    Started Oct 22, 2026, 08:15 PM UTC · Resolved Oct 22, 2026, 08:26 PM UTC
    Publishing
    Timeline · 2 updates
    • monitoring · Oct 22, 2026, 08:15 PM UTC

      Status: Monitoring We’ve addressed an issue that briefly stopped Buffer's publishing tools from loading on the web, and we are currently monitoring the app to ensure that performance is stable. We’ll keep you updated with any further developments and provide a final update once we confirm that the service is fully restored. Affected components Publishing (Partial outage)

    • resolved · Oct 22, 2026, 08:26 PM UTC

      Status: Resolved The issue that briefly stopped Buffer's publishing tools from loading on the web has been resolved, and the app should now be operating normally. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this issue and thank you for your patience throughout the resolution process. If you experience any further issues, please let us know. Affected components Publishing (Operational)

    Latest: Status: Resolved The issue that briefly stopped Buffer's publishing tools from loading on the web has been resolved, and the app should now be operating normally. We apologize for …

  2. Resolved 3h 24m
    Started Oct 09, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC · Resolved Oct 09, 2026, 04:02 PM UTC
    Timeline · 2 updates
    • monitoring · Oct 09, 2026, 12:38 PM UTC

      Status: Monitoring The issue has been resolved and we are now monitoring the system to ensure stability. We will keep an eye on the situation and provide a final update once we verify that everything is continuing to run smoothly.

    • resolved · Oct 09, 2026, 04:02 PM UTC

      Status: Resolved The issue affecting Buffer has been fully resolved. Our team has confirmed that the service is now operating normally. We apologise for any disruption this may have caused and appreciate your patience throughout the resolution process. If you encounter any further issues, please let us know.

    Latest: Status: Resolved The issue affecting Buffer has been fully resolved. Our team has confirmed that the service is now operating normally. We apologise for any disruption this may hav…

  3. Resolved 1d 3h
    Started Oct 08, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC · Resolved Oct 09, 2026, 04:04 PM UTC
    Channel connectionsYoutube
    Timeline · 4 updates
    • investigating · Oct 08, 2026, 12:58 PM UTC

      Status: Investigating We’re currently seeing issues connecting and refreshing YouTube channels on Buffer. While this appears to be due to instability with the social network, we are investigating to confirm the cause. We’re sorry for the inconvenience and will continue to share updates here as we have them. Affected components Youtube (Degraded performance) Channel connections (Degraded performance)

    • identified · Oct 08, 2026, 06:38 PM UTC

      Status: Identified After investigating, it appears that this issue is related to ongoing issues within the YouTube API. We're keeping an eye on things and will update this page if any new information becomes available. Affected components Youtube (Degraded performance) Channel connections (Degraded performance)

    • identified · Oct 08, 2026, 09:37 PM UTC

      Status: Identified We're continuing to keep an eye on this situation. The error rate is low, but we want to ensure YouTube connections are working as expected for all users before marking this issue as resolved. Affected components Youtube (Degraded performance) Channel connections (Degraded performance)

    • resolved · Oct 09, 2026, 04:04 PM UTC

      Status: Resolved We have seen that the issues with YouTube connections have returned back to normal levels now, and all new YouTube connections should go through successfully once again, as well as channel reconnections, too. We're very sorry for the inconvenience this created and hope everything is running smoothly for you now. Affected components Youtube (Operational) Channel connections (Operational)

    Latest: Status: Resolved We have seen that the issues with YouTube connections have returned back to normal levels now, and all new YouTube connections should go through successfully once …

  4. Resolved 1m
    Started Oct 05, 2026, 08:40 AM UTC · Resolved Oct 05, 2026, 08:42 AM UTC
    Timeline · 2 updates
    • monitoring · Oct 05, 2026, 08:40 AM UTC

      Status: Monitoring Between 24 September and 5 October, some Substack posts that contained video failed to publish. A fix has been put in place, and Substack posting appears to be functioning normally again. We are closely monitoring the situation to ensure everything remains stable. If you have experienced failed posts during this time, please click Retry Now on each one to try publishing them again. We sincerely apologise for the disruption.

    • resolved · Oct 05, 2026, 08:42 AM UTC

      Status: Resolved The issue with Substack video posts has been fully resolved, and all systems are now operational. If you have experienced failed posts during this time, please click Retry Now on each one to try publishing them again. We appreciate your understanding and apologise for any disruption this may have caused.

    Latest: Status: Resolved The issue with Substack video posts has been fully resolved, and all systems are now operational. If you have experienced failed posts during this time, please cli…

  5. Resolved 33m
    Started Oct 01, 2026, 02:22 PM UTC · Resolved Oct 01, 2026, 02:56 PM UTC
    PublishingAnalyticsCommunity
    Timeline · 1 update
    • investigating · Oct 01, 2026, 02:22 PM UTC

      Status: Investigating We’re currently experiencing slowness loading Buffer. Our team is aware of the issue and is working to resolve it as quickly as possible. We’ll keep you updated on our progress and apologise for the disruption. Affected components Analytics (Degraded performance) Publishing (Degraded performance) Community (Degraded performance)

    Latest: Status: Investigating We’re currently experiencing slowness loading Buffer. Our team is aware of the issue and is working to resolve it as quickly as possible. We’ll keep you updat…

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18 more incidents in the last 90 days, plus the full multi-year archive of per-service events and update timelines.

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Incident record

Since April 2026 · incident.io · 19 components checked every 5 minutes
109incidents recorded
109last 12 months
23last 90 days
22 hourstypical duration, 12 months

The longest incident in the last year, Meta API issue impacting some Instagram posts on February 18, 2026, ran for 13 days.

Most affected components, last 12 months

  • Publishing62
  • Buffer Android App41
  • Buffer iOS App41
  • Buffer API14
  • Channel connections7

Latest incidents

  • Degraded Performance October 22, 2026 · 11 minutes · degraded service

    Status: Monitoring We’ve addressed an issue that briefly stopped Buffer's publishing tools from loading on the web, and we are currently monitoring the app to…

  • Buffer Service Disruption October 9, 2026 · 3 hours · degraded service

    Status: Monitoring The issue has been resolved and we are now monitoring the system to ensure stability. We will keep an eye on the situation and provide a…

  • Issue Connecting & Refreshing YouTube October 8, 2026 · 27 hours · degraded service

    Status: Investigating We’re currently seeing issues connecting and refreshing YouTube channels on Buffer. While this appears to be due to instability with the…

Outage history

Past 90 days · 23 incidents View full outage history →