Resolved after 3 days 19 hours, affecting Buffer iOS App and Publishing and 1 more, on June 18, 2026.
The issues with YouTube and Google Business Profiles have been fully resolved, and they are functioning as expected again. If you encounter any further problems, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team.
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- identified Jun 18, 2026, 04:49 PM UTC
The Youtube API is experiencing issues, which is affecting our ability to connect to Youtube channels and publish Shorts. Our engineering team is currently investigating and will keep this updated.
- identified Jun 19, 2026, 06:06 PM UTC
We've identified that the Google API is currently experiencing issues. As a result, we're seeing trouble with new channel connections to Google Business Profiles, as well YouTube channels, too. Additionally, we have seen a decrease in posts being successfully published to YouTube channels. We're very sorry for the inconvenience this is creating and as soon as we have any further information we will update accordingly here.
- identified Jun 21, 2026, 09:30 AM UTC
The Google API is continuing to experience issues. YouTube Shorts are still failing to publish, and users are unable to connect to or refresh YouTube and Google Business Profile channels. Our apologies for the inconvenience. We’ll continue to monitor the situation and will share another update as soon as more information is available.
- resolved Jun 22, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC
The issues with YouTube and Google Business Profiles have been fully resolved, and they are functioning as expected again. If you encounter any further problems, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team.
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