Buffer incident

Bluesky Service Disruption

Resolved after 21 hours 55 minutes, affecting Buffer iOS App and Buffer API and 1 more, on April 16, 2026.

resolved Apr 17, 2026, 07:05 AM UTC

The issue with Bluesky is now fully resolved, and all systems are now operational. We appreciate your understanding and apologise for any disruption this may have caused.

Started
Apr 16, 2026, 09:09 AM UTC
Resolved
Apr 17, 2026, 07:05 AM UTC
Duration
21h 55m
Detected by Pingoru
Apr 16, 2026, 09:09 AM UTC

Affected components

Buffer iOS AppBuffer APIPublishingBuffer Android App

Update timeline

  1. investigating Apr 16, 2026, 09:09 AM UTC

    We're currently seeing issues across all Bluesky features on Buffer. This has been confirmed by Bluesky on their status page (https://status.bsky.app/) and we are monitoring closely. We're sorry for the inconvenience and will continue to share updates here as we have them.

  2. identified Apr 16, 2026, 12:37 PM UTC

    We’ve confirmed that issues with Bluesky's servers were preventing Bluesky posts from being published. We've seen signs of improvement and we'll continue to monitor. Thank you for your patience as we wait for things to return to normal.

  3. monitoring Apr 17, 2026, 06:18 AM UTC

    Bluesky have marked the incident as resolved and we have seen posting success rates for Bluesky return to normal levels. We are closely monitoring the situation to ensure everything remains stable.

  4. resolved Apr 17, 2026, 07:05 AM UTC

    The issue with Bluesky is now fully resolved, and all systems are now operational. We appreciate your understanding and apologise for any disruption this may have caused.

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