Buffer incident

Issue Publishing Video Posts to Instagram and Threads

Resolved after 55 minutes, affecting Publishing and Instagram and 1 more, on July 19, 2026.

resolved Jul 19, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC

This issue has now been fully resolved, and video posts to Instagram and Threads are publishing normally again. Any failed posts can be retried from the queue. Once again, we sincerely apologise for the disruption.

Started
Jul 19, 2026, 09:06 AM UTC
Resolved
Jul 19, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC
Duration
55m
Detected by Pingoru
Jul 19, 2026, 09:06 AM UTC

Affected components

PublishingInstagramThreads

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  1. identified Jul 19, 2026, 09:06 AM UTC

    We’re currently experiencing an issue publishing video posts to Instagram and Threads due to a problem with Meta’s API. Posts with images or no media should continue to publish as normal. We’re working to resolve this as quickly as possible and will continue to share updates here. We sincerely apologise for the disruption.

  2. monitoring Jul 19, 2026, 09:54 AM UTC

    Meta has implemented a fix, and video posts to Instagram and Threads appear to be publishing normally again through Buffer. If any of your posts failed, please click Retry Now in the queue and they should publish successfully. We’re continuing to monitor the situation to confirm the issue is fully resolved.

  3. resolved Jul 19, 2026, 10:01 AM UTC

    This issue has now been fully resolved, and video posts to Instagram and Threads are publishing normally again. Any failed posts can be retried from the queue. Once again, we sincerely apologise for the disruption.

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