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Buffer status: Minor Outage

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Buffer outages and incidents

Outage and incident data over the last 30 days for Buffer.

There have been 4 outages or incidents for Buffer in the last 30 days.

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Components and Services Monitored for Buffer

Outlogger tracks the status of these components for Xero:

Extension Active
Start Page Active
Billing Active
Login Active
Social Network Integrations Active
Web Platform Active
Social Network Integration Active
Web Platform Active
Account Management Active
Channel Management Active
Creating & Downloading Reports Active
Creating & Managing Ideas Active
Engagement Active
Pablo Active
Publishing Content Active
Retrieving Analytics Performance Issues
Scheduling & Managing Content Active
Start Pages Active
Stories Creator Active
Team Management Active
API (https://api.buffer.com) Active
Social Network Integrations Active
Web Platform Active
Android App Active
Blog (https://buffer.com/resources) Active
Create (https://publish.buffer.com/create) Active
iOS App Active
Pablo (https://pablo.buffer.com) Active
Stories Creator (https://buffer.com/instagram-stories-creator) Active
Website (https://buffer.com) Active
Component Status
Extension Active
Start Page Active
Active
Billing Active
Login Active
Active
Social Network Integrations Active
Web Platform Active
Active
Social Network Integration Active
Web Platform Active
Performance Issues
Account Management Active
Channel Management Active
Creating & Downloading Reports Active
Creating & Managing Ideas Active
Engagement Active
Pablo Active
Publishing Content Active
Retrieving Analytics Performance Issues
Scheduling & Managing Content Active
Start Pages Active
Stories Creator Active
Team Management Active
Active
API (https://api.buffer.com) Active
Social Network Integrations Active
Web Platform Active
Active
Android App Active
Blog (https://buffer.com/resources) Active
Create (https://publish.buffer.com/create) Active
iOS App Active
Pablo (https://pablo.buffer.com) Active
Stories Creator (https://buffer.com/instagram-stories-creator) Active
Website (https://buffer.com) Active

Latest Buffer outages and incidents.

View the latest incidents for Buffer and check for official updates:

Updates:

  • Time: Oct. 5, 2024, 5:18 p.m.
    Status: Resolved
    Update: The issue with Ideas has been fully resolved, and it’s functioning as expected again. If you encounter any further problems, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team.
  • Time: Oct. 5, 2024, 4:49 p.m.
    Status: Investigating
    Update: Some users are currently experiencing difficulties with Ideas in the Create space. Our engineering team is currently investigating the cause, and we'll provide updates here as soon as we know more.

Updates:

  • Time: Oct. 2, 2024, 8:58 p.m.
    Status: Resolved
    Update: We were able to make a quick adjustment, and the Publish Dashboard should be loading as expected. We're very sorry for the trouble there. Let us know if you continue to experience any issues.
  • Time: Oct. 2, 2024, 8:51 p.m.
    Status: Identified
    Update: We're aware of an issue that is resulting in Buffer loading with a "Well, this is embarrassing..." error. Engineers are working on getting this resolved. We'll update this page as more information becomes available.

Updates:

  • Time: Oct. 3, 2024, 11:52 a.m.
    Status: Monitoring
    Update: We have implemented a fix which should backfill the data within the next 24 hours and we are closely monitoring the results.
  • Time: Oct. 1, 2024, 3:45 p.m.
    Status: Identified
    Update: Buffer experienced issues with Facebook Pages analytics, resulting in missing data from the 25th of September onwards. We have identified the root cause and restored some of the missing data. We will continue to work on fully resolving the issue and keep you updated.

Updates:

  • Time: Sept. 26, 2024, 10:20 p.m.
    Status: Postmortem
    Update: In investigating this more, our Engineers discovered that we were impacted by an AWS outage, which was the root cause of the Buffer outage on September 26, 2024. Learn more here: [https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status](https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status). Our site, apps and services are fully operational and have fully recovered from this AWS outage. Thank you so much for your patience as we investigated this issue.
  • Time: Sept. 26, 2024, 7:32 p.m.
    Status: Resolved
    Update: We are happy to share that we have been able to push a fix for this issue. All parts of Buffer should be operating normally again. If you experienced a failed posts during this outage, please "Retry" the post again. Thank you so much for your patience as we addressed this.
  • Time: Sept. 26, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
    Status: Monitoring
    Update: After monitoring the Buffer platform, we are happy to say that it is operational again and things should be running normally once more. We've extremely sorry for any inconvenience caused during the downtime today and appreciate your patience with us.
  • Time: Sept. 26, 2024, 5:55 p.m.
    Status: Investigating
    Update: We are continuing to investigate this issue. Thanks so much for your patience.
  • Time: Sept. 26, 2024, 4:22 p.m.
    Status: Investigating
    Update: We are continuing to investigate this issue.
  • Time: Sept. 26, 2024, 4:21 p.m.
    Status: Investigating
    Update: We are continuing to investigate this issue.
  • Time: Sept. 26, 2024, 4:17 p.m.
    Status: Investigating
    Update: Buffer is currently experiencing downtime, which is affecting logging in, publishing, and all functions across Buffer. The team is investigating, and we'll update this page as more information becomes available. We're sorry for the disruption.

Updates:

  • Time: Sept. 24, 2024, 9:24 p.m.
    Status: Resolved
    Update: The issue affecting Threads posts failing to publish has been fully resolved. If you spot a failed Threads posts in your Queue please go ahead and Retry the post. Our Engineering team has confirmed that things are running smoothly now. We apologize for any disruption this may have caused and appreciate your patience while we worked to resolve things.

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Frequently Asked Questions - Buffer

Is there a Buffer outage?
The current status of Buffer is: Minor Outage
Where can I find the official status page of Buffer?
The official status page for Buffer is here
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What does Buffer do?
Buffer helps small businesses manage social media, freeing up time for other tasks. Over 160,000 businesses use it.