Is Buffer Down? Buffer Status & Outages
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Buffer service health over the last 24 hours
This chart shows the number of user-reported issues for Buffer service health over the past 24 hours, grouped into 20-minute intervals. It's normal to see occasional reports, which may be due to individual user issues rather than a broader problem.
Outage Map
See where users report Buffer is down. The map shows recent Buffer outages from around the world.
Buffer Outage Map
Recent Buffer outage reports
See what users report when Buffer is down and how Buffer outages affect them.
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Buffer Downtime Health — Last 90 Days
In the last 90 days, Buffer had 28 incidents with a median duration of 2 hours 46 minutes.
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Incidents
0
Major Outages
28
Minor Incidents
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Median Resolution
Recent Buffer outages detected by IsDown
Full incident reports for recent Buffer outages, including timelines, affected components, and resolution details.
about 2 hours
Feb 17, 2026 at 01:03 PM
about 5 hours
Feb 17, 2026 at 01:59 AM
| Title | Started At | Duration |
|---|---|---|
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We’re currently investigating an issue causing TikTok posts to fail for many users. Our team is a...
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Mar 03, 2026 at 03:03 PM UTC
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about 18 hours |
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We’re investigating an issue where the Beta Features tab is not displaying the list of individual...
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Mar 02, 2026 at 06:06 AM UTC
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about 14 hours |
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We’re currently experiencing an issue with Buffer that's impacting the ability to log in, schedul...
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Feb 27, 2026 at 02:26 PM UTC
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about 4 hours |
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We’re currently investigating an issue causing Instagram reels to fail for many users. Our team i...
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Feb 26, 2026 at 11:57 AM UTC
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about 22 hours |
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We’re investigating an issue where newly created posts are not immediately appearing in the queue...
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Feb 26, 2026 at 08:13 AM UTC
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about 1 hour |
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We’re currently seeing issues connecting YouTube to Buffer, and are investigating the cause. We’r...
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Feb 24, 2026 at 02:52 PM UTC
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about 1 hour |
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We’re currently investigating an issue causing Instagram posts to fail for some users. The issue ...
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Feb 18, 2026 at 07:35 PM UTC
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13 days |
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We’re currently investigating an issue causing Pinterest posts to fail for many users. Our team i...
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Feb 17, 2026 at 07:55 PM UTC
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about 15 hours |
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We noticed that for a brief period of time today that the dark mode option within Buffer wasn't c...
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Feb 17, 2026 at 12:03 PM UTC
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about 2 hours |
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We’re investigating an issue where videos uploaded through our mobile apps aren’t generating thum...
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Feb 17, 2026 at 12:59 AM UTC
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about 5 hours |
Buffer Components Status
Check if any Buffer component is down. View the current status of 2 services and regions.
| Component | Status | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Buffer Analyze status | OK | View details |
| Buffer Publish status | OK | View details |
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About Buffer Status and Outage Monitoring
IsDown has monitored Buffer continuously since April 2020, tracking this Social Media Platforms for 6 years. Over that time, we've documented 296 outages and incidents, averaging 4.2 per month.
We monitor Buffer's official status page across 9 components organized into 2 groups. IsDown interprets Buffer statuses (operational and incident) to deliver precise health metrics and filter alerts by the components you actually use.
To check if Buffer is down, IsDown combines official status data with user reports for early detection. Vendors often delay acknowledging problems, so user reports help us alert you before the official announcement.
Engineering and operations teams rely on IsDown to track Buffer status and receive verified outage alerts through Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, or 20+ other integrations.
How IsDown Monitors Buffer
IsDown checks Buffer's status page every few minutes, across all 9 components. We combine official status data with user reports to detect when Buffer is down, often before the vendor announces it.
When Buffer status changes, IsDown sends alerts to your preferred channels. Filter by severity to skip noise and focus on outages that affect your business.
What you get when monitoring Buffer with IsDown
Track Buffer incidents and downtimes by severity
IsDown checks Buffer official status page for major/minor outages or downtimes. A major outage is when Buffer experiences a critical issue that severely affects one or more services/regions. A minor incident is when Buffer experiences a small issue affecting a small percentage of its customer's applications. An example is the performance degradation of an application. The moment we detect a Buffer outage, we send you an alert and update your dashboard and status page.
Get alerted as soon as users report problems with Buffer
Buffer and other vendors don't always report outages on time. IsDown collects user reports to provide early detection of outages. This way, even without an official status update, you can stay ahead of possible problems.
All the details of Buffer outages and downtimes
IsDown collects all information from the outages published in Buffer status page to provide the context of the outage. If available, we gather the title, description, time of the outage, status, and outage updates. Another important piece of information is the affected services/regions which we use to filter the notifications that impact your business.
Only get alerted on the Buffer outages that impact your business
IsDown monitors Buffer and all their 9 components that can be affected by an outage. IsDown allows you to filter the notifications and status page alerts based on the components you care about. For example, you can choose which components or regions affect your business and filter out all other outages. This way you avoid alert fatigue in your team.
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Buffer Downdetector vs IsDown
Looking for Buffer outage alerts like Downdetector? IsDown monitors Buffer's official status page for verified incident data, not just user reports. Know exactly when Buffer is down, which components are affected, and when service health is restored. Here's why official Buffer status monitoring beats crowdsourced detection:
| Features | IsDown | Downdetector |
|---|---|---|
| Official Buffer status page monitoring. Know when Buffer is down with real time incident details. | ||
| Monitor 6,020+ services including Buffer in a single dashboard. | ||
| Instant Buffer outage alerts sent to Slack, Teams, PagerDuty, and more. | ||
| Combined monitoring: Buffer official status plus user reports for early outage detection. | ||
| Maintenance feed for Buffer | ||
| Granular alerts filtering by Buffer components and regions. |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Buffer down today?
Buffer isn't down. You can check Buffer status and incident details on the top of the page. IsDown continuously monitors Buffer official status page every few minutes. In the last 24 hours, there were 0 outages reported.
What is the current Buffer status?
Buffer is currently operational. You can check Buffer status and incident details on the top of the page. The status is updated in almost real-time, and you can see the latest outages and issues affecting customers.
Is there a Buffer outage now?
No, there is no ongoing official outage. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.
Is Buffer down today or just slow?
Currently there's no report of Buffer being slow. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.
How are Buffer outages detected?
IsDown monitors the Buffer official status page every few minutes. We also get reports from users like you. If there are enough reports about an outage, we'll show it on the top of the page.
Is Buffer having an outage right now?
Buffer last outage was on March 03, 2026 with the title "Issue Publishing Posts to TikTok"
How often does Buffer go down?
IsDown has tracked 296 Buffer incidents since April 2020.
Is Buffer down for everyone or just me?
Check the Buffer status at the top of this page. IsDown combines official status page data with user reports to show whether Buffer is down for everyone or if the issue is on your end.
What Buffer components does IsDown monitor?
IsDown monitors 9 Buffer components in real-time, tracking the official status page for outages, degraded performance, and scheduled maintenance.
How to check if Buffer is down?
- Subscribe (if possible) to updates on the official status page.
- Create an account in IsDown. Start monitoring Buffer and get alerts in real-time when Buffer has outages.
Why use IsDown to monitor Buffer instead of the official status page?
Because IsDown is a status page aggregator, which means that we aggregate the status of multiple cloud services. You can monitor Buffer and all the services that impact your business. Get a dashboard with the health of all services and status updates. Set up notifications via Slack, Datadog, PagerDuty, and more, when a service you monitor has issues or when maintenances are scheduled.
How IsDown compares to DownDetector when monitoring Buffer?
IsDown and DownDetector help users determine if Buffer is having problems. The big difference is that IsDown is a status page aggregator. IsDown monitors a service's official status page to give our customers a more reliable source of information instead of just relying on reports from users. The integration allows us to provide more details about Buffer's Outages, like incident title, description, updates, and the parts of the affected service. Additionally, users can create internal status pages and set up notifications for all their third-party services.
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