Buffer experienced a minor incident on September 23, 2026 affecting Channel connections and Threads, lasting —. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Sep 23, 2026, 10:52 AM UTC
Status: Investigating We’re currently seeing issues connecting Threads to Buffer, and are investigating the cause. Refreshing also doesn't work as expected right now. We’re sorry for the inconvenience and will continue to share updates here as we have them. Affected components Threads (Partial outage) Channel connections (Partial outage)
- identified Sep 23, 2026, 11:40 AM UTC
Status: Identified The issue appears to be related to Threads authentication and is also affecting other services. We’re monitoring the situation and working to restore normal connections as soon as possible. We’re sorry for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. Affected components Threads (Partial outage) Channel connections (Partial outage)
- monitoring Sep 23, 2026, 02:16 PM UTC
Status: Monitoring The Threads team has deployed a fix on their side, meaning that the issues affecting channel connections between Buffer and Threads has been resolved. We’re monitoring the situation to ensure things continue to run smoothly. Affected components Threads (Partial outage) Channel connections (Partial outage)
- resolved Sep 23, 2026, 02:54 PM UTC
Status: Resolved Channel connection issues with Threads have been fully resolved and performance is working as expected. Please reach out if you continue to see issues. We apologise for the interruption today. Affected components Channel connections (Operational) Threads (Operational)