Buffer incident
Issue Publishing Posts to Instagram, Threads, and Facebook.
Buffer experienced a minor incident on May 19, 2026 affecting Buffer iOS App and Buffer Web App and 1 more component, lasting —. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating May 19, 2026, 04:18 AM UTC
Status: Investigating We’re currently investigating an issue causing Instagram, Threads, and Facebook posts to fail for many users. Our team is actively working to resolve this as quickly as possible. We sincerely apologize for the disruption. Affected components Buffer Web App (Partial outage) Buffer Android App (Partial outage) Buffer iOS App (Partial outage)
- monitoring May 19, 2026, 05:27 AM UTC
Status: Monitoring We identified an issue on Meta’s end that caused posts to fail across all three channels. It appears recovery is now underway, and publishing success rates have returned to normal levels. We’ll continue monitoring a bit longer before marking this incident as resolved. Affected components Buffer Web App (Operational) Buffer Android App (Operational) Buffer iOS App (Operational)
- resolved May 19, 2026, 05:56 AM UTC
Status: Resolved The issue with Meta’s posts has been fully resolved, and all systems are now operational. We appreciate your understanding and apologise for any disruption this may have caused. Affected components Buffer iOS App (Operational) Buffer Web App (Operational) Buffer Android App (Operational)