Buffer experienced a minor incident on May 20, 2026 affecting Buffer iOS App and Buffer MCP and 1 more component, lasting —. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating May 19, 2026, 03:52 PM UTC
Status: Investigating We’re currently experiencing slowness with Buffer, which may affect your app performance. Our team is aware of the issue and is working to resolve it as quickly as possible. We’ll keep you updated on our progress and apologise for the disruption. Affected components Buffer Android App (Degraded performance) Buffer iOS App (Degraded performance) Buffer API (Degraded performance) Buffer MCP (Degraded performance) Buffer Web App (Degraded performance)
- identified May 19, 2026, 04:28 PM UTC
Status: Identified We've identified the cause of the slowness with Buffer. Our team is now working on implementing a fix to improve performance. We'll continue to provide updates here as we make progress. We appreciate your patience and understanding. Affected components Buffer MCP (Degraded performance) Buffer Web App (Degraded performance) Buffer Android App (Degraded performance) Buffer iOS App (Degraded performance) Buffer API (Degraded performance)
- monitoring May 19, 2026, 05:06 PM UTC
Status: Monitoring We've addressed the issue causing slowness with Buffer and are currently monitoring the app to ensure that performance is stable. We'll keep you updated with any further developments and provide a final update once we confirm that the service is fully restored. Affected components Buffer API (Degraded performance) Buffer MCP (Degraded performance) Buffer Web App (Degraded performance) Buffer Android App (Degraded performance) Buffer iOS App (Degraded performance)
- identified May 19, 2026, 05:48 PM UTC
Status: Identified We're still noticing some slowness so our team is working to make sure we address this fully. Affected components Buffer iOS App (Degraded performance) Buffer API (Degraded performance) Buffer MCP (Degraded performance) Buffer Web App (Degraded performance) Buffer Android App (Degraded performance)
- monitoring May 20, 2026, 03:45 PM UTC
Status: Monitoring After making several adjustments to mitigate the slowness, we've seen traffic and latency return to normal. We're continuing to monitor to ensure everything remains working as expected. Once we feel confident, we'll mark this issue as resolved. Affected components Buffer Web App (Operational) Buffer Android App (Operational) Buffer iOS App (Operational) Buffer API (Operational) Buffer MCP (Operational)
- resolved May 20, 2026, 04:25 PM UTC
Status: Resolved After additional monitoring, we're confident that the slowness (and underlying issues) have been resolved. Thank you for your patience throughout! Don't hesitate to let us know if there are any issues moving forward. Affected components Buffer Web App (Operational) Buffer Android App (Operational) Buffer iOS App (Operational) Buffer API (Operational) Buffer MCP (Operational)