Buffer incident
Meta issues impacting Facebook, Instagram and Threads
Buffer experienced a minor incident on June 12, 2026 affecting Publishing, lasting —. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- investigating Jun 12, 2026, 02:09 PM UTC
Status: Investigating We are currently investigating some issues with Meta's API for Facebook, Instagram and Threads. It appears that Meta is currently running into some difficulties and it will be impacting all services in Buffer related to Facebook, Instagram and Threads. This means we will be seeing issues publishing to these platforms as well issues ingesting data for analytics and comments. We are extremely sorry for the inconvenience this may be causing, and we will be monitoring things further and hope Meta will be running smoothly again soon. As soon as we have any further information we will update it here. Affected components Buffer Web App (Degraded performance)
- identified Jun 12, 2026, 03:22 PM UTC
Status: Identified We are currently investigating some issues with Meta's API for Facebook, Instagram and Threads. It appears that Meta is currently running into some difficulties and it will be impacting all services in Buffer related to Facebook, Instagram and Threads. This means we will be seeing issues publishing to these platforms as well issues ingesting data for analytics and comments. We are extremely sorry for the inconvenience this may be causing, and we will be monitoring things further and hope Meta will be running smoothly again soon. As soon as we have any further information we will update it here. Affected components Buffer Web App (Degraded performance)
- resolved Jun 12, 2026, 06:26 PM UTC
Status: Resolved The issue with Meta's API for Facebook, Instagram, and Threads 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 Web App (Operational)