Buffer experienced a minor incident on June 22, 2026 affecting Buffer iOS App and Publishing and 1 more component, lasting —. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Update timeline
- identified Jun 18, 2026, 04:49 PM UTC
Status: Identified The Youtube API is experiencing issues, which is affecting our ability to connect to Youtube channels and publish Shorts. Our engineering team is currently investigating and will keep this updated. Affected components Buffer Android App (Degraded performance) Buffer iOS App (Degraded performance) Buffer Web App (Degraded performance)
- identified Jun 19, 2026, 06:06 PM UTC
Status: Identified We've identified that the Google API is currently experiencing issues. As a result, we're seeing trouble with new channel connections to Google Business Profiles, as well YouTube channels, too. Additionally, we have seen a decrease in posts being successfully published to YouTube channels. We're very sorry for the inconvenience this is creating and as soon as we have any further information we will update accordingly here. Affected components Buffer Web App (Degraded performance) Buffer Android App (Degraded performance) Buffer iOS App (Degraded performance)
- identified Jun 21, 2026, 09:30 AM UTC
Status: Identified The Google API is continuing to experience issues. YouTube Shorts are still failing to publish, and users are unable to connect to or refresh YouTube and Google Business Profile channels. Our apologies for the inconvenience. We’ll continue to monitor the situation and will share another update as soon as more information is available. Affected components Buffer Android App (Degraded performance) Buffer iOS App (Degraded performance) Buffer Web App (Degraded performance)
- resolved Jun 22, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC
Status: Resolved The issues with YouTube and Google Business Profiles have been fully resolved, and they are functioning as expected again. If you encounter any further problems, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team. Affected components Buffer iOS App (Operational) Buffer Web App (Operational) Buffer Android App (Operational)