Buffer incident

Issue Publishing Posts to TikTok

Minor Resolved View vendor source →
Started
Mar 16, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC
Resolved
Mar 16, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC
Duration
Detected by Pingoru
Mar 16, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC

Affected components

Buffer Web App

Update timeline

  1. identified Mar 14, 2026, 05:04 AM UTC

    Status: Identified We’ve identified the cause of the issue preventing TikTok posts from being published, and it appears to be a temporary issue with the TikTok API. Thank you for your patience as we learn more about the problem.

  2. identified Mar 14, 2026, 12:02 PM UTC

    Status: Identified We’re continuing to see a low success rate for TikTok publishing. Our investigation confirms that the issue is related to instability with the TikTok API, and similar problems are being reported by other publishing platforms. At this time, the issue appears to be on TikTok’s end. We are continuing to monitor the situation closely and will share updates as soon as we learn more. Thank you for your patience. Affected components Buffer Web App (Partial outage)

  3. resolved Mar 16, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC

    Status: Resolved The issue with TikTok 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 Web App (Operational)

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