Buffer outages and problems
In the past 24 hours, 29 user reports came in for Buffer. Counting only the 15-minute windows with a spike big enough to count as an outage, that comes to 100.00% uptime for the day.
The busiest 15-minute window had 3 reports, about 4 hours ago. That stays below our outage threshold, so it doesn't count as downtime.
Buffer in October 2026
- Problem reports in October (since 28 October)
- 27
Monthly report for October 2026
What people said was wrong in recent problem reports for Buffer, as a share of those reports:
- 83% Website
- 17% App
Where Buffer problem reports come from
Recent reports came from 12 areas. The most came from around New York City, NY, San Francisco, CA and Buffalo, NY. Share of recent reports by area, named after its biggest town:
- 19% New York City, NY
- 15% San Francisco, CA
- 11% Buffalo, NY
- 11% Portland, OR
- 7% San Bernardino, CA
- 4% Lowell, MA
From 27 recent problem reports. Big cities always send the most, so reports from many places point to a widespread problem, and one area far ahead of the rest can mean a regional one. Town names: GeoNames.
Buffer problem spikes, last 30 days
Since 28 October, Buffer had no outage spikes or periods of elevated reports.
A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, kept exactly as this page showed it at the time. This history starts on 28 October 2026. Monthly reports for all services
How to fix Buffer not working
Buffer is up on our end, so if it won't work for you, the problem is most likely on your side. Work through these in order:
Your browser tries to reach buffer.com over your own connection, right now. Nothing is sent to us or stored.
Reload and restart
Reload the page (Ctrl+F5, or Cmd+Shift+R on a Mac), or fully close the app and open it again.
Try another connection
Switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data. If it works on one and not the other, the problem is your network, not Buffer.
Update the app
Install the latest version from the App Store or Google Play. Old versions can stop connecting after a server-side change.
While Buffer is down: what to use instead
- Hootsuite Use Hootsuite to reschedule a batch across networks.
- Meta Business Suite Meta Business Suite is the choice when a Facebook or Instagram post is due and the app will not open.
- Later Later handles image-heavy posts that need a caption and a publish time.
- Native platform composer Post from each platform's own composer if you have a single update and the queue can wait.
Buffer IP address, servers and network
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Service updates from @buffer
No posts about problems from @buffer in the last 14 days. The latest is from .
Put the Buffer status badge on your site
Paste one of these into a web page, a blog post or a README. The badge shows the same status as this page, based on user problem reports. Browsers can keep a copy for up to 4 hours. It links back here.
<a href="https://isitdownrightnow.app/services/buffer/"><img src="https://isitdownrightnow.app/badge/buffer.svg" alt="Buffer status" height="20"></a>[](https://isitdownrightnow.app/services/buffer/)The badge is a plain image: no scripts, no cookies. People who see it on your page load it from our server.
How we track Buffer
The status on this page comes from user-submitted problem reports for Buffer, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. Each window is compared with the normal level for Buffer, so a few complaints on a quiet day don't trigger anything, but a sudden jump well above normal does.
When reports climb well above normal, the status here changes to partial outage or major outage and the chart moves with it. This is separate from Buffer's official status page: user reports tend to show a problem early, while the official page confirms the cause. If the two disagree, check both.