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How often does Buffer go down?

Based on our 90-day data, we've recorded 27 incidents, of which 11 were major or critical. The median resolution time is 1h 10m.

How are outages detected?

Pulsetic follows the official status page and records the incidents the provider posts there. Crowdsourced user reports and Pulsetic's own synthetic checks add an early warning, which can surface an issue before the official status page mentions it.

Is it down for everyone or just me?

The outage map and region breakdown help answer this. If reports are concentrated in one area it may be regional; if hotspots appear globally it's a widespread outage. Submit your own report to help others understand the scope.

What does "never acknowledged" mean?

"Never acknowledged" means Pulsetic recorded a service disruption from user reports and its own checks, but the official status page never posted an incident for it. This is one of the core reasons teams use third-party monitoring alongside official status pages.

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Pulsetic can detect an outage before the provider officially reports it. 69 incidents on record since Feb 2026

Last updated: 13 min ago · 0 user reports (24h)

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MINOR · INVESTIGATING

Issue Connecting & Refreshing YouTube

Started 2 hours ago · Oct 8, 2026 · 12:58 PM UTC

We’re currently seeing issues connecting and refreshing YouTube channels on Buffer. While this appears to be due to instability with the social network, we are investigating to confirm the cause. We’re sorry for the inconvenience and will continue to share updates here as we have them.

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90-Day Health Summary

Total Incidents

27

Jul 10 to Oct 8, 2026
Major / Critical

11

41% of the total
Minor Incidents

16

Avg. 0.2 per day
Median Resolution

1h 10m

P95: 23h 5m

Across all 4,379 services Pulsetic tracks, the incidents their status pages reported over the last 12 months had a median resolution time of 2h 4m, and 35% were rated major or critical by the provider. These numbers are calculated separately from the 90-day figures for Buffer above.

Source: The State of Uptime 2026, figures as of 1 October 2026.

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Incident	Started	Duration	Impact	Status	Link
Issue Connecting & Refreshing YouTube	Oct 8, 2026 · 12:58 PM	Ongoing	Minor	Investigating	Details →
Issue Publishing Video Posts to Substack	Oct 5, 2026 · 8:40 AM	1m	None	Resolved	Details →
Degraded Performance	Oct 1, 2026 · 2:22 PM	4m	Minor	Resolved	Details →
Issue with publishing to Mastodon accounts hosted on mastodon.social and mastodon.online	Oct 1, 2026 · 10:11 AM	2h 26m	Major	Resolved	Details →
Issues with Buffer fully loading	Sep 25, 2026 · 2:44 PM	1h 20m	Major	Resolved	Details →
Degraded Performance	Sep 23, 2026 · 3:26 PM	1h 5m	Minor	Resolved	Details →
Issue Connecting and Refreshing Threads	Sep 23, 2026 · 10:52 AM	4h 1m	Major	Resolved	Details →
Buffer Service Disruption	Sep 22, 2026 · 2:49 PM	55m	Critical	Resolved	Details →
Issue with creating Pinterest posts	Sep 22, 2026 · 11:02 AM	3h 13m	None	Resolved	Details →
Issue Publishing Posts to Google Business Profile channels	Sep 5, 2026 · 1:29 PM	55m	Minor	Resolved	Details →

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Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Buffer down today?

Check the status badge at the top of this page for the current status. Pulsetic follows the official status page and cross-references it with user reports to give you the most accurate picture.
How often does Buffer go down?

Based on our 90-day data, we've recorded 27 incidents, of which 11 were major or critical. The median resolution time is 1h 10m.
How are outages detected?

Pulsetic follows the official status page and records the incidents the provider posts there. Crowdsourced user reports and Pulsetic's own synthetic checks add an early warning, which can surface an issue before the official status page mentions it.
Is it down for everyone or just me?

The outage map and region breakdown help answer this. If reports are concentrated in one area it may be regional; if hotspots appear globally it's a widespread outage. Submit your own report to help others understand the scope.
What does "never acknowledged" mean?

"Never acknowledged" means Pulsetic recorded a service disruption from user reports and its own checks, but the official status page never posted an incident for it. This is one of the core reasons teams use third-party monitoring alongside official status pages.

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