Buffer Status · History · Incident #146152

RESOLVED

Issue Connecting & Refreshing YouTube

Minor · Started Oct 8, 2026 · 12:58 PM

  • Duration

    1d 3h 5m

  • Severity

    Minor

  • Detection lead

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  • User reports

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Summary

Issue Connecting & Refreshing YouTube

We have seen that the issues with YouTube connections have returned back to normal levels now, and all new YouTube connections should go through successfully once again, as well as channel reconnections, too. We're very sorry for the inconvenience this created and hope everything is running smoothly for you now.


  • Started

    Oct 8, 2026 · 12:58 PM

  • Resolved

    Oct 9, 2026 · 4:04 PM

  • Duration

    1d 3h 5m

  • Severity

    Minor

Event timeline

How this incident unfolded

  • ◐

    Investigating

    Oct 8 · 12:58 PM Buffer

    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.

  • ◆

    Identified

    Oct 8 · 6:38 PM Buffer

    After investigating, it appears that this issue is related to ongoing issues within the YouTube API. We're keeping an eye on things and will update this page if any new information becomes available.

  • ◆

    Identified

    Oct 8 · 9:37 PM Buffer

    We're continuing to keep an eye on this situation. The error rate is low, but we want to ensure YouTube connections are working as expected for all users before marking this issue as resolved.

  • ✓

    Resolved

    Oct 9 · 4:04 PM Buffer

    We have seen that the issues with YouTube connections have returned back to normal levels now, and all new YouTube connections should go through successfully once again, as well as channel reconnections, too. We're very sorry for the inconvenience this created and hope everything is running smoothly for you now.

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