Buffer Status · History · Incident #5668

RESOLVED

Issue Publishing Video Posts to Instagram and Threads

Major · Started Jul 19, 2026 · 9:06 AM

  • Duration

    55m

  • Severity

    Major

  • Detection lead

  • User reports

Summary

Issue Publishing Video Posts to Instagram and Threads

This issue has now been fully resolved, and video posts to Instagram and Threads are publishing normally again. Any failed posts can be retried from the queue. Once again, we sincerely apologise for the disruption.


  • Started

    Jul 19, 2026 · 9:06 AM

  • Resolved

    Jul 19, 2026 · 10:01 AM

  • Duration

    55m

  • Severity

    Major

Event timeline

How this incident unfolded

  • Identified

    Jul 19 · 9:06 AM Buffer

    We’re currently experiencing an issue publishing video posts to Instagram and Threads due to a problem with Meta’s API. Posts with images or no media should continue to publish as normal. We’re working to resolve this as quickly as possible and will continue to share updates here. We sincerely apologise for the disruption.

  • Monitoring

    Jul 19 · 9:54 AM Buffer

    Meta has implemented a fix, and video posts to Instagram and Threads appear to be publishing normally again through Buffer. If any of your posts failed, please click **_Retry Now_** in the queue and they should publish successfully. We’re continuing to monitor the situation to confirm the issue is fully resolved.

  • Resolved

    Jul 19 · 10:01 AM Buffer

    This issue has now been fully resolved, and video posts to Instagram and Threads are publishing normally again. Any failed posts can be retried from the queue. Once again, we sincerely apologise for the disruption.

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