Outage report · Partial outage

Buffer outage on Aug 26, 2026

Some customers unable to log in

SeverityPartial outage
StartedAug 26, 2026, 23:29UTC
ResolvedAug 27, 2026, 03:48UTC
Duration4h 18m

What happened

Buffer reported a partial outage starting Aug 26, 2026, 23:29 UTC, affecting Login. It was marked resolved at Aug 27, 2026, 03:48 UTC.

  • The incident lasted 4h 18m from first report to resolution.
  • Buffer had reported 4 other partial or major outages in the 90 days before it.
  • 12 other vendors we track reported a significant incident within 12 hours of it.

Latest update from Buffer

The issue affecting login verification emails and codes has been fully resolved. We’re sorry for the trouble and appreciate your patience while we worked through it. If you're still experiencing issues, please reach out to us at hello@buffer.com.

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What our independent monitoring saw

Our independent monitoring of Buffer started after this incident, so this report is based on Buffer's status page.

Other outages around the same time

Significant incidents other vendors reported within 12 hours of this one.

Buffer's overall reliability

57.0/100

Buffer has a reliability score of 57.0/100, with 99.13% effective uptime and 23 incidents over the last 90 days.

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