# Buffer: Major incident: Degraded Performance

> Buffer reported a major incident starting 2026-10-22 20:15 UTC that briefly stopped its web publishing tools from loading. Buffer said it addressed the issue and was monitoring stability; the incident was still open when archived, open for 0 min at the last update.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/change/i4f8808094c0038
Last updated: 2026-10-22T20:23:00Z

**Summary:** Buffer reported a major incident starting 2026-10-22 20:15 UTC that briefly stopped its web publishing tools from loading. Buffer said it addressed the issue and was monitoring stability; the incident was still open when archived, open for 0 min at the last update. _(machine-written, sol)_
- Kind: Major incident · Label: outage (model (Jev))
- Changed: 2026-10-22 20:15 UTC · Detected: 2026-10-22 20:23 UTC
- [Source: https://status.buffer.com/incidents/01M5JM1ZE355QPZBJ57CAKXD9H](https://status.buffer.com/incidents/01M5JM1ZE355QPZBJ57CAKXD9H)
- [Company: Buffer](https://rewindex.com/company/buffer.md)
- Versions: before (none: first archived) → after incident\_version:238/01M5JM1ZE355QPZBJ57CAKXD9H@ef3890913e02
- Change 1 of 2 for this incident

Incident page (full timeline): [Degraded Performance](https://rewindex.com/company/buffer/incidents/01M5JM1ZE355QPZBJ57CAKXD9H.md)
## What changed

**1. Added: Title**

```diff
+ Degraded Performance
```

**2. Added: Impact**

```diff
+ major
```

**3. Added: Status**

```diff
+ monitoring
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**4. Added: Start time**

```diff
+ 2026-10-22 20:15 UTC
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**5. Added: Update** (monitoring) · 2026-10-22 20:15 UTC

```diff
+ We’ve addressed an issue that briefly stopped Buffer's publishing tools from loading on the web, and we are currently monitoring the app to ensure that performance is stable. We’ll keep you updated with any further developments and provide a final update once we confirm that the service is fully restored.
```

## History of this incident

| When (UTC) | Change | Label |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-22 20:15 UTC | Major incident: Degraded Performance (this change) | outage |
| 2026-10-22 20:33 UTC | [Incident updated: Degraded Performance](https://rewindex.com/change/r8040d3778f28a0.md) | Normal progress |

Next: [change](https://rewindex.com/change/r8040d3778f28a0.md) · All Buffer changes: [timeline](https://rewindex.com/company/buffer/changes.md)
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## Cite this

Major incident: Degraded Performance on Buffer’s status page, changed 2026-10-22 20:15 UTC (change 1 of 2).

- Canonical URL: https://rewindex.com/change/i4f8808094c0038
- Citation: Buffer, “Major incident: Degraded Performance” (2026-10-22 20:15 UTC). Archived by Rewindex: https://rewindex.com/change/i4f8808094c0038 (CC BY 4.0).
- Markdown link: `[Buffer: Major incident: Degraded Performance (2026-10-22)](https://rewindex.com/change/i4f8808094c0038)`


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/change/i4f8808094c0038 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/change/i4f8808094c0038.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/changes/i4f8808094c0038 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-11-05T18:47:24.917Z