Buffer: Issue with creating some posts and drafts, due to a prompt for uploads to finish before saving.
Timeline of updates
- monitoring
We’ve identified an issue that prevents some customers from saving drafts or publishing posts containing links, including when reopening a saved post. You may see “Please wait for uploads to finish” even when you aren’t uploading anything.
Our team is has pushed a fix for this, and we'll continue to monitor the situation. If possible, please try refreshing your Buffer dashboard to help you get past the message and try again.
We’re sorry for any disruption to your workflow, and thank you for your patience with us on this one.
- resolved
The issue with saving posts and drafts has been fully resolved, and should be functioning as expected again. If you encounter any further problems, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team.
Thank you for your patience with us as worked through the problem.
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Status incident (vendor impact label: none) posted by Buffer, started 2026-11-06 10:14 UTC, resolved after 32 min, 2 update(s); edited after publishing.
- Title
- Issue with creating some posts and drafts, due to a prompt for uploads to finish before saving.
- Vendor
- Buffer
- Date
- URL
- https://rewindex.com/company/buffer/incidents/01M6R5MCP3V06DKZ27CHZ1M7GY
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