Managing channels

Lexi | @ Buffer

The access token for your social channels will become expired from time to time. While this can be frustrating, it's good to keep in mind that this is normal behavior and is usually the result of the social network making ...

Kelly Vass | @ Buffer

With Buffer, you can visually plan and schedule your Instagram posts, carousels, stories and reels, get personalized recommendations on your posting strategy, and engage with your Instagram community, all in one place. Thi...

Kelly Vass | @ Buffer

With Buffer, you can reach your community wherever they are online. Keep your Facebook group up to date by scheduling posts, or engage with your Facebook Page followers by scheduling posts or reels. Once your posts have be...

Mel | @ Buffer

With over 1 million businesses in 175 countries on Shopify, it is one of the most popular e-commerce platforms in the world. With the Shopify integration for your Buffer analytics dashboard, you now have your Shopify and s...

Mel | @ Buffer

Publishing regularly on Google Business Profiles increases organic reach and engagement, ultimately boosting conversions. Only 21% of brands post regularly to their Google Business Profile. Will you be one of the ones who ...

Mel | @ Buffer

With over 459 million active users, Pinterest is the place to be to drive high referral traffic, straight to your site. With over 433 thousand people visiting Pinterest each month and 80% using it to discover new brands, l...

Mel | @ Buffer

With a 6.92% average engagement rate and a daily 52-minute user average, TikTok is an incredibly powerful platform. Prescheduling your TikTok posts via Buffer will help you publish posts to this popular platform at a consi...

Darcy Peters | @ Buffer

Aside from the amazing professional network it provides, LinkedIn is the number one platform for business-to-business (B2B) lead generation, with 80% of B2B leads coming from LinkedIn vs. 13% on Twitter and 7% on Facebook....

Mel | @ Buffer

While Twitter (or X.com) has gone through quite a few changes over the years, it continues to be a fairly strong channel for e-commerce and small businesses. Through your publishing dashboard in Buffer, you can craft, sche...

Mel | @ Buffer

YouTube has more users than any other video platform, offering unparalleled distribution on desktop and mobile. You can reach more people on the world’s most popular video platform with Buffer’s YouTube Shorts scheduling a...

Lexi | @ Buffer

Social channels will need to be refreshed from time to time. While this can be frustrating, it's good to keep in mind that this is normal behavior and is usually the result of the social network making a change to keep you...

Lexi | @ Buffer

⚡️ You're in the right article if you're… not seeing your Facebook or Instagram channel come up as an option to connect to Buffer. encountering an "unknown" error or a permissions error. looking to prevent your Facebook ...

Kelly Vass | @ Buffer

Follow the steps below to remove a channel from your Buffer account. 📝 Removing a channel by following the steps below does not automatically remove its corresponding channel slot that you’ve paid for if you’re on the Ess...

Lexi | @ Buffer

If you downgrade to the Free plan, any channels above the limits of the Free plan will become locked. We would recommend removing any channels that you no longer need, which will then unlock the channels you're looking to ...

Lexi | @ Buffer

The permissions that Buffer needs in order to pull in boosted posts data will be granted during the process of connecting a Facebook page or Instagram business account. However, if your Facebook page or Instagram account w...

Lexi | @ Buffer

Each time Buffer gets ready to publish a new post, it verifies the social channel name and profile image. If you’ve recently edited either of those, you may not see the change reflected in your dashboard until the next tim...