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Is Buttondown Down?

SaaSLive status, outages, and incident history

No. Buttondown is up right now.

Every monitored Buttondown system is operational as of August 11, 2026. PulsAPI did not find an outage in its latest check of the official status feed.

OperationalChecked 3m agoLive, rechecked every 60s
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How we know: the official Buttondown status page, PulsAPI's own check every 60 seconds, and outage reports from engineers. How PulsAPI monitoring works

Buttondown Component Status

The main Buttondown systems on this page. All 5 are operational right now.

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API
Operational
Author-facing app
Operational
Automations
Operational

2 more components tracked

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Component statuses may change independently during partial outages.

Recent Buttondown Outages & Incidents

Incident history from the official Buttondown status page, including resolution updates.

Uptime history4 days observed
Aug 8100.00% averageAug 11
Issues logging into the appResolved Jul 17, 2026 · 48 minResolved

We've gotten confirmation from customers that the app is working as expected again, and they're able to log in. 🚀 But we'll keep an eye on the [Cloudflare incident](<https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/652w59bvnbsj>) as updates come in. --- [2026-07-17T15:44:10Z] (monitoring) We've moved our infrastructure off of impacted servers. We're currently confirming with customers that they're able to log into the app, and we'll continue monitoring. --- [2026-07-17T15:23:45Z] (identified) We've identified that this is being caused by [an ongoing incident](https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/652w59bvnbsj) with an upstream vendor. We're currently working to move off the impacted servers to restore service. --- [2026-07-17T15:08:28Z] (investigating) We're currently investigating reports of issues logging into the author-facing app.

Error when uploading image or fileResolved Jul 14, 2026 · 7 minResolved

Uploading attachments works now. --- [2026-07-14T19:12:29Z] (monitoring) We restored the authentication key that was rolled which seems to have fixed the problem. --- [2026-07-14T19:09:55Z] (identified) We've identified an issue that causes a server error when uploading and image or file into the Editor. Working on a fix now.

Images not loadingResolved Jun 10, 2026 · 1h 8mResolved

The fix has been stable, and we've had confirmation from Authors that images are working as expected now. Marking this resolved ✅ --- [2026-06-10T16:17:05Z] (monitoring) We've moved traffic off the impacted Cloudflare infrastructure, and we're seeing images working as expected again. (Give your browser a good refresh!) We'll continue to monitor for any lingering issues. --- [2026-06-10T16:04:38Z] (identified) We've learned that this image issue is related to an ongoing incident with [Cloudflare files](https://www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/fpxb33vnw9bw). We're continuing to monitor the situation and we'll update when we have more information. --- [2026-06-10T15:28:45Z] (investigating) We're currently investigating reports that images are not loading in the Editor, Archives and Emails.

Live Buttondown Outage Reports

Problems reported by engineers using Buttondown. Reports often appear 10 to 20 minutes before the official status page moves, and stay on this page for 90 days.

Reports, last 24 hours0 total
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No Buttondown problems reported yet.

Something wrong with Buttondown on your end?

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About Buttondown

Is Buttondown down? Buttondown reports live availability for 5 components at status.buttondown.com, among them Author-facing app, Subscriber-facing app and API. Track Buttondown outages, degradations and past incidents here, with uptime history and alerts across your SaaS stack.

Over the past 30 days, PulsAPI has measured Buttondown uptime at 100.00%. Response times, incident history, and SLA tracking for Buttondown are available on the PulsAPI dashboard.

Buttondown Status FAQ

Is Buttondown down right now?

PulsAPI checks Buttondown every 60 seconds. The verdict at the top of this page comes from the latest poll of the official Buttondown status feed and refreshes automatically, so you are not looking at a stale cached answer.

What should I do if Buttondown is not working?

Check the component list on this page first to see if your failure matches a known outage. If it does, you can report the issue for other engineers, follow the incident timeline for vendor updates, and run any fallback your app supports until Buttondown recovers.

How do I check Buttondown uptime history?

PulsAPI tracks Buttondown uptime over 30, 60, and 90-day rolling windows. The current 30-day uptime is 100.00%. A free PulsAPI account unlocks the full 90-day SLA history and incident timeline for Buttondown.

How fast does PulsAPI detect Buttondown outages?

PulsAPI polls the official Buttondown status page every 60 seconds and usually delivers alerts to Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, or email in under 4 seconds after detection. That is often faster than someone on your team notices on their own.

Does PulsAPI track individual Buttondown components?

Yes. PulsAPI monitors 5 individual Buttondown components, so you can see which service or region is affected instead of a generic "service degraded" banner.

Can I get alerts when Buttondown goes down?

Yes. Create a PulsAPI account and subscribe to Buttondown. Email alerts are included on the free Starter plan. Paid plans add Slack, Discord, Microsoft Teams, PagerDuty, and webhooks whenever Buttondown status changes.

How do I report an issue with Buttondown to the community?

Click "Report an issue" at the top of this page, pick the issue type and severity, and optionally add your region and a short note. Reports are anonymous and help other engineers spot Buttondown problems early. Official status pages often lag real incidents by 10 to 20 minutes.

Is there a free way to monitor Buttondown?

Yes. PulsAPI's Starter plan includes up to 10 monitored services with email alerts, and the 30-day free trial requires no credit card. You can monitor Buttondown alongside up to 9 other services at pulsapi.com/signup.

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