Buffer: API access added to all plans
What happened
Between the Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 captures of Buffer's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Buffer added API access to all plans (Free: 1 API key/3,000 req/mo, Essentials: 3 API keys/7,500 req/mo, Team: 5 API keys/15,000 req/mo), plus a new API section in the feature comparison table. In detail: Buffer added API access to all plans: Free (1 API key, 3,000 requests/month), Essentials (3 API keys, 7,500 requests/month), and Team (5 API keys, 15,000 requests/month), plus a new API section in the feature comparison table. Pulse files it as a product change (feature added) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 10, 2026) lists Essentials at $5 and Team at $10.
It lands 67 days after Buffer's previous change, "Buffer Expands Comment Reply Support to YouTube and Mastodon" (Apr 27, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Buffer adds machine-readable pricing page for AI agents" (Apr 13, 2026) and "Buffer: comment scheduling and replies expand to Facebook, TikTok and Google Business Profile" (Apr 3, 2026). Buffer has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Later, Hootsuite, Sendible, Coschedule and Sproutsocial also changed their Marketing & Content pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Essentials, Team · FeatureAddedNo API accessAPI access
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentials, Team | Feature | No API access | API access | Added |
Values as written on Buffer's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Buffer's pricing page (buffer.com) from Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where API access now appears.
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Buffer, the last 90 days
Full history- Aug 10, 2026improvedBuffer: Free plan 24-hr API limit raised (100→250)
- Jul 20, 2026packagingBuffer: 'Audience demographics' feature removed; Analytics relabeled
- Jul 2, 2026improvedBuffer: API access added to all plans · this change
- Apr 27, 2026improvedBuffer Expands Comment Reply Support to YouTube and Mastodon
- Apr 13, 2026improvedBuffer adds machine-readable pricing page for AI agents
- Apr 3, 2026packagingBuffer: comment scheduling and replies expand to Facebook, TikTok and Google Business Profile
Across Marketing & Content in the same window
All Marketing & Content changes- LaterJul 3Later: TikTok/Multi-profile Best Times to Post added to Starter and Growth plans
- HootsuiteJul 3Hootsuite: New Professional plan added, trial terms overhauled
- SendibleJun 29Sendible cuts social profile limits up to 25% in plan refresh
- CoscheduleJun 15Coschedule adds social tagging, inbox replies, and swaps Mia AI
- SproutsocialApr 9Sproutsocial reshuffles Standard plan, gates key reporting tools
Questions about this change
Did Buffer raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added.
What changed on Buffer's pricing page between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026?
Essentials, Team feature: No API access → API access, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Buffer change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Buffer in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Buffer Expands Comment Reply Support to YouTube and Mastodon" on Apr 27, 2026; Buffer has been tracked since 2023-11-14.