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). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Essentials at $5 and Team at $10.
This quarterly roll-up includes 2 changes Pulse first recorded in a shorter period: "Buffer Expands Comment Reply Support to YouTube and Mastodon" (week of Apr 20, 2026, saved Apr 27, 2026) and "Buffer adds machine-readable pricing page for AI agents" (week of Apr 6, 2026, saved Apr 13, 2026). It also records changes none of those periods did (feature added), so Pulse counts it as a change of its own. Before that, Buffer's previous recorded change was "Reply to comments feature expanded to support TikTok and Google Business Profile posts" (Mar 16, 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.
- AddedEssentials, TeamFeatureNot listedAPI access
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essentials, Team | Feature | Not listed | 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- Nov 1, 2026PackagingBuffer boosts API rate limits up to 3x and makes 30-day caps per channel
- Aug 10, 2026PackagingBuffer: Free plan 24-hr API limit raised (100→250)
- Jul 20, 2026PackagingBuffer: 'Audience demographics' feature removed; Analytics relabeled
- Jul 2, 2026Feature addedBuffer: API access added to all plans This change
- Apr 26, 2026ImprovementBuffer Expands Comment Reply Support to YouTube and Mastodon
- Apr 13, 2026ImprovementBuffer 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 added: API access. 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?
This quarterly roll-up includes 2 changes Pulse first recorded in shorter periods and also records changes none of them did (feature added), so Pulse counts it as a change of its own; Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Buffer in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Reply to comments feature expanded to support TikTok and Google Business Profile posts" on Mar 16, 2026; Buffer has been tracked since 2023-11-14.