Buffer boosts API rate limits up to 3x and makes 30-day caps per channel
What happened
Between the Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026 captures of Buffer's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: API rate limits raised (15-min 100→150/450/1,500; 24-hr 250/250/500→600/1,800/6,000); 30-day limit now per channel, up to 3,000/30,000/100,000 (was 3,000/7,500/15,000 flat). In detail: API rate limits raised (15-min 100/100/100→150/450/1,500; 24-hr 250/250/500→600/1,800/6,000); 30-day limit now per channel: 1,000/3,000/10,000 per channel, capped at 3,000/30,000/100,000 (was 3,000/7,500/15,000 flat). Pulse files it as a packaging change (limit increase) with an upward direction. The current page lists Essentials at $5 and Team at $10.
It lands 84 days after Buffer's previous change, "Buffer: Free plan 24-hr API limit raised (100→250)" (Aug 10, 2026). Buffer has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Sproutsocial, Coschedule and Sendible also changed their Marketing & Content pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- API · Limit+50%100150
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| API | Limit | 100 | 150 | +50% |
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 Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where api limit reads 100 and then 150.
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Buffer, the last 90 days
Full history- Nov 2, 2026packagingBuffer boosts API rate limits up to 3x and makes 30-day caps per channel · this change
- Aug 10, 2026packagingBuffer: Free plan 24-hr API limit raised (100→250)
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All Marketing & Content changesQuestions about this change
Did Buffer raise prices in November 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: limit increase.
What changed on Buffer's pricing page between Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026?
API limit: 100 → 150 (+50%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 26, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Buffer change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Buffer in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Buffer: Free plan 24-hr API limit raised (100→250)" on Aug 10, 2026; Buffer has been tracked since 2023-11-14.