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Post failed to send

This trigger fires every time one of your scheduled Buffer posts fails to publish to its social network.

Developer info

API endpoint slug
buffer.post_failed_to_send

Trigger fields

Channel Dropdown list

Label
Which channel?
Helper text
Pick a channel, or choose "Any channel" to fire for all of your channels.
Slug
channel_id
Required
true
Can have default value
false

Ingredients

Post The unique identifier of the failed post.

Slug
post_id
Filter code
Buffer.postFailedToSend.PostId
Type
String
Example
abc123def456

Post text The text content of the post that failed to publish.

Slug
post_text
Filter code
Buffer.postFailedToSend.PostText
Type
String
Example
Check out our latest update!

Channel The unique identifier of the Buffer channel (social account) the post was intended for.

Slug
channel_id
Filter code
Buffer.postFailedToSend.ChannelId
Type
String
Example
5f4dcc3b5aa765d61d8327de

Channel name The display name or handle of the intended social account.

Slug
channel_name
Filter code
Buffer.postFailedToSend.ChannelName
Type
String
Example
@buffer

Channel service The social network the post was intended for (e.g. twitter, linkedin, instagram).

Slug
channel_service
Filter code
Buffer.postFailedToSend.ChannelService
Type
String
Example
twitter

Error message The reason the post failed to publish, as reported by Buffer.

Slug
error_message
Filter code
Buffer.postFailedToSend.ErrorMessage
Type
String
Example
Twitter API rate limit exceeded

Created at The date and time the post was originally created in Buffer, in ISO 8601 format.

Slug
created_at
Filter code
Buffer.postFailedToSend.CreatedAt
Type
Date with time (ISO8601)
Example
2020-07-08T04:17:06+05:00