Is Later Down?

Is Later down right now? We check Later's official status page as you arrive, then show any outage, its 90-day uptime and what to use instead.

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Later says everything is working.

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Uptime and history

Later uptime and outage history

Later's uptime over the last 90 days is 99.94%. That's 1 h 17 min of downtime, counting only what it rated as major outages. With smaller problems included, a reported problem was open for 8 h 22 min. Over the last 30 days it's 100%, and over the last 7 days 100%.

Uptime
99.94%
Time without a major outage
Problems reported
5
Time with problems
8 h 22 min
Major outages
1 h 17 min
Last problem
8 Sep
90 days agoToday
  • No problems
  • Some problems
  • Major outage
  • Planned work
  • No record yet

How it compares

With 3 other social media tools over the last 90 days, by what each reports on its own status page.

  • Problems reportedFewer than most5 here, typical 8
  • UptimeLower than most99.94% here, typical 100%
  • Typical time to fixFaster than most2 h 2 min here, typical 3 h 41 min

Openness

How well Later keeps people informed when something goes wrong.

  • Reports problems openly: 5 posted on its status page in the last 90 days
  • Shows 3 separate parts, so you can see exactly what's affected

Posting small problems openly is a good sign. An app that reports more problems isn't necessarily less reliable than one that reports fewer.

Recent

Recent Later problems and incidents

Was Later down today or yesterday?

1 Nov
No problems reported
31 Oct
No problems reported
  1. Later Social cannot be accessed

    Major outage · 1 h 17 min

  2. Mavely accounts are unable to connect to Later Social

    Some problems · 2 h 2 min

  3. Campaign Application Issue

    Some problems · 2 h 14 min

  4. Campaign applications are unable to be submitted

    Some problems · 30 min

  5. Campaign applications are unable to be submitted

    Some problems · 2 h 17 min

  6. Campaigns cannot be accessed in Creator Home

    Some problems · 46 min

  7. Meta services are experiencing a widespread outage

    Some problems · 1 h 13 min

  8. LinkedIn Connection and Publishing failures

    Major outage · 4 h 26 min

Parts

Later status by part

  • linkin.bioIn 2 of 48 problemsWorking
  • Social NetworksWorking
  • app.later.comWorking

Problem counts cover Later's record since October 2024. One problem can hit several parts.

The record

Is Later reliable? How often it's down

Over the last 90 days Later ranks 4th of the 4 social media tools we can rank, with 99.94% uptime and a reported problem open for 8 h 22 min.

Later has reported 48 problems since October 2024, about 2 a month. It rated 6 of them as major outages.

Last 90 days5 problems, the same as the 90 days before
Typical time to fix2 h 14 min
Longest problem18 days 12 h, starting 2 Aug 2025: Managing and Applying to Campaigns
Last problem8 Sep 2026: Later Social cannot be accessed (1 h 17 min)
Longest quiet spell68 days without a problem, from 13 Dec 2024 to 20 Feb 2025
Part hit mostGeneral Site, in 13 of 48 problems, then Scheduling, in 12
Busiest monthJune 2025, with 5 problems
Busiest dayThursday, when 13 of the 48 problems started

From Later's own status page, as far back as we can read it in full. Rankings go by uptime, then time free of reported problems, then problems per month. A low count can mean few problems or few posts.

What to do while Later is down

Alternatives

If Later isn't working

Other apps that do the same job, ranked by their own record over the last 90 days.

AppNowProblems, last 90 daysTime with problemsWebsite
Sprout SocialWorking normally77 days 12 hVisit Sprout Social
HootsuiteWorking normally835 days 13 hVisit Hootsuite
BufferWorking normally212 days 10 hVisit Buffer

Ranked by their own reported problems over the last 90 days. * The record for this app is still filling in.

Safety

Is Later safe to use?

Facts from its own public records, checked every day.

Fake emails in its name
Blocked. Emails pretending to come from later.com are rejected by inboxes. Check your own domain with LeadLamp
Secure connection
Yes. Its website certificate is valid until 22 Dec 2026 (issued by Let's Encrypt).
Security contact
Not published. We didn't find a security.txt file telling researchers where to report problems. Many apps use their help pages instead.
Known data breaches
None listed. Have I Been Pwned lists no data breaches for later.com.

Checked 31 Oct 2026 from later.com's public records. Breach data from Have I Been Pwned (CC BY 4.0).

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A feed of Later's problems

Every problem Later reports, as it happens, in your feed reader or a team channel.

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About Later

Social media scheduling for Instagram, TikTok and more.

On Appys it’s listed under Social and entertainment, with the other social media tools we follow. Every status and figure on this page comes from Later’s official status page, where Later’s own team posts problems and fixes.

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