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What happened to Buffer's API?

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    Was looking for Buffer API alternative and was planning to create one myself for personal use; Would give Ayrshare a try instead especially since the free version seems enticing.

    Btw, Buffer reduces the quality of the images even when posted via its portal I assume it's due to the size limitations with the social network APIs themselves? If so, how are you managing it?

    Interestingly, I noticed that the lower resolution images from buffer produces more click rate on social networks as people are unable to read the content just from the preview! So, now a days I post longer content via Buffer and small content directly.

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      There are size restrictions on images - for example, Twitter's max is 5 MB. So, Buffer is probably reducing the quality to get the post out.

      We decided to give you a message instead that the size is too large. Reducing the size vs quality is often a judgement call, especially if you're reducing by a large percentage. We prefer to give you the info instead of sending out a poor looking image (when you uploaded a nice one).

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    It makes sense, buffer is all about their scheduler product, not the API (which people clearly misused).

    Good thing you are building your own service/api now!

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      Thank you - please give it a spin and let us know what you think.

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