How does Buffer[0] operate then? Even an open-source alternative to Buffer, Postiz[1], offers Instagram.

0. https://buffer.com

1. https://github.com/gitroomhq/postiz-app

> How does Buffer operate then?

Buffer documents a number of workflows and limitations in their FAQs.

E.g. for a non-professional Instagram account, the user gets a notification to manually share a post via the Instagram app.

> you can prepare your post in Buffer, receive a notification on your mobile device when it’s time to post, then tap the notification and copy your post over to the social network to finish posting.

source: https://support.buffer.com/article/658-using-notification-pu...

Wasn’t Buffer something else in the past? Did they pivot?