Troubleshoot display issues
If you’re having display issues in Hootsuite, such as pages or images that are loading slowly or failing to load or refresh, try the following solutions.
Refresh Hootsuite in your web browser
Select the refresh button 
in your web browser.
Alternatively, you can use these keyboard shortcuts:
- Mac: Press SHIFT + COMMAND + R
- PC: Press CTRL + F5
Clear your Hootsuite cache
The Hootsuite cache stores bits of website content to help optimize repeat image and page loading. When old content is stored in a cache and new content is available, the cache may try to display the old content, which can cause a variety of loading issues. Clearing your Hootsuite cache deletes those temporary files and improves performance.
- Go to My profile
, and then select Account settings, preferences, and billing.
- Select Preferences.
- Select Clear cached messages.
Clear browser data
Clear your browser data as far back as possible. Clearing browser data includes the following:
- Clearing your browser cache
- Clearing your browser cookies
- Deleting your browser history
Use the following links to find instructions for your browser.
Advanced - Whitelist domain names
If some or all of Hootsuite's web services are not loading, your firewall settings could be blocking a domain name used for the service.
To ensure that Hootsuite functions as intended, mark the domains in the following table as known and safe by whitelisting them.
Forward this list to your IT department to whitelist these domains.
| Domain | Impacted area if not whitelisted | Ports |
|---|---|---|
| *.hootsuite.com | Hootsuite dashboard won't load | 443 |
| *.cloudfront.net | Hootsuite dashboard | 80, 443 |
| *.gravatar.com | Hootsuite profile image won't load | |
| *.gstatic.com | Hootsuite-specific fonts won't load | |
| *.hootsuite-insights.brandwatch.com | Hootsuite Insights won't load | |
| ow.ly | Owly shortened links won't resolve | 80 |
| *.giphy.com | Gifs from giphy.com won't load in Composer | 80, 443 |
| *.pixabay.com | Images from pixabay.com won't load in Composer | 25, 80, 443 |
| *.twitter.com | Twitter social networks | 80, 443 |
| *.ads-twitter.com | Twitter social networks | |
| *.twimg.com | Twitter social networks | |
| *.facebook.net | Facebook social networks | |
| *.fbcdn.net | Facebook social networks | 80, 443 |
| *.cdninstagram.com | Instagram social networks | 22, 80, 8080 |
| *.google.com | Google social networks | |
| *.googleapis.com | Google social networks | |
| *.googleusercontent.com | Google social networks | |
| *.googlevideo.com | YouTube social networks | |
| youtube.com | YouTube social networks | 80, 443 |
| *.ytimg.com | YouTube social networks | |
| *.linkedin.com | LinkedIn social networks | 80, 443 |
| *.licdn.com | LinkedIn social networks | 80, 443 |
| *.s3.amazonaws.com | 80, 443 | |
| *.zendesk.com | 80, 443, 8080 | |
| *.herokuapp.com | 80, 443 | |
| *.appcues.com | 22, 80, 443 | |
| api.smartling.com | 80, 443 | |
| *.mktoresp.com | 80, 443 | |
| *.quantserve.com | ||
| *.bizographics.com | ||
| *.ggpht.com | ||
| *.maxcdn.com | ||
| *.tf-cdn.com |