How to resolve Valorant Error Code 46

Modified Jul 13, 2023 11:18 GMT

Valorant error code 46 (Image via Riot games)

One of the most annoying aspects of PC gaming is error codes, and Riot Game's premier title, Valorant also has its fair share of issues in this regard. Despite being live for such a long time, players still face quite a lot of error codes in this game that prevent them from joining the matches.

While playing the game, one of the error codes that the players might encounter on the home screen is Error Code 46. This issue shows, "There was an error connecting to the platform. Please restart your game client. Error Code 46" Usually, when this code appears, it remains on the screen for quite some time, even when the game is restarted.

On that note, here is a comprehensive guide on how to resolve Valorant Error Code 46.

How to fix the Valorant Error Code 46?

When a user encounters an error, it is usually due to some hardware or software malfunction from the client end. However, that doesn't seem to be the case with Error Code 46 in Valorant; the officials have revealed that Error Code 46 is occurring due to the downtime of the servers.

In order to cope with such a heavy load of the intensive player base, the servers have been taken down for a short interval of time for maintenance.

Seeing an issue with number of logins on a specific service, and that's causing errors down the line (particularly timeouts). The best solve is for us to fix it, so don't keep trying to relog - we're on it, one sec!
— VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) April 7, 2020

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To fix it, developers have suggested its players log in to the game again, after a while, when this code pops up. They has also listed the issues relating to Error Code 46 on their FAQ page.