How to Fix Error Code 46 in Valorant

Do you get error code: 46 in Valorant?

This is the first part of the error message, “VALORANT is currently offline for scheduled maintenance”.

Followed by “Please come back after service resumes”.

You will then have two options—log out or out of the game.

There are a lot of players complaining about the bug on Twitter.

“Has anyone received error code 46 after updating their game?”.

“How long will this update take? I have a day off and I want to break!

In this guide, you will learn what error code 46 in Valorant means and how to fix it.

What does error code 46 mean in Valorant?

Error code 46 means Valorant is under maintenance.

This is scheduled downtime allotted to the engineers working on the game.

Valorant often has to do maintenance so the game can be updated.

Updates to the game will fix bugs, introduce balance changes, add new agents, etc.

For example, in patch 5.03, Chamber, Neon, and Jett have had balance changes.

Bugs have also been fixed such as debugging animations if the orb gets stuck.

After each update, you can view the patch notes by visiting the official Valorant news page.

How to fix error 46 in Valorant

First, you need to check to see if Valorant is down or has ongoing maintenance.

There are many ways to check if Valorant has stopped working.

The first way is to go to the Valorant status page.

Once you’re on the page, select your region (ex: United States).

After you have selected your region, check for ongoing maintenance.

If you see “In Progress” above “Maintenance Period”, it means that the engineers are working on updating the game.

The second way is to visit downdetector.com/status/valorant.

Check if there is a spike in the chart.

If so, that means the server may be down for everyone.

Finally, you can go to Twitter and search for “Valorant down” or “Error code 46”.

Check out the top and latest tweets to see if anyone is tweeting about downtime.

If there are a lot of tweets about Valorant’s downtime, that means the game is most likely under maintenance.

If Valorant is under maintenance, it will usually take no more than an hour to complete.

In some cases, maintenance will be delayed.

If so, Valorant will announce it on their status page.

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