Game error codes and how to fix them
VALORANT error codes and how to fix them
VALORANT shows a number when something stops it: the game, the Riot Client or Vanguard, Riot's anti-cheat. Find your number below; the steps are in the order to try them.
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152 · Hardware ban (about four months, according to Riot)VAN 9003 · Windows 11: TPM 2.0 or Secure Boot is off68 · Your items, wallet or store did not load5 · You are signed in somewhere else-81 · Vanguard's service did not start29 · Network problem: something blocks the game
| Code | What it means | What to do |
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| 0 1 38 | Connection error |
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| 4 | The Riot ID is not valid |
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| 5 | You are signed in somewhere else |
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| 7 | Could not reach the session service; your account may have a suspension |
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| 8–21 31 33 43 | A part of the Riot Client did not start |
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| 29 | Network problem: something blocks the game |
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| 39 46 | Servers unavailable or in maintenance |
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| 44 45 | Vanguard has not started or wants a restart |
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| 49 50 51 | Chat, voice or party did not start |
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| 52 53 55–58 | A start-up check failed |
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| 54 60 63–66 | Game content or patch data could not load |
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| 59 | Login queue problem |
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| 61 | Banned from playing VALORANT |
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| 62 | No game server answered |
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| 67 | Friend list did not load |
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| 68 69 70 | Your items, wallet or store did not load |
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| -81 128 | Vanguard's service did not start |
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| 138 | Running in a virtual machine |
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| 152 | Hardware ban (about four months, according to Riot) |
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| VAN 1067 VAN 9001 VAN 9003 | Windows 11: TPM 2.0 or Secure Boot is off |
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Riot itself marks its list as out of date, so only the codes Riot published are here. If yours is not, restart your PC and the Riot Client first, then open a ticket with Riot.
What is the difference between VAL and VAN codes?
VAN codes come from Vanguard, Riot's anti-cheat; VAL codes from the game and the Riot Client. The number is what matters: look it up in the table.
Does an error code mean I am banned?
Almost never. Only 61 (banned from playing) and 152 (hardware ban) are bans; the rest are connection, client or Windows settings problems.
Riot's servers or my PC?
Check Riot's status page first: if the servers have a problem, waiting is the fix. If they are fine, the steps in the table are for your PC.