On the covered Nintendo Switch console, 2801-7199 means an error that comes up when you are unable to upload a photo to Facebook. First, note the exact error code and message on the screen and what you were doing when it appeared.
Differential
Likely causes of “Nintendo Switch console code 2801-7199”, and how to tell them apart
- 1
The Facebook link is stale
What separates it Uploading a photo to Facebook fails
How to confirm Unlink and link Facebook again
- 2
Facebook blocks posting from the console
What separates it Posting is refused
How to confirm Check Facebook's settings for Nintendo Switch
- 3
The linking console is unavailable
What separates it You cannot unlink from it
How to confirm Sign in on another console and unlink there
- 4
Permissions not granted when linking
What separates it The link lacks posting rights
How to confirm Re-link and allow posting
Before you touch a setting
Record this first — changing settings destroys the evidence
- Which user is linked
- Whether Facebook shows Nintendo as an app
- Whether another console is available
- The album and photo
Try in this order
0 of 7 completedWhat to do first
ReversibleNote the exact error code and message on the screen and what you were doing when it appeared.
Correct only the documented fault domain
ReversibleUnlink your Facebook account from your Nintendo Account. From the HOME Menu, select the User where the Facebook account is currently linked, and go to User Settings, then Album, and then Posting to Social Media. Select Unlink beside your Facebook account. If the console where the linkage was made is unavailable, you can sign in with the corresponding Nintendo Account on a different console, and then unlink the social media account from it.
Unlink Facebook
ReversibleIn User Settings, Album, Posting to Social Media.
Link it again
ReversibleAllow posting when asked.
Check Facebook settings
ReversibleFor blocked posting.
Use another console
ReversibleIf the first is unavailable.
Try posting again
ReversibleAfter linking.
Model-specific
What is true of this model and not of its siblings
- Posting to social media
- Found under Album in User Settings.
- Facebook settings
- They can block posts.
- Posting to social media
- The console posts to Facebook through a link made in User Settings, under Album and Posting to Social Media. A stale link, a permission that was withdrawn on Facebook or a change of the Facebook password can all break it. Unlinking and linking again renews it.
- Facebook's own settings
- Check in Facebook's settings under apps and websites whether the Nintendo app is listed and allowed to post. If it was removed or blocked, link again and allow posting when asked.
- If the console is gone
- If the console where you made the link is lost or unavailable, sign in to the same Nintendo Account on another console, and unlink the Facebook account there.
- Where posting settings live
- Posting settings live in two places, on the console under User Settings, Album, and in Facebook's app settings. A change in either place can stop posting.
- A clean relink
- Unlink first, then link again from the console, approving posting when Facebook asks. Posting a test photo straight away shows whether it worked.
- Which service
- This code concerns Facebook. Other social links, such as posting to X, have their own codes. If you post to more than one service, test each separately to find which link is the problem.
Stop boundary
When this stops being a self-service repair
- !If the issue persists after re-linking and Facebook checks, contact Nintendo Support
- !Check Facebook's blocked apps
Evidence ledger
Sources behind this answer
Exact questions
Common questions
What does 2801-7199 mean on a Nintendo Switch console?+
an error that comes up when you are unable to upload a photo to Facebook.
How do I relink?+
Unlink, then link again from User Settings.
Could Facebook block it?+
Check its settings.
What if the console is gone?+
Sign in on another console.