Expanded exact-code directory

Nintendo Switch console error codes: online play, matchmaking and video codes

Nintendo Switch console codes as Nintendo Support lists them, each with its meaning and the first safe check.

This group holds the rest of the Switch's internet and network setup codes, and the checks that clear them are the same as for the first group. Run the connection test in System Settings, Internet, then restart the router and modem, and test the console on a phone hotspot. If the hotspot works, the problem is the home network, and the router's firewall, its DNS setting or a security mode the Switch does not support are the usual causes.

Exact codeDocumented meaningFirst safe checkVerificationStop condition

Part of Nintendo expanded error-code library

Reviewed records

12 exact answers

Diagnose the exact device problem

Nintendo Switch console · exact code

Nintendo Switch console code 2318-0201: meaning and exact next steps

2318-0201 means an error that comes up when you are unable to join an online match.

Open record Nintendo Switch console · exact code

Nintendo Switch console code 2318-0535: meaning and exact next steps

Open record Nintendo Switch console · exact code

Nintendo Switch console code 2318-1400: meaning and exact next steps

2318-1400 means an error that Nintendo says occurs because of an interrupted internet connection or a bad wireless environment.

Open record Nintendo Switch console · exact code

Nintendo Switch console code 2618-0551: meaning and exact next steps

2618-0551 means an error that comes up when you are disconnected from an online match.

Open record Nintendo Switch console · exact code

Nintendo Switch console code 2810-1500, 2801-7180, 2801-7181: meaning and exact next steps

2810-1500, 2801-7180, 2801-7181 means posting or signing in to Facebook from the console failed, either because of the link between the accounts or a Facebook or Album server problem

Open record Nintendo Switch console · exact code

Nintendo Switch console code 2811-1224: meaning and exact next steps

2811-1224 means an error that comes up when you are unable to connect to Nintendo eShop or get disconnected from Nintendo eShop on your Nintendo Switch 2 or Nintendo Switch.

Open record Nintendo Switch console · exact code

Nintendo Switch console codes 2318-0006, 2618-0006 and 3 more: meaning and exact next steps

2318-0006, 2618-0006, 2318-0540, 2203-0025, 2203-0020 means local wireless play cannot start: the players do not each own a copy of the game, or the consoles cannot hear each other or a license conflict was detected

Open record Nintendo Switch console · exact code

Nintendo Switch console codes 2318-0521, 2306-0501 and 18 more: meaning and exact next steps

2318-0521, 2306-0501, 2306-0502, 2318-0501, 2618-0201, 2618-0501, 2618-0502, 2318-0531, 2318-0532, 2318-0533, 2318-1401, 2318-0522, 2318-0564, 2318-1201, 2318-1202, 2318-0551, 2306-0520, 2160-0103, 2618-0521, 2318-0031 means the connection to the service or to the other consoles dropped before or during matchmaking, which Nintendo puts down to a dropped or timed-out connection, another player leaving, or maintenance

Open record Nintendo Switch console · exact code

Nintendo Switch console codes 2618-0516, 2618-0513 and 8 more: meaning and exact next steps

2618-0516, 2618-0513, 2618-0514, 2618-0515, 2618-0519, 2318-0510, 2318-0513 to 2318-0514, 2321-0000 to 2321-9999, 2618-0583, 2318-1500 means the console could not open a direct connection to the other players, which Nintendo ties to the network's NAT type, latency or the kind of internet service

Open record Nintendo Switch console · exact code

Nintendo Switch console codes 2800-2806, 2808-2609 and 3 more: meaning and exact next steps

2800-2806, 2808-2609, 2807-2806, 2811-2806, 2-ARVHA-0000 means a video would not load, either because the server hosting it did not answer or because the YouTube app on the console needs attention

Open record Nintendo Switch console · exact code

Nintendo Switch console codes 2811-5001, 2811-5003 and 4 more: meaning and exact next steps

2811-5001, 2811-5003, 2811-7001, 2811-7002, 2811-7003, 2811-1028 means the eShop connection failed because of the home network: weak signal, DNS, router parental controls or slow speeds

Open record Nintendo Switch console · exact code

Nintendo Switch console codes 2816-0598, 2816-0700 and 5 more: meaning and exact next steps

2816-0598, 2816-0700, 2817-0700, 2817-0583, 2817-0800, 2819-0102, 2821-6002 means the Nintendo Switch App or a Nintendo Switch Online service could not be used because of maintenance, a missing membership or a connection problem

Open record

More Switch connection and network codes

Try setting the console's DNS manually to a public DNS service, check that the router is not blocking the console, and update the router's firmware. A strict NAT type limits online play but does not stop basic connections; enabling UPnP or forwarding the ports Nintendo lists improves it. Codes that continue on every network point to the console, and Nintendo support can look them up from the full number.

Can changing the Switch's DNS fix a connection code?

It can, if the router's DNS is slow or failing. Enter a public DNS in the console's internet settings and run the connection test again.

What does a strict NAT type mean?

The router limits how the console connects to other players. It does not stop the console going online, but it can cause matchmaking problems.