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Velorien Mar 7, 2016 @ 7:53am

Steam Support: Request Timeout error

I've submitted a Steam support ticket, and been asked to provide a screenshot. But whenever I try to upload the screenshot, or to post a reply without one, I get the following error:

Request Timeout

The server timed out while waiting for the browser's request.
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Steam and my Internet in general are working perfectly fine in every other way, and I've had this error across multiple days.

Obviously, I can't submit a support ticket about Steam Support not working for me because Steam Support is not working for me.

What should I do?

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ReBoot Mar 7, 2016 @ 8:19am

Try a different browser.

Velorien Mar 7, 2016 @ 8:33am

I've tried Steam itself, Firefox and Chrome. Chrome actually shows the upload percentage - so I can see that it finishes uploading before I get the error, but I still get it every time. The screenshot is only 1.74 MB, and it's a .png, so it should fit all the requirements.

Edit: The same thing occurs even when I leave off the screenshot, and just try to post a message.

Last edited by Velorien; Mar 7, 2016 @ 8:37am

Wombat Mar 14, 2016 @ 3:46pm

I have the same problem :(

Lord Jowy Apr 8, 2016 @ 8:51am

Hey, i have the same problem too. Even when i just try to write an answer it doesn't work. Please, i have problems with Steam since weeks and it's really frustrating :(

Wombat Apr 8, 2016 @ 9:04am

For me it worked now, I just opened a new ticket :D

JugoBetrugo May 16, 2016 @ 2:32am

i have exactly the same problem since i opened a ticket since 2 weeks

Katsune May 18, 2016 @ 7:11am

I have the same exact problem. It's really bothering me, as I need Support to get my main account back

Teetlez May 19, 2016 @ 1:15am

what worked for me was lowering the size of the file. Maybe try cropping it out to only the important things
hope this helps

JugoBetrugo May 19, 2016 @ 12:23pm

Yes! Thank yoo Teetlez! After cropping it to mininmal size it worked.

Sadness May 19, 2016 @ 12:28pm

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RoboSheepz [2VA] Jun 11, 2016 @ 1:09am

Thx Teetlez, just making the image a lower resolution fixed it. My original file was 2mb. I used MS Paint to scale it down to 180kb. That fixed the 'Request Timeout' error.