Error There was an error communicating with the Steam servers. Please try again later.

[AWDoBaun]

It doesn't matter what I try to do in the steam client desktop or on my phone, I cannot seem to get past the error mentioned in the title.

"There was an error communicating with the Steam servers. Please try again later."

When I try to do something like add an item to my wishlist, the Steam UI says I have to sign in. I am signed in and can install games, update games, play games and invite friends to join in games; but the store and wishlist claim I need to sign in.

I've tried going offline and back online, tried forcing an update of the client ( turning on beta and back off ) and a few other tips that I found online to no avail. Restarted the computer, etc. all network access is fine on any diagnostic I can check; no firewall setting is blocking steam communication on both my phone and my computer. given that I just noticed my phone seemed to be affected to it seems to be something wrong with my account.

When I do click any "sign in" button I get:

Please wait
Verifying login information...

then

Error
There was an error communicating with the Steam servers. Please try again later.

Only when I log in to the web page interface can I actually enter this information or do anything with my account. I do

[Iceira]

Ask local ISP have they change something from then it work last time for you, im not kidding you here.

Error
There was an error communicating with the Steam servers. Please try again later.


reset netsh winsock ( google it )

assume you did not change isp or router or did anything sense last time working.
and have win10 or newer.

Error
There was an error communicating with the Steam servers. Please try again later.
dont forget you actual got a reply from steam server, and network or steam might be back after 10 minute or isp into steam have congested network, its all same and end up with not getting through.

minor tips, test at 05:00 , your region is at sleep, that mean lesser traffic from isp into steam server, it might not proof other issue but most will say if it work now then lines seem to have lesser user atm.

[AWDoBaun]

I would need to know more information on what to communicate with my ISP. I doubt this is the
root cause as it would affect half the population of my million plus city. ( only two main ISPs ) But it is more likely than many things I can guess at since this does affect both my phone and my computer.

Thank you.

This gave me a new idea for diagnostics.
I disconnected my phone from my network and have it using the Cellular data, it was able to connect. So that narrows this down to something between my ISP and my router now.

Now I need to know what could be blocked to cause this.

[fîckrose]

Have you already unplugged your internet router for 5 minutes?
Helped me when I had the error

[MonkeyGigav]

This issue happened to me after i changed my steam password i can still access my steam account using the Steam Mobile App but i cant go to store or profile, anything else on my phone

[Iceira]

Dont forget you did get reply from server "There was an error communicating with the Steam servers. Please try again later." problem is is traffic into it normal or do steam server has a issue. ( dont forget steam server handle it self very well doing covid19 then all was home. so traffic at steam was a not the problem, ) i doubt they will ever get so high again.

[Draeka3]

I get that with market (impossible on a phone for me, I have the s9+).
Same thing on PC but I sometimes can get it after 382085385809529493 tries and still, bulk purchase will always fail for a few cards (even with right price and high stock).

I'm at a loss and have been for a while.
It all started after a temp ban (on another forum, can't say much, I'm afraid to be banned).

It seems suspicious imo...

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Draeka3:

I get that with market (impossible on a phone for me, I have the s9+).
Same thing on PC but I sometimes can get it after 382085385809529493 tries and still, bulk purchase will always fail for a few cards (even with right price and high stock).

I'm at a loss and have been for a while.
It all started after a temp ban (on another forum, can't say much, I'm afraid to be banned).

It seems suspicious imo...

For the Market, rampant botting and mitigation against botting. Valve obviously knows already. And it has nothing to do with your forum ban.

As I said last year, it will be like this for the foreseeable future.

Refresh the page until it works but don't spam refresh.

Or would you rather have the more stringent IP rate limit instead?

[Draeka3]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by Draeka3:

I get that with market (impossible on a phone for me, I have the s9+).
Same thing on PC but I sometimes can get it after 382085385809529493 tries and still, bulk purchase will always fail for a few cards (even with right price and high stock).

I'm at a loss and have been for a while.
It all started after a temp ban (on another forum, can't say much, I'm afraid to be banned).

It seems suspicious imo...

For the Market, rampant botting and mitigation against botting. Valve obviously knows already. And it has nothing to do with your forum ban.

As I said last year, it will be like this for the foreseeable future.

Refresh the page until it works but don't spam refresh.

Or would you rather have the more stringent IP rate limit instead?

:nkCool:

It goes to the point where getting a set of cards can take 30 minutes no sweat... Before the ban : 30 seconds.

I see what you mean with don't spam refresh. I had to figure it out the hard way...

Everything is all good aside from that specific thing.

[Harry S]

try this if you are getting - https://quoramarketing.com/there-was-an-error-communicating-with-the-steam-servers-please-try-again-later-error-fix/

[Hi Im Swat]

Originally posted by Harry S:

Let’s not bump dead threads from 2 years ago.

[Rex]

This thread was quite old before the recent post, so we're locking it to prevent confusion.