{"id":357304,"date":"2025-11-15T11:37:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-15T16:37:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/?p=357304"},"modified":"2025-11-17T05:12:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T10:12:13","slug":"how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix Error 213 in Escape from Tarkov &#8211; Error Connecting to Auth Server"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Historically, Escape from Tarkov has had server issues with every wipe, causing the Error 213 error to happen in the launcher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you try to log in, you&#8217;ll get the inescapable &#8220;Error 213&#8221; code, and here are a few fixes that could help solve the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Error 213 Fix in Escape from Tarkov <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"297663\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/all-secret-exfil-locations-in-escape-from-tarkov\/attachment\/escape-from-tarkov-0-16-trailer-2\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Escape-from-Tarkov-0.16-Trailer-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C675\" data-orig-size=\"1200,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Escape from Tarkov 0.16 Trailer 2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Escape from Tarkov 0.16 Trailer 2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Image via Battlestate Games&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Escape-from-Tarkov-0.16-Trailer-2.jpg?fit=300%2C169\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Escape-from-Tarkov-0.16-Trailer-2.jpg?fit=640%2C360\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" data-id=\"297663\" src=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Escape-from-Tarkov-0.16-Trailer-2.jpg?resize=640%2C360\" alt=\"Escape from Tarkov 0.16 Trailer 2\" class=\"wp-image-297663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Escape-from-Tarkov-0.16-Trailer-2.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Escape-from-Tarkov-0.16-Trailer-2.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Escape-from-Tarkov-0.16-Trailer-2.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Escape-from-Tarkov-0.16-Trailer-2.jpg?w=1024 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image via Battlestate Games<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With everyone trying to log in at the same time for a wipe or launch, the servers become overloaded, and only a few people can get in. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;auth server&#8221; verifies the identity of the users who are trying to reach the game&#8217;s system or network. So, when you encounter &#8220;Error 213,&#8221; you are encountering it while trying to log in to the game&#8217;s server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In these situations, the authentication server is most likely overloaded. You can try logging in multiple times, and it may work once you get through the bottlenecked servers or the servers are fixed (if they were broken). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, before you try spamming those login attempts, try these solutions first:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.escapefromtarkov.com\/\">Escape from Tarkov&#8217;s website<\/a> and download the latest launcher. Install the launcher and try logging in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Try restarting your modem or router. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disable any VPN when attempting to log in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Run the launcher as &#8220;administrator.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Note<\/strong>: These methods aren&#8217;t guaranteed fixes, but trying them could still potentially fix the problem.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As someone who has consistently played on wipe or launch day since 2019, Escape from Tarkov always has server issues. Since the game benefits those who progress early, players want to get ahead of the curve and are incentivized to play as soon as the servers go live. This places a significant strain on the servers, which is likely causing Error 213. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you\u2019d like to see more helpful guides, news, or features from Prima Games, please consider <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=primagames.com\"><em>adding us to your preferred sources<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where&#8217;s the streamer clients?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":277054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_article_tier":null,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[5781],"internal-label":[9322],"invoiceable_action":[9032],"article_type":[8351],"class_list":["post-357304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips","tag-escape-tarkov","article_type-seo"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Fix Error 213 in Escape from Tarkov - Error Connecting to Auth Server<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Fix Error 213 in Escape from Tarkov - Error Connecting to Auth Server\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Where&#039;s the streamer clients?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Prima Games\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-11-15T16:37:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-17T10:12:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Escape-from-Tarkov-Partisan-Boss-Trailer.jpg?resize=768,432\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"432\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Enzo Zalamea\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Enzo Zalamea\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Enzo Zalamea\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#\/schema\/person\/097bbb4d280e8ffde3d111d0dd1b6af5\"},\"headline\":\"How to Fix Error 213 in Escape from Tarkov &#8211; Error Connecting to Auth Server\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-15T16:37:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-17T10:12:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server\"},\"wordCount\":321,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Escape-from-Tarkov-Partisan-Boss-Trailer.jpg?fit=1200%2C675\",\"keywords\":[\"Escape from Tarkov\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Tips\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server\",\"name\":\"How to Fix Error 213 in Escape from Tarkov - Error Connecting to Auth Server\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Escape-from-Tarkov-Partisan-Boss-Trailer.jpg?fit=1200%2C675\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-11-15T16:37:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-17T10:12:13+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Escape-from-Tarkov-Partisan-Boss-Trailer.jpg?fit=1200%2C675\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Escape-from-Tarkov-Partisan-Boss-Trailer.jpg?fit=1200%2C675\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":675,\"caption\":\"Image via Battlestate Games\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Fix Error 213 in Escape from Tarkov &#8211; Error Connecting to Auth Server\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/\",\"name\":\"Prima Games\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Prima Games\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/assets.primagames.com\/media\/\/PRIMA\/resize\/1200x500\/format\/jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/assets.primagames.com\/media\/\/PRIMA\/resize\/1200x500\/format\/jpg\",\"width\":183,\"height\":79,\"caption\":\"Prima Games\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#\/schema\/person\/097bbb4d280e8ffde3d111d0dd1b6af5\",\"name\":\"Enzo Zalamea\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/30664725bae50381c5900a07df32349e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/30664725bae50381c5900a07df32349e?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Enzo Zalamea\"},\"description\":\"Enzo is a staff writer at Prima Games. He began writing news, guides, and listicles related to games back in 2019. In 2024, he started writing at Prima Games covering the best new games and updates regardless of the genre. You can find him playing the latest World of Warcraft expansion, Path of Exile, Teamfight Tactics, and popular competitive shooters like Valorant, Apex Legends, and CS2. Enzo received his Bachelor's degree in Marketing Management in De La Salle University and multiple SEO certifications from the University of California, Davis.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/primagames.com\/author\/enzo-zalamea\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Fix Error 213 in Escape from Tarkov - Error Connecting to Auth Server","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Fix Error 213 in Escape from Tarkov - Error Connecting to Auth Server","og_description":"Where's the streamer clients?","og_url":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server","og_site_name":"Prima Games","article_published_time":"2025-11-15T16:37:49+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-11-17T10:12:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":768,"height":432,"url":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Escape-from-Tarkov-Partisan-Boss-Trailer.jpg?resize=768,432","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Enzo Zalamea","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Enzo Zalamea","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server"},"author":{"name":"Enzo Zalamea","@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#\/schema\/person\/097bbb4d280e8ffde3d111d0dd1b6af5"},"headline":"How to Fix Error 213 in Escape from Tarkov &#8211; Error Connecting to Auth Server","datePublished":"2025-11-15T16:37:49+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-17T10:12:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server"},"wordCount":321,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Escape-from-Tarkov-Partisan-Boss-Trailer.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","keywords":["Escape from Tarkov"],"articleSection":["Tips"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server","url":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server","name":"How to Fix Error 213 in Escape from Tarkov - Error Connecting to Auth Server","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Escape-from-Tarkov-Partisan-Boss-Trailer.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","datePublished":"2025-11-15T16:37:49+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-17T10:12:13+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Escape-from-Tarkov-Partisan-Boss-Trailer.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","contentUrl":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Escape-from-Tarkov-Partisan-Boss-Trailer.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","width":1200,"height":675,"caption":"Image via Battlestate Games"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/tips\/how-to-fix-error-213-in-escape-from-tarkov-error-connecting-to-auth-server#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Fix Error 213 in Escape from Tarkov &#8211; Error Connecting to Auth Server"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/","name":"Prima Games","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#organization","name":"Prima Games","url":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/assets.primagames.com\/media\/\/PRIMA\/resize\/1200x500\/format\/jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/assets.primagames.com\/media\/\/PRIMA\/resize\/1200x500\/format\/jpg","width":183,"height":79,"caption":"Prima Games"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#\/schema\/person\/097bbb4d280e8ffde3d111d0dd1b6af5","name":"Enzo Zalamea","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/30664725bae50381c5900a07df32349e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/30664725bae50381c5900a07df32349e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Enzo Zalamea"},"description":"Enzo is a staff writer at Prima Games. He began writing news, guides, and listicles related to games back in 2019. In 2024, he started writing at Prima Games covering the best new games and updates regardless of the genre. You can find him playing the latest World of Warcraft expansion, Path of Exile, Teamfight Tactics, and popular competitive shooters like Valorant, Apex Legends, and CS2. Enzo received his Bachelor's degree in Marketing Management in De La Salle University and multiple SEO certifications from the University of California, Davis.","url":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/author\/enzo-zalamea"}]}},"apple_news_notices":[],"coauthors":[{"id":139,"display_name":"Enzo Zalamea","user_login":"enzo.zalamea","user_nicename":"enzo-zalamea"}],"raw_content":"Historically, Escape from Tarkov has had server issues with every wipe, causing the Error 213 error to happen in the launcher. When you try to log in, you'll get the inescapable \"Error 213\" code, and here are a few fixes that could help solve the problem. Error 213 Fix in Escape from Tarkov With everyone trying to log in at the same time for a wipe or launch, the servers become overloaded, and only a few people can get in. The \"auth server\" verifies the identity of the users who are trying to reach the game's system or network. So, when you encounter \"Error 213,\" you are encountering it while trying to log in to the game's server. In these situations, the authentication server is most likely overloaded. You can try logging in multiple times, and it may work once you get through the bottlenecked servers or the servers are fixed (if they were broken). But, before you try spamming those login attempts, try these solutions first: Go to Escape from Tarkov's website and download the latest launcher. Install the launcher and try logging in. Try restarting your modem or router. Disable any VPN when attempting to log in. Run the launcher as \"administrator.\" Note: These methods aren't guaranteed fixes, but trying them could still potentially fix the problem. As someone who has consistently played on wipe or launch day since 2019, Escape from Tarkov always has server issues. Since the game benefits those who progress early, players want to get ahead of the curve and are incentivized to play as soon as the servers go live. This places a significant strain on the servers, which is likely causing Error 213. If you\u2019d like to see more helpful guides, news, or features from Prima Games, please consider adding us to your preferred sources.","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Escape-from-Tarkov-Partisan-Boss-Trailer.jpg?fit=1200%2C675","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357304"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":357387,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357304\/revisions\/357387"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/277054"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357304"},{"taxonomy":"internal-label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-label?post=357304"},{"taxonomy":"invoiceable_action","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/invoiceable_action?post=357304"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primagames.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=357304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}