Fortnite ‘Failed to Download Asset Keychain Error’: What It Is & How to Fix It

While Fortnite may be one of the biggest games in the world, it doesn’t always operate smoothly and can have some server issues causing error messages. In particular, one that can come up is Fortnite’s ‘Failed to Download Asset Keychain’ error, and here we’ll explain what it is and what you can do, if anything, to fix it.

What Is the Failed to Download Asset Keychain Error?

This error can occur when you’re trying to log-in to the Fortnite servers. When this error arises, you’ll be asked to try logging in again, and often players will be greeted with the same message over and over, preventing them from playing the game.

The ‘Asset Keychain’ that the error is referring to is essentially all of the purchases, items, skins and V-Bucks that are associated with your Fortnite account. Anything that you’ve bought from the Item Shop and unlocked in Battle Passes is all part of the ‘Asset Keychain’ of your account.

Fixing ‘Failed to Download Asset Keychain’ Error in Fortnite

Unfortunately, there’s nothing you can actually do on your end to fix the error.

This error normally means that Epic Games is having problems with the servers on their end, or there’s a bug that needs resolving with a hotfix.

All you can do is sit and wait for the developer to resolve the issue. Given the game is one of the biggest in the world, Epic Games is normally pretty hot on the heels of any issues like this.

In the meantime, you can always check the Fortnite Status Twitter account, or Fortnite Server Status page to check if the developer’s aware of the issue.

That’s everything you need to know about Fortnite’s ‘Failed to Download Asset Keychain’ error. For more on the game, including all of the latest challenges and gameplay tweaks like Parkour in the latest season, be sure to search for Twinfinite or click the links below.