brave-browser: Can't open rewards settings - "Wallet creation failed" error

Description

When i try to reach Brave Rewards settings both with url brave://rewards/ (chrome://rewards/) or with “Rewards Settings” button in popup, it shows the following error:

Wallet creation failed
Please check your Internet connection.

(See screenshot)

Sure i have my Internet connection working and very stable.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Go to brave://rewards/ or chrome://rewards/
  2. Click “Yes I’m in!” or “Yes I’m Ready” button.
  3. Get the error “Wallet creation failed. Please check your Internet connection”.

Actual result:

Brave Rewards Setting is not opened, i got error that Wallet creation failed.

Expected result:

Brave Rewards Settings page should be opened.

Reproduces how often:

100% of time

Brave version (brave://version info)

Brave | 0.58.21 Chromium: 71.0.3578.98 (Official Build) (64-bit) Revision | 15234034d19b85dcd9a03b164ae89d04145d8368-refs/branch-heads/3578@{#897} OS | Mac OS X

Reproducible on current release:

  • Does it reproduce on brave-browser dev/beta builds?

Don’t know, I always use stable current releases only.

Website problems only:

  • Does the issue resolve itself when disabling Brave Shields?

I can’t disable Brave Shield at this page.

  • Is the issue reproducible on the latest version of Chrome?

No, because it has not Brave Rewards.

Additional Information

Screenshot:

screenshot 2019-01-17 at 03 40 36

About this issue

  • Original URL
  • State: closed
  • Created 5 years ago
  • Comments: 44 (15 by maintainers)

Most upvoted comments

@thadfollowill we currently have some problems with the server, so that’s why you probably see this error. We are working hard on fixing it. Please try again a little bit later. Thank you

Thanks, now it works like a charm.

@simonhong white banner could be related to this one https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/issues/2984

Verification passed on

Brave 0.62.25 Chromium: 73.0.3683.67 (Official Build) beta (64-bit)
Revision a83fd4f3207ae83412d329a9ca1239dd1e068345-refs/branch-heads/3683@{#760}
OS Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Build 7601.24312

Used test plan from https://github.com/brave/brave-core/pull/1839 Used profile from https://github.com/brave/brave-browser/files/2890008/Brave-Browser-Development.zip

Brave Panel: 3440 1

brave://rewards 3440 2

Verified passed with

Brave 0.62.31 Chromium: 73.0.3683.75 (Official Build) beta(64-bit)
Revision 909ee014fcea6828f9a610e6716145bc0b3ebf4a-refs/branch-heads/3683@{#803}
OS Mac OS X

Verification passed on

Brave 0.62.26 Chromium: 73.0.3683.75 (Official Build) beta (64-bit)
Revision 909ee014fcea6828f9a610e6716145bc0b3ebf4a-refs/branch-heads/3683@{#803}
OS Linux

Evening All, i am the same with this, it was a first time clean download, and having trouble trying to Create a Wallet it failed “Brave is up to date Version 0.60.48 Chromium: 72.0.3626.121 (Official Build) (64-bit)”

thanks

@simonhong @kolnogorov what do you both see when you click on the BAT logo (triangle icon) in the URL bar?

this image