502 error when transferring user playback

[nigel]

Issue found on May 6th, 2020. A quick google search found that issue #700 from three years ago had a similar issue.

I'm trying to activate a device remotely that's marked as inactive without having user intervention. #680 recommended to transfer user playback to the inactive device. Is there a better way to do so?

Endpoint(s):

• PUT /v1/me/player

Scope(s):

• user-modify-playback-state

Steps to reproduce:

1. Get list of devices from GET /v1/me/player/devices
2. Select a device with the following: is_restricted: false and is_active: false
3. Use that device ID to call PUT /v1/me/player with the json payload:
   {"device_ids":[{device_id}],play:true}

Expected behavior:

The device should become active and I'm able to use web API to control that device.

Actual behavior:

502 Bad Gateway (consistently)

[njm222]

Also receiving the same error on initiating the player