WebSocket

1014 Bad Gateway

The server acting as a gateway or proxy received an invalid response from an upstream server it accessed while attempting to fulfill the request.

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When You See This Code

A reverse proxy or API gateway tried to establish a WebSocket connection to a backend server but received an invalid or no response. The upstream server may be down or misconfigured.

How to Fix

Check the health of the upstream/backend WebSocket server. Verify the proxy configuration routes WebSocket upgrade requests correctly and that the backend is listening on the expected port.

Specification

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Cross-Protocol Equivalents

HTTP 502 Bad Gateway

Compare With

1000 Normal Closure 1001 Going Away 1002 Protocol Error 1003 Unsupported Data 1005 No Status Received 1006 Abnormal Closure 1007 Invalid Payload Data 1008 Policy Violation 1009 Message Too Big 1010 Mandatory Extension 1011 Internal Error 1012 Service Restart

Guides

Debugging CORS Errors: A Developer's Guide Debugging & Troubleshooting

Debugging WebSocket Disconnections Debugging & Troubleshooting

WebSocket Close Codes: Why Your Connection Dropped Real-Time Protocols

WebSocket Authentication Patterns Real-Time Protocols

WebSocket vs Server-Sent Events: Choosing the Right Protocol Real-Time Protocols

WebRTC Signaling with SIP and WebSocket Real-Time Protocols

gRPC Streaming vs REST Polling: Real-Time Data Delivery Real-Time Protocols

MQTT Protocol: Lightweight Messaging for IoT and Real-Time Systems Real-Time Protocols

WebSocket Performance Tuning Performance & Optimization

RFC 6455: WebSocket Protocol Deep Dive Protocol Deep Dives

RFC 9114: HTTP/3 Protocol Deep Dive Protocol Deep Dives

QUIC Protocol: The Transport Layer Behind HTTP/3 Protocol Deep Dives

TLS 1.3: Faster, Simpler, More Secure Protocol Deep Dives

Migrating from WebSocket to Server-Sent Events Migration & Upgrades

Reverse Proxy Configuration: Nginx, Caddy, and HAProxy Production Infrastructure

Connection Draining: Graceful Shutdown Without Dropping Requests Production Infrastructure

API Gateway Patterns: Architecture and Use Cases API Gateway Patterns

API Gateway Request Routing: Path, Header, and Content-Based API Gateway Patterns

Request and Response Transformation at the API Gateway API Gateway Patterns

CORS Handling at the API Gateway API Gateway Patterns

API Security Testing: OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, and Automated Scanning Testing & Mocking

Glossary

GraphQL CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) Port Number Latency NAT (Network Address Translation) Socket Bandwidth Backpressure Thundering Herd Request-Response Model RFC (Request for Comments) Protocol Upgrade Multiplexing Message Framing Full-Duplex WebSocket Frame WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) Signaling ICE Candidate WebSocket Subprotocol WebSocket Ping/Pong WebSocket Close Code STUN (Session Traversal Utilities for NAT) TURN (Traversal Using Relays around NAT) SDP (Session Description Protocol) MQTT (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport) STOMP (Simple Text Oriented Messaging Protocol) RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) Codec Negotiation

Frequently Asked Questions

What is WebSocket 1014 Bad Gateway?

The server acting as a gateway or proxy received an invalid response from an upstream server it accessed while attempting to fulfill the request.

When do you see WebSocket 1014 Bad Gateway?

A reverse proxy or API gateway tried to establish a WebSocket connection to a backend server but received an invalid or no response. The upstream server may be down or misconfigured.

How to fix WebSocket 1014 Bad Gateway?

Check the health of the upstream/backend WebSocket server. Verify the proxy configuration routes WebSocket upgrade requests correctly and that the backend is listening on the expected port.