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Hi @djensenius ,
Unfortunately I don't have the HT-ST5000 at home to test. So I just tested on my HT-ZF9 and there it works as expected then I send {status: "active"} it starts with the last input.

Have you tested what happens if you use the "Music Center" app (android / apple)?
What happens if you have you device powered off and then open the device from the app?

Can you post the messages you sending to your device?

Using {status: ""} is only working on a few devices for me, then it works, it should not be any different from using "active"/"off" it is just toggling between them.

Sorry it took some time, was more hops and loops than expected.
But there are now a way for you to get the written permission that you need to hopefully be able to publish you app on Apple AppStore then using Sony Audio Control API.
The from can be found here https://developer.sony.com/develop/audio-control-api/legal-information.

Also posted in the the Audio Control API section https://forum.developer.sony.com/topic/348/permission-for-ios-development

For you how having problem getting you app approved by Apple then controlling Sony audio products there are now a way for you to get the written permission via the this page https://developer.sony.com/develop/audio-control-api/legal-information.
Just fill in the form and you should have the written permission required.

If any problem please post them here

@grolschie then I don't think there is a way to control the hdmi output selection from the API.

Sorry @grolschie, should have noted that this function was only for soundbar not STR...

The only other function I can see that it could be is avContent setPlaybackPresetSettings and getPlaybackPresetSettings but the documentation I got about what this function does is not very clear, and it looks like it only works for DN1070 and DN1080.

{
    "method": "getPlaybackPresetSettings",
    "id": 34,
    "params": [{
        "target": "hdmiOutput",
        "scene": "movie"
    }],
    "version": "1.0"
}

{
    "method": "setPlaybackPresetSettings",
    "id": 0,
    "params": [{"settings": [{
        "value": "hdmiA",
        "enabled": "true",
        "target": "hdmiOutput",
        "scene": "music"
    }]}],
    "version": "1.0"
}

value same as previous and "scene" one of "movie", "music", "party", "night" or ""

@grolschie I have never played with this and don't know if this does what you asking for and I don't have a receiver at home so I can't test.
But I think this is done by the undocumented function avContent setExternalOutputsSettings value off, hdmiA, hdmiB or hdmiA_B

{
    "method": "setExternalOutputsSettings",
    "id": 67,
    "params": [{"settings": [{
        "value": "hdmiA",
        "target": "hdmiOutput"
    }]}],
    "version": "1.0"
}

I don't know if this is expected behavior or not but I can see why it behaves like this.
Then the device is up in network standby only a minimal set of hardware components will be running and there for the API component can't query any other hardware component for it's current status, the API just remember the last status and reports that if requested.
Then you power off the device completely the API looses the memory of the current hardware status, and since the device is still in standby mode, the API just takes the first value in the list (see https://developer.sony.com/develop/audio-control-api/api-references/device-uri) and that happens to be the DVD player.
Then you power on the device the API can query the hardware again and will report the correct output.

@grolschie Sorry don't know of anyway of detecting the region via the API.

Hi @Kaawin,
Using the setPlayContent to play DLNA content is not recommended I have had mixed results with it and lot of frustration...

It is not your media server that needs to have the AVTransportservice that is for the sony receiver or speaker you want to play the music on.
To make it easier for you to get the correct information your media server should hopefully support the service ContentDirectory. Otherwise you have to fill in the info using the provided examples, it is easy to get them wrong and the error messages you get (if you get any) is not that helpful.

Unfortunately the code examples on developer world have some issues, so it is better to look here https://github.com/sonydevworld/audio_control_api_examples/tree/master/DLNA for examples.

Hope this helped, and good luck!!!