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  1. MrSman

    Hikvision IP Camera - REST API?

    Hi guys, I'm interested on buy a Hikvision IP Camera (Dual-Lens People Counting Camera) but first I want to know if it is able to connect to the camera using a RESTful API. I have a Java Application an is important to methe posibility of get Camera data directly from my Application. Is there...
  2. aeroith

    Playing audio file from HikVision DS-2CD4B26FWD-IZ(S) to external speaker

    Hi all, I am planning to buy the HikVision DS-2CD4B26FWD-IZ(S). My aim is to connect the camera to an external speaker and process the camera stream and play an audio file when a specific object is detected. Do you know if it is possible to play a sound from this camera programmatically...
  3. KellyCx1

    Battery powered cams & API

    Hello. Does anyone know of any cameras that are powered by a battery? I need a camera that would work to record guests entering into events at check in. The reason I asked the API question: It would be great if I could use an API to link a timestamp from when the user checked in to the time...
  4. Kript

    Would love some advice

    Hey all, I'm so glad that there is a whole community of informed individuals like yourselves. I'm working on a project where I will need to take regular snapshots in an indoor parking lot, and am not sure what camera to use, or even what type of cameras exist for such an application. I will...
  5. Thomen

    Camera Models - Control PTZ via web api

    Hi im looking to write a web app to control ptz on a public facing website in a queue kind of setup where people can control the live streams ptz of a camera I was wondering if anyone had done something similar and what make/model cameras have good APIs that could expose the ptz options only...
  6. M

    Which IP Cam for my Project?

    Hello, I've searched a lot for IP Cams with an API/SDK, but I'm not sure which camera fit's best for my project. AXIS? Instar? Vivotek? LevelOne? Other? I would be very thankful, if someone can recommend a camera for my requirements. I'm very unsure... Requirements: Good WEB SDK/API to...
  7. ozzywadd

    Automate the recording of manual tasks for quality control

    Hi All, I need to design a system where I can record hundreds of manual tasks in a fixed location each day for quality control. I already have a system that can create the request for the recordings to start and stop and it's important that when I start a recording I can pass the camera at...
  8. ozzywadd

    Hi All, Advice would be much appreciated!

    In short... I have a need for a camera system that will allow me to programmatically tell the camera to start recording, stop and save to file to be referenced in the future if needed. This is to record every instance of a manual task for quality assurance. Ideally, this would work with some...
  9. eporedieis

    Live VideoMotion API from Dahua NVR

    Hello to all, I'm new on this forum. I've a Dahua NVR and I want to control from Home Assistant VideoMotion from each cameras. I seen that you all are using cameras connected to the router to obtain this information, but I found an API that's perfect for the use from HA or any other distro...
  10. DirkJensen

    Image Overlay - Dahua Cam IPC-HFW81230E-Z

    Hi, does anyone know if it is possible to have other dimensions or formats of the image file that is uploaded into the camera for the image overlay? the 128x128 pixels with max. 16 KByte Size and a 256 color bmp format is so incredible poor ... the other question is, if it is possible to...
  11. J

    Disable Interior Cameras When Home

    I have a few cameras inside the house, but I'd like to disable or pause the recording when either my wife or I am home. Is there some way I can do this? I have a SmartThings controller, which knows whether we are present or not based on our phone's locations and I also have an alarm system...
  12. Bard

    Is there an API to control BlueIris?

    Hi, I'm new to BI and I'm just running the demo, still a couple of days left. I was wondering if there is any way to control BI using RestAPI or something like that. Specifically I want to change the active profiles based on a Bluetooth sensor, so that the alerts gets activated if my smartphone...
  13. S

    Dahua NetAlarm HTTP API - How to trigger it?

    Does anyone know how to trigger NetAlarm via the HTTP API on a Dahua NVR? I found version 1.67 of the API documentation but it doesn't address NetAlarm. Background - I am trying to trip my NVR alarms from Z-Wave (SmartThings) door, window and motion sensors. I am hoping to configure...
  14. Crazykiller

    Dahua HTTP API

    Does anybody know where to get the latest Dahua HTTP API for IPC, DVR, NVR? @EMPIRETECANDY do you have access to those PDF documents on your ftp maybe?
  15. WxCam

    Unable to change DS2-CD2042WD-I settings via API

    I am attempting to automate Hikvision camera configuration using the Hikvision IPMD XML API. My camera is a model DS-2CD2042WD-I. I am able to retrieve camera data using any of the documented services, but my attempts to change field values are failing. I copied the XML block from a GET of...
  16. Robert M

    Using JSON API to Mail Snapshots

    I'm working with the JSON interface now and already have working code to change profiles when I arm/disarm my home alarm. What I'm looking for now and not sure if I can do is trigger screenshots to be emailed on alarm triggers (vs just motion triggers from camera). Is this possible? Would it...
  17. A

    blueiriscmd - A Python cmd tool for interfacing to the Blue Iris API

    I discovered this awesome project by Magnus Appelquist who constructed a python script he calls blueiriscmd, that allows you to send commands to Blue Iris via HTTP to read status, trigger events, change profile etc all from the command line or embed the python code into your own python scripts...
  18. I

    Control Reolink RLC-423 with API

    Hello, I would like to control my Reolink RLC-423 with an API or other. I have found how to get an image but I would like to control also PTZ Get the URL of an Image Captured by Reolink Camera - Other FAQs Do you know if it's possible? Thanks.
  19. M

    Need JSON or HTTP API example in Python or Node.js.

    I'd like to build an application that can send commands to BlueIris such as to arm * disarm, as well as query current status. I would like to use python or Node.js. I can't find any API info on the BlueIris site itself.
  20. R

    Blue Iris PTZ presets execute HTTP command for dahua camera

    Hey all, I'd like to use a preset in blue iris to make my dahua SD-59230s-hn go into "pan" mode. This command works when i paste it into my browser (taken from the dahua HTTP API and something posted by bp2008)...
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