Add a camеra: Camera.Add | AIPIX documentation

Adds a new camera with the specified configuration

Parameters

params: object

params.camera: Uid aka string

Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$

Unique identifier used throughout the system

Unique camera identifier within the installation

params.streams: StreamsObject aka object

Map of stream configurations keyed by stream identifier

Stream configuration parameters for the camera

params.streams...

params.streams{}: StreamConfig aka object

Complete stream configuration for a camera

params.streams{}.source: Url aka string

Valid URL string

RTSP URL of the camera stream

params.streams{}.enable: null|boolean

optional nullable

Whether the camera/stream is enabled

params.streams{}.camera: Uid aka string

Pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$

Unique identifier used throughout the system

Unique camera identifier

params.streams{}.priority: null|integer

optional nullable

Stream priority

params.streams{}.secure: null|string

optional nullable

Default:

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""

Stream security key used to encrypt the stream

params.streams{}.device: null|string

optional nullable

No description

params.streams{}.dvr: DvrObject aka null|object

optional nullable

DVR recording and storage configuration

DVR recording configuration

params.streams{}.dvr.enable: EnableObject aka null|string|boolean|array

optional nullable

One of 3 variants

Whether DVR recording is enabled

params.streams{}.dvr.enable<0>: EnableString aka string

Pattern: ((always|never|event:([0-9]+):([0-9]+))?(:(full|part))?)

No description

params.streams{}.dvr.enable<1>: EnableArray aka array

No description

params.streams{}.dvr.enable<1>[]: string

No description

params.streams{}.dvr.enable<2>: boolean

No description

params.streams{}.dvr.location: Url aka null|string

optional nullable

Valid URL string

Storage location for DVR archive (required if DVR is enabled)

params.streams{}.dvr.duration: integer

optional

Default:

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Archive retention duration - older recordings are automatically cleaned up

params.streams{}.dvr.buffer: ByteSize aka string

optional

Pattern: ^[0-9]+(G|M|K)$

Default:

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"1M"

Byte size with unit suffixes (G=gigabytes, M=megabytes, K=kilobytes)

Internal buffer size for caching read/write operations

params.streams{}.dvr.quota: ByteSize aka string

optional

Pattern: ^[0-9]+(G|M|K)$

Default:

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"0G"

Byte size with unit suffixes (G=gigabytes, M=megabytes, K=kilobytes)

Archive storage size limit (0 = unlimited)

params.streams{}.capture: CaptureObject aka null|object

optional nullable

Stream capture configuration

params.streams{}.capture.enable: EnableObject aka null|string|boolean|array

optional nullable

One of 3 variants

Whether stream capture is enabled

params.streams{}.capture.enable<0>: EnableString aka string

Pattern: ((always|never|event:([0-9]+):([0-9]+))?(:(full|part))?)

No description

params.streams{}.capture.enable<1>: EnableArray aka array

No description

params.streams{}.capture.enable<1>[]: string

No description

params.streams{}.capture.enable<2>: boolean

No description

params.streams{}.live: LiveObject aka null|object

optional nullable

Stream live configuration

params.streams{}.live.enable: EnableObject aka null|string|boolean|array

optional nullable

One of 3 variants

Whether live streaming is enabled

params.streams{}.live.enable<0>: EnableString aka string

Pattern: ((always|never|event:([0-9]+):([0-9]+))?(:(full|part))?)

No description

params.streams{}.live.enable<1>: EnableArray aka array

No description

params.streams{}.live.enable<1>[]: string

No description

params.streams{}.live.enable<2>: boolean

No description

params.streams{}.access: AccessObject aka null|object

optional nullable

Access control parameters for live and DVR playback

Access control parameters for playback

params.streams{}.access.allow: AccessType aka null|string

optional nullable

One of: private, public

Type of access control for stream playback

Access control type

params.streams{}.access.password: string

optional

Default:

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"admin"

Authentication password

params.streams{}.access.user: string

optional

Default:

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"admin"

Authentication username

params.streams{}.access.whitelist: array

optional

Default:

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[]

List of IP addresses allowed access without authentication

IP whitelist for unauthorized access

params.streams{}.access.whitelist[]: IpAddress aka string

Pattern: ^(?:[0-9]{1,3}\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}$|^(?:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){7}[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}$

IPv4 or IPv6 address

params.streams{}.tracks: array

optional

Default:

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[
  "video",
  "audio"
]

Media channels to capture from the stream

List of media tracks to capture

params.streams{}.tracks[]: TrackType aka string

One of: video, audio, application

Media track types that can be captured from RTSP stream

params.streams{}.sensor: null|object

optional nullable

Default:

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{}

No description

params.streams{}.sensor{}: string

No description

params.streams{}.reconnect: ReconnectParams aka null|object

optional nullable

Stream reconnection parameters for handling network connection failures

Stream reconnection parameters

params.streams{}.reconnect.interval: integer

optional

Default:

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Minimum timeout in seconds between stream connection attempts

params.streams{}.reconnect.period: integer

optional

Default:

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Maximum time interval for connection attempts during consecutive failures

params.streams{}.reconnect.total: integer

optional

Default:

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Number of consecutive failed attempts before marking stream as invalid

params.streams{}.reconnect.timeout: integer

optional

Default:

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Reconnection timeout in seconds

params.streams{}.timeout: null|boolean

optional nullable

Default:

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false

No description

params.streams{}.cluster: ClusterObject aka object

Failover cluster configuration for stream capture

Cluster failover configuration

params.streams{}.cluster.primary: string

Hostname of primary cluster node that captures the stream continuously

params.streams{}.cluster.spare: null|string

optional nullable

Hostname of secondary cluster node that captures the stream

params.streams{}.modify: ModifyObject aka null|object

optional nullable

Modify configuration for stream spoiling

Modify configuration to explicitly spoil RTSP stream (for testing only)

params.streams{}.modify.frame_drop: number

optional

Default:

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0.0

Drop each `frame_drop` frame

params.streams{}.modify.cycle_drop: number

optional

Default:

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0.0

Drop each `cycle_drop` frame

params.streams{}.modify.duplication: number

optional

Default:

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0.0

Duplicate each `duplication` frame

params.streams{}.modify.permutation: number

optional

Default:

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0.0

Permutate each `permutation` frame

params.streams{}.modify.corruption: number

optional

Default:

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0.0

Corrupt each `corruption` frame

params.streams{}.modify.zeroing: number

optional

Default:

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0.0

Zeroing each `zeroing` frame

params.streams{}.modify.truncation: number

optional

Default:

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0.0

Truncate each `truncation` frame

params.streams{}.modify.delay_dispersion: array

Delay frame streaming in the dispersion range

params.streams{}.modify.delay_dispersion[]: integer

No description

params.onvif: OnvifObject aka null|object

optional nullable

ONVIF protocol configuration for camera

ONVIF configuration for the camera

params.onvif...

params.onvif.hostname: IpAddress aka null|string

optional nullable

Pattern: ^(?:[0-9]{1,3}\.){3}[0-9]{1,3}$|^(?:[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}:){7}[0-9a-fA-F]{1,4}$

IPv4 or IPv6 address

Camera's IP address for ONVIF communication

params.onvif.events: any

optional nullable

ONVIF event handlers configuration

Result

result: string

POST /api/

JSON

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "Camera.Add",
  "params": {
    "camera": "camera_uuid",
    "streams": {
      "camera_uuid": {
        "access": {
          "allow": "private",
          "whitelist": []
        },
        "camera": "camera_uuid",
        "reconnect": {
          "interval": 10,
          "period": 1800,
          "total": 500
        },
        "capture": {
          "enable": "always:full"
        },
        "cluster": {
          "primary": ""
        },
        "dvr": {
          "enable": "always:full",
          "location": "file:////storage/",
          "duration": 180,
          "buffer": "1M",
          "quota": "0G"
        },
        "live": {
          "enable": "never"
        },
        "enable": true,
        "source": "rtsp://admin:123_Camera@192.168.204.17:554/media/video0",
        "tracks": [
          "video"
        ]
      }
    },
    "onvif": {
      "hostname": "192.168.19.192",
      "events": {
        "MotionAlarm": "dvr|live|capture|publish",
        "PowerAlarm": "publish|dvr"
      }
    }
  },
  "id": 123
}

cURL

Bash

curl -k --request POST \
    --url 'https://your-domain/api/' \
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    --header 'Authorization: Bearer <api-authorization-token>' \
    --data '{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "Camera.Add",
  "params": {
    "camera": "camera_uuid",
    "streams": {
      "camera_uuid": {
        "access": {
          "allow": "private",
          "whitelist": []
        },
        "camera": "camera_uuid",
        "reconnect": {
          "interval": 10,
          "period": 1800,
          "total": 500
        },
        "capture": {
          "enable": "always:full"
        },
        "cluster": {
          "primary": ""
        },
        "dvr": {
          "enable": "always:full",
          "location": "file:////storage/",
          "duration": 180,
          "buffer": "1M",
          "quota": "0G"
        },
        "live": {
          "enable": "never"
        },
        "enable": true,
        "source": "rtsp://admin:123_Camera@192.168.204.17:554/media/video0",
        "tracks": [
          "video"
        ]
      }
    },
    "onvif": {
      "hostname": "192.168.19.192",
      "events": {
        "MotionAlarm": "dvr|live|capture|publish",
        "PowerAlarm": "publish|dvr"
      }
    }
  },
  "id": 123
}'

200 OK

JSON

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "result": "camera_uuid",
  "id": 123
}

400 Bad Request

JSON

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "error": {
    "code": -32601,
    "message": "Method not found"
  },
  "id": 123
}

500 Internal Server Error

Server error