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motionEye API (Draft)

Protocol And Data Format

Authentication

API Calls

motionEye Server Management

GET /api/main

Returns details about the motionEye server.

  • successful response:

     {
     "name": string,
     "version": string,
     "motion_version": string
 }

POST /api/main

Changes the parameters of the motionEye server.

  • expects:

     {
     "normal_password": string
 }

  • successful response:

     {}

Camera Management

GET /api/cameras

Returns the list of all registered cameras.

  • successful response:

     [
     {
         "id": number,
         "name": string
     },
     ...
 ]

    The order of the cameras in the response is the actual order of the camera frames in the UI.

POST /api/cameras

Adds a camera to the server.

  • expects:

     {
     "type": string,
     "device": string,
     "url": string,
     "username": string,
     "password": string,
     "camera_id": number
 }

    Depending on the type, some of the fields may be required and others may be ignored.

  • fields:

    • type - the camera type; possible values:

      • "v4l2" - V4L2 camera
      • "netcam" - network (IP) camera
      • "remote" - remote motionEye camera
      • "simple" - simple MJPEG camera

    • device - the device path, used only by "v4l2" camera type (e.g. "/dev/video0")

    • url - the netcam or remote motionEye camera URL

    • username - the username of the netcam or remote motionEye camera

    • password - the password of the netcam or remote motionEye camera

    • camera_id - the id of the remote motionEye camera

  • successful response:

     {
     "id": number
 }
    • id is the id of the new camera

POST /api/camera/<id>/remove

Removes the camera with the given id from the server.

  • expects:

     {}

  • successful response:

     {}

Camera Device Parameters

GET /api/camera/<id>/device

Returns the device parameters of the camera with the specified id.

  • successful response:

     {
     "enabled": boolean,
     "name": string,
     "type": string,
     "rotation": number,
     "resolution": {
         "width": number,
         "height": number
     },
     "framerate": number,
     "brightness": number,
     "constrast": number,
     "saturation": number,
     "hue": number,
     "auto_brightness": boolean
 }

  • fields:

    • enabled - whether the camera is enabled or not

    • name - the camera name (between 1 and 64 characters)

    • type - the camera type; possible values:

      • "v4l2" - V4L2 camera
      • "netcam" - network (IP) camera
      • "remote" - remote motionEye camera
      • "simple" - simple MJPEG camera

    • rotation - camera rotation (in degrees); possible values are 0, 90, 180 and 270

    • resolution:

      • width - the camera resolution width (between 96 and 4096, multiple of 8)
      • height - the camera resolution height (between 96 and 4096, multiple of 8)

    • framerate - the capturing framerate (between 1 and 30)

    • brightness - the camera brightness control (between 0 and 100)

    • contrast - the camera contrast control (between 0 and 100)

    • saturation - the camera saturation control (between 0 and 100)

    • hue - the camera hue control (between 0 and 100)

    • auto_brightness - whether the brightness is adjusted automatically or not

POST /api/camera/<id>/device

Changes the device parameters of the camera with the specified id.

  • expects:

     {
     "enabled": boolean,
     "name": string,
     "type": string,
     "rotation": number,
     "resolution": {
         "width": number,
         "height": number
     },
     "framerate": number,
     "brightness": number,
     "constrast": number,
     "saturation": number,
     "hue": number,
     "auto_brightness": boolean
 }

    All fields are optional and only the specified fields will be updated. For the meaning of each field, see GET /api/camera/<id>/device.

Media Files

GET /api/camera/<id>/media

  • successful response:

     {
     "disk": {
         "used": number,
         "total": number
     },

     "upload_stills": boolean,
     "upload_movies": boolean,
     "webhook_url": string,
     "webhook_method": ["get", "post", "post_form", "post_json"], 
     "command_enabled": boolean,
     "command_exec": "string"
 }

POST /api/camera/<id>/media

  • expects:

     {
     "upload_stills": boolean,
     "upload_movies": boolean,
     "webhook_url": string,
     "webhook_method": ["get", "post", "post_form", "post_json"], 
     "command_enabled": boolean,
     "command_exec": "string"
 }

Text Overlay

GET /api/camera/<id>/overlay

  • successful response:

     {
     "left": string,
     "right": string
 }

POST /api/camera/<id>/overlay

  • expects:

     {
     "left": string,
     "right": string
 }

Streaming

GET /api/camera/<id>/streaming

  • successful response:

     {
     "snapshot_url": string,
     "streaming_url": string,
     "embed_url": string,
     "enabled": boolean,
     "auth_mode": ["disabled", "basic", "digest"],
     "framerate": number, /* 0 - 30 */
     "quality": number, /* 0 - 100 */
     "resolution_downscale": number, /* 0 - 100 */
     "motion_optimization": boolean
 }

POST /api/camera/<id>/streaming

  • expects:

     {
     "enabled": boolean,
     "auth_mode": ["disabled", "basic", "digest"],
     "framerate": number, /* 0 - 30 */
     "quality": number, /* 0 - 100 */
     "resolution_downscale": number, /* 0 - 100 */
     "motion_optimization": boolean
 }

Still Images

GET /api/camera/<id>/stills

  • successful response:

     {
     "mode": ["disabled", "motion-triggered", "interval-snapshots", "all-frames"],
     "filename": string,
     "quality": number, /* 0 - 100 */,
     "interval": number, /* 1 - 86400 */
     "preserve": number, /* 0 - 3650 */
 }

POST /api/camera/<id>/stills

  • expects:

     {
     "mode": ["disabled", "motion-triggered", "interval-snapshots", "all-frames"],
     "filename": string,
     "quality": number, /* 0 - 100 */,
     "interval": number, /* 1 - 86400 */
     "preserve": number, /* 0 - 3650 */
 }

Movies

GET /api/camera/<id>/movies

  • successful response:

     {
     "mode": ["disabled", "motion-triggered", "continuous"],
     "filename": string,
     "quality": number, /* 0 - 100 */
     "format": ["mpeg4", "msmpeg4", "swf", "flv", "mov", "ogg", "mp4", "hevc", "mkv"],
     "max_length": number, /* 0 - 86400 */
     "preserve": number, /* 0 - 3650 */
 }

POST /api/camera/<id>/movies

  • expects:

     {
     "mode": ["disabled", "motion-triggered", "continuous"],
     "filename": string,
     "quality": number, /* 0 - 100 */
     "format": ["mpeg4", "msmpeg4", "swf", "flv", "mov", "ogg", "mp4", "hevc", "mkv"],
     "max_length": number, /* 0 - 86400 */
     "preserve": number, /* 0 - 3650 */
 }

Motion Detection

GET /api/camera/<id>/motion_detection

  • successful response:

     {
     "enabled": boolean,
     "frame_changes": boolean,
     "threshold": number, /* 0 - 20 */
     "noise_level": number, /* 0 - 25 */
     "light_switch_detect": boolean,
     "despeckle_filter": boolean,
     "event_gap": number, /* 1 - 86400 */
     "pre_capture": number, /* 0 - 1000 */
     "post_capture": number, /* 0 - 1000 */
     "min_frames": number, /* 0 - 1000 */
     "mask_mode": ["disabled", "smart", "editable"],
     "mask_sluggishness": number, /* 1 - 10 */
     "mask_lines": number[][], /* 0/1 */
 }

POST /api/camera/<id>/motion_detection

  • expects:

     {
     "enabled": boolean,
     "frame_changes": boolean,
     "threshold": number, /* 0 - 20 */
     "noise_level": number, /* 0 - 25 */
     "light_switch_detect": boolean,
     "despeckle_filter": boolean,
     "event_gap": number, /* 1 - 86400 */
     "pre_capture": number, /* 0 - 1000 */
     "post_capture": number, /* 0 - 1000 */
     "min_frames": number, /* 0 - 1000 */
     "mask_mode": ["disabled", "smart", "editable"],
     "mask_sluggishness": number, /* 1 - 10 */
     "mask_lines": number[][], /* 0/1 */
 }

Notifications

GET /api/camera/<id>/notifications

  • successful response:

     {
     "email_enabled": boolean,
     "email_from": string,
     "email_to": string[],
     "email_smtp_server": string,
     "email_smtp_port": number, /* 1 - 65535 */
     "email_smtp_account": string,
     "email_smtp_tls": boolean,
     "email_picture_timespan": number, /* 0 - 60 */
     "webhook_enabled": boolean,
     "webhook_url": string,
     "webhook_method": ["get", "post", "post_form", "post_json"], 
     "command_enabled": boolean,
     "command_exec": string
 }

POST /api/camera/<id>/notifications

  • expects:

     {
     "email_enabled": boolean,
     "email_from": string,
     "email_to": string[],
     "email_smtp_server": string,
     "email_smtp_port": number, /* 1 - 65535 */
     "email_smtp_account": string,
     "email_smtp_tls": boolean,
     "email_picture_timespan": number, /* 0 - 60 */
     "webhook_enabled": boolean,
     "webhook_url": string,
     "webhook_method": ["get", "post", "post_form", "post_json"], 
     "command_enabled": boolean,
     "command_exec": string
 }

Working Schedule

GET /api/camera/<id>/working_schedule

  • successful response:

     {
     "mode": ["disabled", "during", "outside"],
     "monday": [
         {
             "from": number, /* 0 - 23 */
             "to": number /* 0 - 59 */
         },
         ...
     ],
     ...
 }

POST /api/camera/<id>/working_schedule

  • expects:

     {
     "mode": ["disabled", "during", "outside"],
     "monday": [
         {
             "from": number, /* 0 - 23 */
             "to": number /* 0 - 59 */
         },
         ...
     ],
     ...
 }

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