View video live stream from the camera

The URL for accessing the live stream can be found by querying the camera type. The platform supports several protocols for video streaming. Protocols vary depending on camera access:

A. Access within the local network

rtsp - Plain unencrypted RTSP

B. Via the public internet

rtsp - Plain unencrypted RTSP
rtsph - Unencrypted RTSP over HTTP
rtsphs - Encrypted RTSP over HTTPS
rtspws - Unencrypted RTSP over WebSocket
rtspwss - RTSP over WebSocket Secure

Security of access to live stream

An API query for a streaming URL generates an RTSP link that is valid for 30 seconds. After 30 seconds or disconnecting the player, it will not be possible to connect the player and the application must request a new RTSP link.

Web Player

To playback live video from the platform on your website please contact our support.

Example - find available profiles:

This example shows how to get a video stream for remote player. Most cameras allow streaming of different profiles (resolution, frame rate, compression…).

Query the streamProfile to find out the available profiles:

query {
   camera(node_id:140094){
    stream_profiles{
      stream_profile_id
      width
      height
    }
  }
}

Response:

{
  "data": {
    "camera": {
      "stream_profiles": [
        {
          "stream_profile_id": 120846,
          "width": 800,
          "height": 450
        },
        {
          "stream_profile_id": 120850,
          "width": 1920,
          "height": 1080
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}

In Postman example - Get live stream URL / getStreamProfileID

Example - get RTSP URL:

The next query gets the RTSP and URL for the currently generated RTSP stream:

query {
  camera(node_id:140094){
    live_view(stream_profile_id:120850){
      remote{
        rtsp{
          url
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Response:

In Postman example - Get live stream URL / getLiveStreamURL

If you want to test RTSP stream you can use VLC player - just copy link from response, press CTRL+N (Windows, Linux) / Command + N (macOS) and add your streaming URL. Note that the link to the stream is valid for 30 seconds.
Prerequisite: VLC player for test must be installed on computer. Mind that the RTSP doesn’t support UDP (only TCP is supported).

Some cameras support multiple video channels. For example, cameras with multiple optics or virtual views of 180 ° cameras. The channel can be selected by the optional parameter video_channel_node_id in the type live_view (stream_profile_id: 120850, video_channel_node_id: 1000). A list of video channels of each camera is available in camera type.