API Create Camera

This API call will add a new camera.

Resource URL

http://valt.example.com/api/v3/admin/cameras

Resource Information

Method	POST
Headers	Content-Type:application/json
Response Type	JSON
Authentication Required	Yes

Parameters

The JSON body must be properly formatted. All fields and values should be enclosed in double quotes and separated by a colon.

Field Name	Description	Required	Example
name	Camera Name	yes	Camera 1
ip	Camera IP address or FQDN.	yes	192.168.7.32
camera_type	Device Type: Camera or Device (ipad, iphone, card reader)	no	camera
device_type	Device Type: Camera or Device (ipad, iphone, card reader)	no	camera
http_port	Port used for camera control. (Default: 80)	no	80
rtsp_port	Port used for pulling the video stream from the camera. (Default: 554)	no	554
username	Username to access the camera.	yes	root
password	Password to access the camera.	yes	admin51
brand	Camera Brand (should be 1)	yes	1
model	Camera Model Type (should be 1)	yes	1
rooms	Array of rooms the camera will be assigned to	no	[37,29]
wowza	ID of the media server the camera will be assigned to.	yes	1

Response

Code	Reason
200	Camera Created Successfully
400	Invalid Request (See Response for Specific Error)
401	Unauthorized
500	JSON Body Formatted Incorrectly

JSON Response

data
id	ID number for the new camera.

Examples

Request

The sample JSON body below is formatted with line breaks and indentation to make it easier to read. This is not required.

https://ivstest1.ad.ipivs.com/api/v3/admin/cameras?access_token=e82632d19c523678fea3d1016c6df9e9

{
  "name":"API Camera",
  "ip":"192.168.7.2",
  "username":"root",
  "password":"admin51",
  "wowza":1,
  "brand":1,
  "model":1,
  "rooms":[37,43]
}

Successful Response

Sample response is shown with line breaks to make it more readable. Actual responses will not include line breaks.

{
"data":{
"id": 68
}
}

Failure Response

Sample response is shown with line breaks to make it more readable. Actual responses will not include line breaks.

{
"data":{
"message": "Validation Error",
"fields":[
{
"name": "name",
"message": "This value should not be blank."
}
]
},
"code": 400
}