Video egress/download APIs

[chris-terminal]

Hi. Are there an APIs available to extract stored video from any of the smart cameras? We would like to automate the process of downloading video segments when a motion alert or object detection event occurs. 

Thanks,

Chris

[alemabrahao]

Hi @chris-terminal 

Unfortunately there is no API to extract/download the videos. Her you can check all the APIs available.

https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api/get-device-camera-custom-analytics/

[GreenMan]

If you need to push footage out to an external system you'll want to use RTSP:    https://documentation.meraki.com/MV/Advanced_Configuration/External_RTSP

You can use the Dashboard API to push a still image or images from a camera though, as a result of (for example) a detection event, which allows quick review  of an event - plus all sorts of integrations involving AI/ML analysis:   https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-v1/generate-device-camera-snapshot/

[PhilipDAth]

@GreenMan has covered it well.

Other options you could consider;

• Use Webhooks to notify of the movement event.  That also includes a still image all in one request.
  https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Other_Topics/Webhooks
• Combine RTSP processing with MQTT.  MQTT will give you an immediate message of motion, which means you can do all of the processing (when combined with RTSP) locally without involving the cloud.
  https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/mv-sense/mqtt/