VAPIX® is Axis’ own open API (Application Programming Interface). https://www.axis.com/vapix-library/
Questions tagged [vapix]
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Java and Axis cameras
I am writing a Java applet to display live images from Axis cameras.
Is there a good library I can download that abstracts camera image fetching using VAPIX?
Thanks.

Warlax
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VAPIX event list through HTTP SOAP request in Python
I am currently trying to obtain an event list for an AXIS camera through the VAPIX API, and am sending an HTTP SOAP request using the following code. However, I am getting a Response 400. Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong here? The only things I…

Grant Eichenberger
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Tell Ansible to iterate through a (network camera) configuration json file and update every value via a new api call
I've got a .json file filled with hundreds of configuration values for an Axis network camera. The contents look like this:
{
"Name": "HTTPS.Port",
"Value": "443"
},
{
"Name":…

Nuokh
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Axis cameras wsdl
Trying to integrate with axis camera to manage events and actions as described here http://www.axis.com/files/manuals/vapix_event_action_51386_en_1307.pdf
While generating service from wsdl provided in docs have stub instead of service. After quick…

Mr. Cat
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How to enable/disable action rules in VAPIX 3?
Does somebody faced VAPIX 3 api? I need to enable/disable action rules for camera. Leafing through some api from the internet i have not found any specific information for action rules, so i sniffed requests from web-panel. On required action it…

Kin
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Parsing WSDL: Couldn't Bind to Service
Presently, I am trying to interface with a SOAP-based camera system to tie into its action API so I can control when its lights come on programatically and so forth. However, when I use the code below, it's saying it cannot bind to the service and…

coltonoscopy
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Retrieving recorded images stored in AXIS recorder located in remote area
I am planning to buy and use AXIS Camera Station S2208 Appliance
, and seeking way to retrieve images stored in this recorder in remote area via API. (not retrieve from camera, but recorder)
I guess VAPIX (or ONVIF) API is responsible for this task,…

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Only update 100 values simultaneously one api call via Ansible
I've got a .yml file filled with hundreds of configuration values for an Axis network camera. The contents look like this:
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axis:
config:
"Bandwidth.Limit": 0
"HTTPS.AllowTLS1": "no"
"HTTPS.AllowTLS11": "no"
"HTTPS.AllowSSLV3":…

Nuokh
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Trying to package JSON into VBscript and keep getting errors
With this code, I was able to get past the Digest Authentication step and get a 200 ok back.
This is my VBscript code:
Option Explicit
Dim restReq, url
Dim jsontext, headerText
Dim fso1 : Set fso1 = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dim…

Security 101 RVA
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Seeking simple coding example for Axis webcam using Vapix
I should probably ask at the official Axis developer forum, but it seems that several have tried that with no success.
Searching through Stack Overflow, I find a few references to Axis cameras and the Vapix API which is a fairly simple-looking HTTP…

Mawg says reinstate Monica
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Axis Ip cameras python API / implementation of rectification?
I want to receive a rectified image or rectify a image from a Axis IP camera.
I have found a ros distribution https://github.com/ros-drivers/axis_camera
which can do this.
But Im unaware of how I can use this on an ubuntu PC. Tried to make it and…

Arsenal Fanatic
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Robot Framework and HPQC integration
I am trying to integrate HP Application Lifecycle Management (HP ALM) with Robot Framework using VAPI-XP tool inside HP ALM. I want to know whether anyone of you have tried this before, and if so please share your approach.
Regards,
Unni

Unnikrishnan V
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Add Action Rule Axis Camera
I am trying to use the vapix API for Axis cameras to make a new action rule. The responses for this API are hilariously unhelpful. My error is : "The requested SOAP action failed" . I am using SOAPUI 5.2.0. Here is my code which is supposed to make…

Seth Kitchen
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VAPIX send audio to axis ip camera
I have a axis cam with speaker output. I've installed on my Notebook the Vapix Library and now I can receive the videos in MEPEG-4 format.
Now I want to send the audio captured from my notebook to the camera with the same Library.
Finally I've…

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Get RTSP over HTTP .NET
I am in asp.net C# and I want to get an RTSP stream from axis camera tunneled over HTTP. For this I am following axis api documentation (page 16 to onwards). I issued HTTP requests to camera with authorization header and RTSP Describe command was…

Muhammad Adeel Zahid
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