• GET

• PUT

• POST

• DELETE

For HTTP GET, use either:

• https://HOST_OR_IP/api/v1/CameraCamera/

• https://HOST_OR_IP/api/v1/CameraCamera/CAMERA_NAME/

For HTTPPOST, PUT, and DELETE, use:

• https://HOST_OR_IP/api/v1/CameraCamera/CAMERA_NAME/

where variables are:

• CAMERA_NAME — Unique identifier of a specific resource, such as the camera fd51_front_door

For HTTP GET or DELETE, leave the request body empty.

For HTTP POST, configure all required settings. For a list of available settings, use HTTP GET.

For HTTP PUT, configure only settings that you want to change. Omit others.

For example, you can use PUT to change the profile (see also CameraProfile):

{
    "profile": "HighResContinuous"
}

or use POST to run PTZ commands to move the camera:

{
    "reqAction": 7,
    "camMove": TYPE,
    "magnitude": SPEED,
    "presetName": PRESET
}

where attributes often self-explanatory, except:

• TYPE — Type of movement direction, zoom direction, or focus):

  PTZ support varies by camera model.

  • 0 — Move home. See also 11.

  • 1 — Move right.

  • 2 — Move left.

  • 3 — Move up.

  • 4 — Move down.

  • 5 — Move diagonally up and right.

  • 6 — Move diagonally up and left.

  • 7 — Move diagonally down and right.

  • 8 — Move diagonally down and left.

  • 9 — Zoom in.

  • 10 — Zoom out.

  • 11 — Set the current position as home.

  • 12 — Focus in.

  • 13 — Focus out.

  • 14 — Focus semi-automatically.

  • 15 — Focus automatically.

  • 17 — Move to a position that is defined in the attribute presetName.

• SPEED — Speed of movement. Valid values are from 1 to 10.

• PRESET — Name of a PTZ preset. See also CameraCameraPtzPresets.

• management_mode — Whether or not the settings are managed via FortiCamera Cloud:

  • true — Managed by FortiCamera Cloud. FortiRecorder keeps a local cache of settings to push to cameras that are not cloud native, or for cameras that are cloud native but are in a hybrid deployment for another reason such as local storage.

  • false — Managed by FortiRecorder.

  Note: Before you change this setting, see the effects of cloud management on cameras and steps to disable it.