HTTP API

A web server is available on port 5000 with the following endpoints.

`GET /api/<camera_name>`

An mjpeg stream for debugging. Keep in mind the mjpeg endpoint is for debugging only and will put additional load on the system when in use.

Accepts the following query string parameters:

param	Type	Description
`fps`	int	Frame rate
`h`	int	Height in pixels
`bbox`	int	Show bounding boxes for detected objects (0 or 1)
`timestamp`	int	Print the timestamp in the upper left (0 or 1)
`zones`	int	Draw the zones on the image (0 or 1)
`mask`	int	Overlay the mask on the image (0 or 1)
`motion`	int	Draw blue boxes for areas with detected motion (0 or 1)
`regions`	int	Draw green boxes for areas where object detection was run (0 or 1)

You can access a higher resolution mjpeg stream by appending h=height-in-pixels to the endpoint. For example http://localhost:5000/api/back?h=1080. You can also increase the FPS by appending fps=frame-rate to the URL such as http://localhost:5000/api/back?fps=10 or both with ?fps=10&h=1000.

`GET /api/<camera_name>/latest.jpg[?h=300]`

The most recent frame that Frigate has finished processing. It is a full resolution image by default.

Accepts the following query string parameters:

param	Type	Description
`h`	int	Height in pixels
`bbox`	int	Show bounding boxes for detected objects (0 or 1)
`timestamp`	int	Print the timestamp in the upper left (0 or 1)
`zones`	int	Draw the zones on the image (0 or 1)
`mask`	int	Overlay the mask on the image (0 or 1)
`motion`	int	Draw blue boxes for areas with detected motion (0 or 1)
`regions`	int	Draw green boxes for areas where object detection was run (0 or 1)
`quality`	int	Jpeg encoding quality (0-100). Defaults to 70.

Example parameters:

h=300: resizes the image to 300 pixes tall

`GET /api/stats`

Contains some granular debug info that can be used for sensors in Home Assistant.

Sample response:

{
  /* Per Camera Stats */
  "back": {
    /***************
     * Frames per second being consumed from your camera. If this is higher
     * than it is supposed to be, you should set -r FPS in your input_args.
     * camera_fps = process_fps + skipped_fps
     ***************/
    "camera_fps": 5.0,
    /***************
     * Number of times detection is run per second. This can be higher than
     * your camera FPS because Frigate often looks at the same frame multiple times
     * or in multiple locations
     ***************/
    "detection_fps": 1.5,
    /***************
     * PID for the ffmpeg process that consumes this camera
     ***************/
    "capture_pid": 27,
    /***************
     * PID for the process that runs detection for this camera
     ***************/
    "pid": 34,
    /***************
     * Frames per second being processed by Frigate.
     ***************/
    "process_fps": 5.1,
    /***************
     * Frames per second skip for processing by Frigate.
     ***************/
    "skipped_fps": 0.0
  },
  /***************
   * Sum of detection_fps across all cameras and detectors.
   * This should be the sum of all detection_fps values from cameras.
   ***************/
  "detection_fps": 5.0,
  /* Detectors Stats */
  "detectors": {
    "coral": {
      /***************
       * Timestamp when object detection started. If this value stays non-zero and constant
       * for a long time, that means the detection process is stuck.
       ***************/
      "detection_start": 0.0,
      /***************
       * Time spent running object detection in milliseconds.
       ***************/
      "inference_speed": 10.48,
      /***************
       * PID for the shared process that runs object detection on the Coral.
       ***************/
      "pid": 25321
    }
  },
  "service": {
    /* Uptime in seconds */
    "uptime": 10,
    "version": "0.10.1-8883709",
    "latest_version": "0.10.1",
    /* Storage data in MB for important locations */
    "storage": {
      "/media/frigate/clips": {
        "total": 1000,
        "used": 700,
        "free": 300,
        "mnt_type": "ext4"
      },
      "/media/frigate/recordings": {
        "total": 1000,
        "used": 700,
        "free": 300,
        "mnt_type": "ext4"
      },
      "/tmp/cache": {
        "total": 256,
        "used": 100,
        "free": 156,
        "mnt_type": "tmpfs"
      },
      "/dev/shm": {
        "total": 256,
        "used": 100,
        "free": 156,
        "mnt_type": "tmpfs"
      }
    }
  }
}

`GET /api/config`

A json representation of your configuration

`GET /api/version`

Version info

`GET /api/events`

Events from the database. Accepts the following query string parameters:

param	Type	Description
`before`	int	Epoch time
`after`	int	Epoch time
`cameras`	str	, separated list of cameras
`labels`	str	, separated list of labels
`zones`	str	, separated list of zones
`limit`	int	Limit the number of events returned
`has_snapshot`	int	Filter to events that have snapshots (0 or 1)
`has_clip`	int	Filter to events that have clips (0 or 1)
`include_thumbnails`	int	Include thumbnails in the response (0 or 1)
`in_progress`	int	Limit to events in progress (0 or 1)

`GET /api/timeline`

Timeline of key moments of an event(s) from the database. Accepts the following query string parameters:

param	Type	Description
`camera`	str	Name of camera
`source_id`	str	ID of tracked object
`limit`	int	Limit the number of events returned

`GET /api/events/summary`

Returns summary data for events in the database. Used by the Home Assistant integration.

`GET /api/events/<id>`

Returns data for a single event.

`DELETE /api/events/<id>`

Permanently deletes the event along with any clips/snapshots.

`POST /api/events/<id>/retain`

Sets retain to true for the event id.

`POST /api/events/<id>/plus`

Submits the snapshot of the event to Frigate+ for labeling.

param	Type	Description
`include_annotation`	int	Submit annotation to Frigate+ too.

`PUT /api/events/<id>/false_positive`

Submits the snapshot of the event to Frigate+ for labeling and adds the detection as a false positive.

`DELETE /api/events/<id>/retain`

Sets retain to false for the event id (event may be deleted quickly after removing).

`POST /api/events/<id>/sub_label`

Set a sub label for an event. For example to update person -> person's name if they were recognized with facial recognition. Sub labels must be 100 characters or shorter.

{
  "subLabel": "some_string",
  "subLabelScore": 0.79,
}

`GET /api/events/<id>/thumbnail.jpg`

Returns a thumbnail for the event id optimized for notifications. Works while the event is in progress and after completion. Passing ?format=android will convert the thumbnail to 2:1 aspect ratio.

`GET /api/<camera_name>/<label>/thumbnail.jpg`

Returns the thumbnail from the latest event for the given camera and label combo. Using any as the label will return the latest thumbnail regardless of type.

`GET /api/events/<id>/clip.mp4`

Returns the clip for the event id. Works after the event has ended.

`GET /api/events/<id>/snapshot.jpg`

Returns the snapshot image for the event id. Works while the event is in progress and after completion.

Accepts the following query string parameters, but they are only applied when an event is in progress. After the event is completed, the saved snapshot is returned from disk without modification:

param	Type	Description
`h`	int	Height in pixels
`bbox`	int	Show bounding boxes for detected objects (0 or 1)
`timestamp`	int	Print the timestamp in the upper left (0 or 1)
`crop`	int	Crop the snapshot to the (0 or 1)
`quality`	int	Jpeg encoding quality (0-100). Defaults to 70.

`GET /api/<camera_name>/<label>/snapshot.jpg`

Returns the snapshot image from the latest event for the given camera and label combo. Using any as the label will return the latest thumbnail regardless of type.

`GET /api/<camera_name>/recording/<frame_time>/snapshot.png`

Returns the snapshot image from the specific point in that cameras recordings.

`GET /clips/<camera>-<id>.jpg`

JPG snapshot for the given camera and event id.

`GET /vod/<year>-<month>/<day>/<hour>/<camera>/master.m3u8`

HTTP Live Streaming Video on Demand URL for the specified hour and camera. Can be viewed in an application like VLC.

`GET /vod/event/<event-id>/index.m3u8`

HTTP Live Streaming Video on Demand URL for the specified event. Can be viewed in an application like VLC.

`GET /vod/<camera>/start/<start-timestamp>/end/<end-timestamp>/index.m3u8`

HTTP Live Streaming Video on Demand URL for the camera with the specified time range. Can be viewed in an application like VLC.

`POST /api/export/<camera>/start/<start-timestamp>/end/<end-timestamp>`

Export recordings from start-timestamp to end-timestamp for camera as a single mp4 file. These recordings will be exported to the /media/frigate/exports folder.

It is also possible to export this recording as a timelapse.

Optional Body:

{
  "playback": "realtime", // playback factor: realtime or timelapse_25x
}

`GET /api/<camera_name>/recordings/summary`

Hourly summary of recordings data for a camera.

`GET /api/<camera_name>/recordings`

Get recording segment details for the given timestamp range.

param	Type	Description
`after`	int	Unix timestamp for beginning of range
`before`	int	Unix timestamp for end of range

`GET /api/ffprobe`

Get ffprobe output for camera feed paths.

param	Type	Description
`paths`	string	`,` separated list of camera paths

`GET /api/<camera_name>/ptz/info`

Get PTZ info for the camera.

`POST /api/events/<camera_name>/<label>/create`

Create a manual API with a given label (ex: doorbell press) to capture a specific event besides an object being detected.

Optional Body:

{
  "subLabel": "some_string", // add sub label to event
  "duration": 30, // predetermined length of event (default: 30 seconds) or can be to null for indeterminate length event
  "include_recording": true, // whether the event should save recordings along with the snapshot that is taken
  "draw": {
    // optional annotations that will be drawn on the snapshot
    "boxes": [
      {
        "box": [0.5, 0.5, 0.25, 0.25], // box consists of x, y, width, height which are on a scale between 0 - 1
        "color": [255, 0, 0], // color of the box, default is red
        "score": 100 // optional score associated with the box
      }
    ]
  }
}

Success Response:

{
  "event_id": "1682970645.13116-1ug7ns",
  "message": "Successfully created event.",
  "success": true
}

`PUT /api/events/<event_id>/end`

End a specific manual event without a predetermined length.

GET /api/<camera_name>​

GET /api/<camera_name>/latest.jpg[?h=300]​

GET /api/stats​

GET /api/config​

GET /api/version​

GET /api/events​

GET /api/timeline​

GET /api/events/summary​

GET /api/events/<id>​

DELETE /api/events/<id>​

POST /api/events/<id>/retain​

POST /api/events/<id>/plus​

PUT /api/events/<id>/false_positive​

DELETE /api/events/<id>/retain​

POST /api/events/<id>/sub_label​

GET /api/events/<id>/thumbnail.jpg​

GET /api/<camera_name>/<label>/thumbnail.jpg​

GET /api/events/<id>/clip.mp4​

GET /api/events/<id>/snapshot.jpg​

GET /api/<camera_name>/<label>/snapshot.jpg​

GET /api/<camera_name>/recording/<frame_time>/snapshot.png​

GET /clips/<camera>-<id>.jpg​

GET /vod/<year>-<month>/<day>/<hour>/<camera>/master.m3u8​

GET /vod/event/<event-id>/index.m3u8​

GET /vod/<camera>/start/<start-timestamp>/end/<end-timestamp>/index.m3u8​

POST /api/export/<camera>/start/<start-timestamp>/end/<end-timestamp>​

GET /api/<camera_name>/recordings/summary​

GET /api/<camera_name>/recordings​

GET /api/ffprobe​

GET /api/<camera_name>/ptz/info​

POST /api/events/<camera_name>/<label>/create​

PUT /api/events/<event_id>/end​