| Parameter | Description | Example | |-----------|-------------|---------| | resolution | Width x Height | resolution=640x480 | | fps | Frames per second (camera max allowed) | fps=15 | | compression | JPEG quality (0-100, 100=best) | compression=30 | | camera | Select camera (for multi-sensor or PTZ) | camera=1 | | clock | Overlay timestamp | clock=1 | | text | Custom text overlay | text=My%20Stream | | date | Show date | date=1 | | quad | Apply quad view if supported | quad=1 | | rect | Crop region (x,y,w,h) | rect=100,100,400,300 | | rotation | Rotate image (0, 90, 180, 270) | rotation=90 | | mirror | Mirror image | mirror=1 |
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When you request this endpoint, the camera returns a continuous HTTP response with the MIME type ; boundary.
curl --request GET --anyauth --user "root:pass" \ "http://<servername>/axis-cgi/param.cgi?action=update&Image.TriggerDataEnabled=yes" axis cgi mjpg
The video.cgi script is specifically designed to handle requests for Motion JPEG video. It functions as a standard Common Gateway Interface (CGI) program, meaning it takes parameters from a URL, processes the request, and outputs the result directly to the client.
While axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi is still supported for backward compatibility, it is considered a legacy API.
The simplest way to view an Axis MJPEG stream is to enter the URL directly into a web browser's address bar. The browser will render the continuously updating JPEG stream. For integration into a custom web page, you have two primary options: The simplest way to view an Axis MJPEG
for chunk in stream.iter_content(chunk_size=4096): bytes_buffer += chunk a = bytes_buffer.find(b'\xff\xd8') # JPEG start b = bytes_buffer.find(b'\xff\xd9') # JPEG end if a != -1 and b != -1: jpg = bytes_buffer[a:b+2] bytes_buffer = bytes_buffer[b+2:] frame = cv2.imdecode(np.frombuffer(jpg, dtype=np.uint8), cv2.IMREAD_COLOR) cv2.imshow('Axis MJPEG', frame) if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'): break
640 × 480 = 307,200 pixels JPEG size = 15 KB = 120 Kb 120 Kb × 15 fps = 1,800 Kbps ≈ 1.8 Mbps
Technicians use /axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi to quickly verify camera focus, angle, and lighting without specialized software. cv2.IMREAD_COLOR) cv2.imshow('Axis MJPEG'
# Display the frame cv2.imshow('Axis Camera Stream', frame)
Basic authentication is the simplest method, where credentials are included directly in the request URL:
LabVIEW video recordings and the overlay issue in Axis P1355