Reolink E1 Zoom Camera - How to trigger a manual video recording by HTTP API

user_807715338412265

Hi guys,

I just got my E1 Zoom camera and it's great so far. I would like to use HTTP API to trigger a video recording. After going through the API guide (https://community.reolink.com/topic/4196/reolink-camera-api-user-guide_v8-updated-in-april-2023), I was not able to find the API to trigger a video recording manually. Therefore, I was wondering:

Is there a API to trigger video recording and store the recording in SD card?
If Reolink has API to trigger video recording, can I also specify the video recording length (e.g. trigger a video recording and record for 30 seconds)

Thanks for for your help!

user_860608416936092

Any news on this query? I have the same request.

Is there a real technical obstacle that prevents API to start recordings or does Reolink just not support this feature for whatever reason?
Are there any plans from Reolink to support this feature?

Starting recordings via API would be such a game-changing feature (which other camera manufacturers seem to provide). As alternative, I use ffmpeg to record the stream. Are there more elegant alternatives available?