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    • VirtualPic_11206712601
      VirtualPic last edited by

      Is there a documented list of available cgi-bin functions, such as the snapshot?

      I would like to be able to:
      reboot the camera
      turn LEDs on/off
      control PTZ
      set indoor/outdoor

      etc.
      FOSCAM has a rich set of CGI-bin controls, hoping REOLINK does as well.

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        Anonymous last edited by

        Yes, our CGI is under testing now. Will be released when it is done.

        However, LEDs cannot be turned off by software. Which also need some changes for the hardware.

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          Anonymous last edited by

          Are the list of CGI commands available now? (since the new firmware is released and CGI is listed in the changelog)

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            Anonymous last edited by

            Dear Joshua,

            After upgraded the firmware, pls use below URL to get the snapshot:
            http://(ip address)/cgi-bin/api.cgi?cmd=Snap&channel=0&rs=(any combination of numbers and letters)&user=(user name)&password=(user password)
            Note: Pls replace the ()part to be your camera info.
            Every time you refresh the website it will snap a new picture.

            For more info about CGI file, pls contact us by support@reolink.com

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            • buzzatronic_12824193361
              buzzatronic last edited by

              I tried your link above and I get the following error:

              403 Forbidden

              I'm running firmware 806_16060603 firmware on a RLC-410WS

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                Anonymous last edited by

                Hello, Buzzatronic,
                The CGI command above will only work with the latest firmware, please upgrade your camera to the latest version 1168_16070803. You may download it by referring to our Firmware Download page.

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                • buzzatronic_12824193361
                  buzzatronic last edited by

                  Thanks, that worked. 4 Updated cameras and now I have the CGI URL working for snapshots on my security dashboard tablets in my house.

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                    • VirtualPic_11206712601
                      VirtualPic @buzzatronic last edited by

                      Thanks, that worked. 4 Updated cameras and now I have the CGI URL working for snapshots on my security dashboard tablets in my house.



                      What app are you using for your tablets to do this?

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                      • buzzatronic_12824193361
                        buzzatronic @VirtualPic last edited by


                        What app are you using for your tablets to do this?



                        I'm using http://www.smarttiles.click/ for Smartthings

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                        Anonymous last edited by

                        Thanks very much for your valuable reply.
                        And we're very glad to know that it is working now.
                        Have a nice day!

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                        • buzzatronic_12824193361
                          buzzatronic last edited by

                          Sadly my "it works" message lasted only a few hours. Now all of my cameras are returning an error. Going to them from my browser results in a number of errors.

                          Two of my cameras fail with "502 Bad Gateway - nginx/1.6.2" and the third simply shows " Second camera shows "[ { "cmd" : "Snap", "code" : 1, "error" : { "detail" : "set config failed", "rspCode" : -13 } } ]"

                          Only 1 of the 4 cameras still works with this URL system.

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                          • buzzatronic_12824193361
                            buzzatronic last edited by

                            Now the 4th camera is also returning "502 Bad Gateway - nginx/1.6.2"

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                            • buzzatronic_12824193361
                              buzzatronic last edited by

                              Any update on this? These commands don't work for more than an hour or two for me which makes them pretty much unusable for my scenario.

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                                  Anonymous @buzzatronic last edited by

                                  Any update on this? These commands don’t work for more than an hour or two for me which makes them pretty much unusable for my scenario.


                                  Sorry about all the trouble. We have our engineers testing on the CGI commands now, we will notify you if there's any update.
                                  Thanks for your support!

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                                  • VirtualPic_11206712601
                                    VirtualPic @Anonymous last edited by



                                    buzzatronic wrote:

                                    Any update on this? These commands don’t work for more than an hour or two for me which makes them pretty much unusable for my scenario.

                                    Sorry about all the trouble. We have our engineers testing on the CGI commands now, we will notify you if there’s any update. Thanks for your support!



                                    3 months later...How much testing does this need?

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                                    Anonymous last edited by

                                    any update? anything at all? it should be pretty easy to list out all the available cgi commands. not all of us have windows, so the provided exe is not helpful. i'd like to be able to administer the reolink camera without the hassle of windows. is there any documentation on how to interact with the following ports:

                                    554
                                    6001
                                    8000
                                    1935
                                    9000

                                    Even bare-bones documentation would be helpful.

                                    thanks!

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                                    • rscheffer_20046927835
                                      rscheffer last edited by

                                      Hello support,
                                      can you please share all cgi commands ?

                                      thx
                                      roland

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                                        Anonymous last edited by

                                        Do you have a list of CGI commands? I have the snap one working but would like some others? Like maybe Live Feed and Zoom?

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                                        • navi_23013157047
                                          navi last edited by

                                          This is just sad... Terrible show of "support" from Reolink.

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                                          • FongJeng Kum_34673838378
                                            FongJeng Kum last edited by

                                            If you do a FAQ search, you will get plenty of info there.
                                            I have also read through some Amazon.com reviews that provides feedback on this as well.

                                            Just do some search.

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                                              • navi_23013157047
                                                navi @FongJeng Kum last edited by

                                                If you do a FAQ search, you will get plenty of info there.
                                                I have also read through some Amazon.com reviews that provides feedback on this as well.

                                                Just do some search.



                                                A user on the manufacturer's support forum should not have to troll through Amazon reviews to find out the results of reverse engineering.

                                                There should be a clearly accessible tab at the top that is "APIs" or "Support Documents".

                                                I'm not saying Reolink's products are bad at all, just that their communication is VERY poor (especially in this area).

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                                                Anonymous last edited by

                                                I have unfortunately also the error "502 Bad Gateway" after a restart of the camera it functions again. unfortunately not long, (sometimes 1 hour) then the same error is again there. I already had contact with reolink by email. I was told that it is a bug in the firmware. it should be fixed in the next version. unfortunately I have not much hope after I have read here in the forum.

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                                                • rhatguy_104814766383285
                                                  rhatguy last edited by

                                                  Since it doesn't seem that Reolink is going to provide any documentation, I've started documenting some of the API that I could find via ethernet sniffing the http web client on an RLC-410-5MP. Please have a look at the following thread.

                                                  https://reolink.com/topic/api-discovery-and-documentationn/

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