Retrieve real-time camera metadata for a Verkada Command organization using the Cameras API

domain: apidocs.verkada.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Generate a top-level API Key in Verkada Command admin settings
  2. Exchange the API Key for a short-lived API Token (valid 30 minutes) per Verkada's two-factor API auth model
  3. Call the camera info endpoint to list cameras and retrieve metadata (name, model, site, status)
  4. Select Read-only or Read/Write permission scope for the Cameras product line when the org admin issues the key
  5. Refresh the API Token before it expires if the integration runs longer than 30 minutes

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