Reolink HTTP Driver

A simple library for controlling Reolink IP cameras.

The library is designed to meet the needs of the Akronauts Rocket Design Team, and may be missing some commands.

Github

https://github.com/firejack6/Reolink-HTTP-Driver

Based on Reolink's Offical API

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qvKcKswNJP_-G0tTbs_JQOuO67QqujfB

Supported Functions

Login
Logout
GetEnc
SetEnc Reboot*
GetDevInfo
GetRecV20
Snap
GetPtzPreset
SetPtzPreset
PtzCtrl
SetIrLights
GetIsp
SetIsp*

* admin required

How to use

For each camera:

let cam = new Reolink(ipadr, port, username, password)

NOTE: all functions are asynchronous

Basics

Login:

await cam.login();

Logout:

await cam.logout();

Get Encoding:

await cam.getEncoding(); - returns Dict from camera

Set Encoding: Requires restart

await cam.setEncoding(SETTING, VALUE);

Reboot:

await cam.reboot(); *must use admin account

Get Device Info:

await cam.getDevInfo

Recording

Get recording status:

await cam.recording.status(); - returns Dict from camera

Take a picture:

await cam.recording.takePicture(FILE_SAVE_PATH.jpg (opt)); - returns buffer of image in .jpg

Pan, tilt, zoom control

Get saved presets:

await cam.ptz.getPresets(); - returns Dict of presets

Save a preset position:

await cam.ptz.savePreset(PRESET_NAME, PRESET_ID_NUMBER);

Go to preset:

await cam.ptz.toPreset(PRESET_NAME_OR_ID, SPEED (0-60, default 32))

Move:

await cam.ptz.move(DIRECTION, SPEED (0-60, default 32));

Available directions:

• Left
• Right
• Up
• Down
• LeftUp
• LeftDown
• RightUp
• RightDown
• IrisDec (not sure what this does)
• IrisInc (not sure what this does)
• FocusDec
• FocusInc
• Auto
• StartPatrol
• StopPatrol
• Stop*
• ZoomInc*
• ZoomDec* * have their own functions too

Zoom:

await cam.ptz.zoom("In"/"Out", SPEED (0-60, default 32));

Stop moving:

await cam.ptz.stop();

Lights

IR lights:

await cam.lights.setIR(STATE);

Config

Enable log messages:

cam.config.enableLogging();

Get image settings:

cam.config.getImageSettings(); - returns Dict from camera

Set image setting:

cam.config.setImageSetting(SETTING, VALUE);

Toggle image mirroring:

cam.config.toggleMirror(); - returns mirroring value

Toggle image rotation (90 deg):

cam.config.toggleRotation(); - returns rotation value