Dahua & Amcrest API's the same?

[GaryOkie]

Dahua & Amcrest API's the same?

[dougsland]

Hi @GaryOkie , a quick look here ftp://ftp.wintel.fi/drivers/dahua/SDK-HTTP_ohjelmointi/DAHUA_IPC_HTTP_API_V1.00x.pdf and in the source code of python-amcrest it seems all commands are equal. They might be using the same firmware. @tchellomello @pnbruckner please take a look.

[GaryOkie]

Thanks @dougsland for the advice!

I already had a copy of the "Dahua HTTP API for IPC" (V1.56) and closely compared it with the Amcrest HTTP API for IP Cameras (v1.5) and you're right - the API calls do indeed look to be identical.

So this fact seems to reinforce that both the python-amcrest and HA amcrest component are fully compatible with Dahua IPC cameras.

I wonder if the authors of each would be willing to include Dahua IPC cam support in their docs - at least with a provisional caveat that it has seen only limited use? I can't tell you how much time I've wasted on trying to implement Dahua camera features via custom scripts before I discovered Amcrest support already supported all the key bits and works far better than any of the other generic IP cam components.

[dougsland]

If it is working for you, I would suggest to add into README Supportability Matrix. Looks like none of us have this camera.

[GaryOkie]

ok, that sounds reasonable. will do.