HIKVISION API ISAPI

[bryandg]

Hi guys, I'm a newbie in this field. I am a college student doing my thesis on a queue and capacity control system.
The question is that I have two cameras:
-DS-2CD6825G0 for people counting.
-IDS-2CD7146G0-IZS for queue management.

So far I have used a python http server that generated a json to get the information from the cameras. But I would like to work with APIs.

My doubt is how can I extract from DS-2CD6825G0

{
"EventNotificationAlert":{
"@version": "1.0",
"@xmlns": "urnsialliance-org",
"ipAddress":"192.168.1.64",
"protocolType": "HTTP",
"macAddress":"58:50:ed:66:f5:ce",
"channelID": "1",
"dateTime":"2022-03-16T10:16:50+01:00",
"activePostCount": "1",
"eventType": "PeopleCounting",
"eventState": "active",
"eventDescription": "peopleCounting alarm",
"channelName": "Camera 01",
"peopleCounting":{
"statisticalMethods": "realTime",
"realTime":{
"time":"2022-03-16T10:16:50+01:00"
},
"enter": "93",
"exit": "3",
"regionsID": "1"
},
"childCounting":{
"enter": "0",
"exit": "0"
}
}
}

I know that http://"ip"/ISAPI/Event/notification/alertStream gives me a continuous XML stream, but I don't know how to get that information using php or python.

On the other hand, I need to obtain from IDS-2CD7146G0-IZS


{
"ipAddress": "192.168.1.65",
"portNo": "8080",
"protocol": "HTTP",
"macAddress": "58:50:ed:64:05:ef",
"channelID": "1",
"dateTime": "2022-03-11T15:50:53+00:00",
"activePostCount": 1,
"eventType": "personQueueRealTime",
"eventState": "active",
"eventDescription": "personQueueRealTimeData",
"personQueueRealTimeData": {
"targetID": 786,
"ruleID": 1,
"personState": "leave",
"waitTime": 1,
"enterTime": "2022-03-11T15:50:51+00:00",
"peopleNum": 0
}
}

But in this case I don't even know what address to call to get that.

 

[Phil]

Hi @bryandg
We have over 4,000 members at this forum, but I suspect that less than a handful have ever dabbled with ISAPI.
I'd recommend that yo search the forum for past threads on ISAPI and try adding a Post to those linking to this new thread in the hope that one of the members who has worked with ISAPI can provide you some clues here

 

[RobPass]

Hello Bryan, I am working with the same people counting camera and need to get the data from the camera, but I have been having trouble doing so. I was wondering how you achieved this? Thank you!

 

[BlindChicken]

Hi. I can help you to get this using Python. Let me know.

 

[Orion B]

Hi to All,
There is Hikvision system using cameras for people counting. People counting data (seems like it is live data) is available through Intelligent Analysis and can be extracted manually to csv or excel file. I am looking for ways to connect to that data using Python and extracting data to file automatically.

Is there some way to do that?

PS. Automatic email reporting is done and works, but it exports old xls file and only last day and it is only plan B. This option is out.

 

[trempa92]

Well i do daily check on camera and update my sql database. So i can have longer backup rather than relying on camera flash memory.

Then i simply pull the data and create xls/pdf report.

By having daily data from each CameraID i can calculate weekly, monthly, yearly, custom myself, also merging data from multiple camera to get what is needed. It works something like this