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# System prepended metadata

title: Use curl to connect AXIS camera
tags: [AXIS camera]

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# Use curl to connect AXIS camera

## Overview
:::info
**curl basic command**
- -v - 顯示詳細數據
- -u username:password - Basic Authentication
- -X - 選擇 HTTP method 發佈 HTTP reqeust
- -H - 設定 request 裡所攜帶的 header 
- -d - 攜帶 HTTP POST Data
- -F - 模擬表單上傳，將檔案以二進制傳輸
:::

## Authentications
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- HTTP 傳輸未加密資料
推薦使用 Digest Authentication
- HTTPS 傳輸加密資料
推薦使用 Basic Authentication
避免過度包裝
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| Mode         | HTTP server | HTTPS server | RTSP server
| ------------ | ----------- | ------------ | ------------
| Basic        | Basic       | Basic        | Basic
| Digest       | Digest      | Digest       | Digest 
| Basic_Digest | Digest      | Digest       | Basic & Digest
| Recommended  | Digest      | Basic        | Digest

## API
- 顯示APP列表
```
curl -u <username>:<password> http://<IP>/axis-cgi/applications/list.cgi
```
- 上傳API (未驗證)
```
curl -u <username>:<password> \
-X POST "http://<IP>/axis-cgi/applications/upload.cgi" \
-H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=fileboundary" \
-F "packfil=@<APP_name>;type=application/octet-stream"
```

## AOA
- 讀取AOA配置
```
curl -u <username>:<password> \
-X POST http://<IP>/local/objectanalytics/control.cgi \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"apiVersion": "1.6", "context": "my context", "method": "getConfigurationCapabilities"}' 
```