Download event media

When an event is triggered, it can be uploaded in video format, as a snapshot, or with no media at all. You can configure these settings in the event settings API.

Important

All events are saved on the cloud for 45 days unless configured otherwise using /organizations request

These media files play audio unless otherwise configured to be OFF using the /devices/{imei}/device-config request.

The rest of this guide shows you how to use the Surfsight API, to quickly perform the following steps:

  1. Authenticate yourself.
  2. Get list of available events media files.
  3. Download event media.

1. Authenticate yourself

Authenticate yourself before making any calls with the Surfsight API. For more details on authentication, see our authentication overview.

2. Get list of available events media files

Request the available events from the cloud using the GET /devices/{imei}/events with a query parameter relevant to the time range:

curl --request POST https://api-prod.surfsight.net/v2/devices/{imei}/events?start=2021-10-15T09:00:00.000Z&end=2021-10-20T20:59:59.999Z'
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'

The returned response:

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        {
            "id": 190537212,
            "eventType": "sharpTurnRight",
            "lat": 32.48636437,
            "lon": 34.95381069,
            "speed": 49.319999313354494,
            "time": "2021-10-16T13:33:00.000Z",
            "files": [
                {
                    "cameraId": 1,
                    "fileId": "1634391180",
                    "fileType": "video"
                },
                {
                    "cameraId": 2,
                    "fileId": "1634391180",
                    "fileType": "video"
                }
            ]
        }

3. Download event media

Request the link to download the event media file stored on the cloud by using the GET https://api-prod.surfsight.net/v2/devices/{imei}/event-file-link API request.

The following query parameters must be entered in which were received by /devices/{imei}/events API response:

Component Description Example
fileId Time in UNIX of the event 1634391180
cameraId Lens number of the device 1
fileType Media type of the event Video 
curl --request GET https://api-prod.surfsight.net/v2/devices/{imei}/event-file-link?fileId=1634391180&cameraId=1&fileType=video
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {token}'

Returned response:

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{
    "data": {
        "url": "https://surfsight-organizations-production.s3.amazonaws.com/2a4837d8-5d88-43dd-94f4-894e81b476f4/{imei}/{imei}_1634391180_1.mp4?
        X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=ASIAUAWC3GNZKY7KPK35%2F20211020%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20211020T064221Z&X
        -Amz-Expires=345600&X-Amz-Security-Token=IQoJb3JpZ2luX2VjEEMaCXVzLWVhc3QtMiJHMEUCIQCgFlK1Uu4hH8NRf04jgJeF94RXr0J3nJNr3oRm0e6vdgIgOWu9O0kNXMsqmnYX
        %2FKGjRJD4tx........................
    },
    "requestId": "45778fc6-ad06-400e-af6b-0dbcd8546002"
}
Note

The link to the media file will expire after fifteen minutes and a new request must be made in order to access the media file again.