Take a snapshot from Meraki MV

Cisco Meraki has introduced a new feature for its security camera that allows it to take a snapshot from Meraki MV. Using the new Meraki MV Snapshot API, the new feature can improve site visibility by accessing a snapshot of your camera feed on-demand from a simple text message, improve video analytics capabilities with third-party API integrations (click here for a cool example), or validate a motion alert with an attached image of the trigger event in your email notification.

The Snapshot API is a new RESTful API endpoint available through the Meraki dashboard that allow you access to a screenshot from your live or historical video. Once enabled, your application can find your camera through an HTTP request specifying a unique network ID and serial number. The camera will respond with a snapshot and expiration date after which the image will no longer be available.

The Snapshot API has many applications, opening a huge array of cool use cases restricted only by your imagination. Get started by accessing documentation on Meraki’s dashboard APIs.