Axis VAPIX — device + event stream

Video · P0 · HIGH NDAA OK

Direct camera path when ACS is not the recorder of record.

HTTPS JSON APIs · WebSocket event stream · RTSP media

Adds AXIS OS version audit for firmware policy (LTS track). Preferred over generic ONVIF for Axis fleets.

6events mapped

5health probes

4fixtures

P0catalog tier

Install to site

Licensing: None. VAPIX is openly documented.

healthlive_urieventsfirmware_audit

camera_axis

Vendor key	Platform type	Priority	Label
tns1:VideoSource/tnsaxis:Tampering	video.tamper	P2	Camera tamper / scene change
tns1:Device/tnsaxis:IO/Port	io.duress	P1	Duress / panic input
tnsaxis:CameraApplicationPlatform/VMD/Camera1ProfileANY	video.motion	INFO	Motion (after hours zone)
tns1:Device/tnsaxis:Network/Lost	video.loss	P2	Video loss
tns1:VideoSource/tnsaxis:LiveStreamAccessed	system.heartbeat	INFO	Connector heartbeat
tnsaxis:CameraApplicationPlatform/ObjectAnalytics/Device1Scenario1	video.motion	INFO	Motion (after hours zone)

emitted into config/health-probes.json on install · executed by VPS workers

ID	Check	Kind	Params
tcp_reach	TCP reachability	tcp	{"timeout_ms":2000}
tls_cert	TLS certificate validity	tls	{"timeout_ms":3000}
auth_probe	Authenticated health probe	http_probe	{"timeout_ms":5000}
clock_skew	Device clock skew < 5s	clock	{"max_skew_s":5}
stream_uri	Live stream URI resolves	rtsp_options	{"timeout_ms":4000}

Method	Path	Purpose
POST	/axis-cgi/basicdeviceinfo.cgi	getAllProperties (model, serial, AXIS OS version)
POST	/axis-cgi/systemready.cgi	systemready (boot/health)
GET	/vapix/ws-data-stream?sources=events	Event stream (topic filter set at subscribe)