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Turn your ideas into reality. Explore tutorials and documentation, access tools and SDKs, and stay up to date with the latest from Axis developer teams. Here we have everything you need to develop software for integration with Axis products.

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VAPIX® Library

The complete reference library to the open API to our products.
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AXIS Camera Application Platform (ACAP)

Develop apps for Axis devices.
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Frequently Asked Questions

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What's new?

Explore the latest in development and integration of Axis products.
Connectivity

AMC SDK and AMP SDK - new versions

July 26, 2023

New versions of the AXIS Media Control SDK and the AXIS Media Parser SDK are now available.

network connectors

Introducing breaking changes for VAPIX PTZ Metadata

June 30, 2023

Starting from AXIS OS 12, VAPIX Metadata for pan and tilt position will be calculated with physical constraints in tilt and pan when using Generic Pan/Tilt Position Space.

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Additional security in AXIS OS and ACAP applications

May 12, 2023

Axis is planning to introduce signing of ACAP applications as default and remove root-privileged access in future AXIS OS releases.

July 10, 2023
Online access to more than 200 Axis products

July 3, 2023
ACAP: New release ACAP version 4.9

June 28, 2023
Minimize storage and bandwidth, now even more

June 16, 2023
AXIS Object Analytics Occupancy in area (Beta)

June 7, 2023
Adding upper and lower clothing color in the metadata stream

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Product information and services

Find product characteristics, firmware information, and try Axis products.
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AXIS Virtual Loan Tool

Get online access to Axis products to run compatability and product tests.
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Product selector

Find characteristics for your product in the product selector.
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AXIS OS portal

See release notes and new and upcoming features in AXIS OS releases.
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Integration guidelines and examples

Get started with examples, sample code, and recommendations.

INTEGRATION GUIDELINES

Access control integration

Integrating network door controllers.

Audio integration

Integrating network audio.

Axis metadata

Learn more about Axis metadata and metadata streams.

AXIS Object Analytics counting data

Suggested architecture, development examples, and considerations for visualizing object counting data.

AXIS S30 Recorder Series integration

Integration guidelines for AXIS S30 Recorder Series.

Body worn integration

Integrating Axis body worn system.

I/O module integration

Integrating I/O relay modules.

Radar integration

Integrating radar.

Radar-video fusion camera integration

Introduction and integration tips for radar-video fusion cameras.

Signed video integration

How signed video works and what steps should be taken when integrating.

Strobe siren integration

Integrating Axis network strobe siren.

Video integration

Choosing platform and tools.

AXIS CAMERA APPLICATION PLATFORM (ACAP)

ACAP Native SDK examples

ACAP

APIs and features in ACAP Native SDK.

ACAP Computer vision SDK examples

ACAP

Tools and knowledge to build your own solution based on the ACAP Computer Vision SDK.

Microsoft Azure integration

Cloud

Integration between Axis devices and Microsoft Azure.

Google Cloud Platform integration

Cloud

Integration between Axis devices and Google Cloud Platform.

Amazon Web Services integration

Cloud

Integration between Axis devices and Amazon Web Services.

Modbus ACAP

Industry 4.0

Export events from AXIS Object Analytics over Modbus using lidmodbus.

OPC UA server ACAP

Industry 4.0

Get temperature sensor data on an Axis device via D-Bus and expose it via OPC UA.

Precision time protocol ACAP

Industry 4.0

Using PTP-demon to crosscompile software to an Axis device as an ACAP.

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Download

Download SDKs and development tools.

ACAP SDK

ACAP version 4 contains two complementing SDKs addressing different needs.

AXIS Media Control SDK

Windows SDK for applications that stream live video and audio from Axis products.

AXIS Media Parser SDK

Windows SDK for video and audio recordings and synchronized playback

AXIS Dewarping SDK

Windows SDK for client-side dewarping, (stretching out 360° or 180° video from an Axis panoramic camera with a fisheye lens.)

AXIS Joystick SDK

Windows SDK for adding joystick and control board support to your software application.

AXIS Metadata Monitor

Capture and visualize the metadata stream produced by an Axis device.

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Report bugs and provide feedback about our open source code through the issue tracker on the respective repository.

FAQ

Find answers to your questions about Axis products and development tools.

Troubleshooting

Get tips of what you can do to solve your development challenges.

Learning portal

Build your expertise – from training to webinars, to articles, videos, and more.

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Get involved in Axis projects

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