How-to Setup NVR API Webhook Events

Follow these setup instructions to enable outbound HTTP Post webhook calls from your Viewtron NVR when a Viewtron AI security camera that is connected to the NVR detects objects and events. After your enable the HTTP Post server on your NVR, you can use this documentation on AI security camera API events on NVR to develop your application.

You may want to use this Python based Viewtron IP Camera API server to build your application. It supports HTTP Posts / webhooks directly from Viewtron AI cameras and from Viewtron NVRs.

Login to your Viewtron NVR. Click on the start button in the lower left, then select Settings. On the main settings screen, click on Network.

On the network screen do the following.

1. Click on the HTTP POST link on the left menu under Integration.
2. On the HTTP POST screen, check the enable checkbox.
3. Enter the server connection information that you want the HTTP POST webhook to be sent to.
4. Check the Snap and Original image check boxes if you want to send JPEG images of the event to your server.
5. Click on the Apply button.
6. Next to Event Type. Click on the Configure button.

On the Event Type screen

1. Select which events types that you included in your application on the left side of the screen
2. Click on the >> button to move those events to the Send Event side of the screen.
3. Click OK after you have added all of the event types that you want to include.
4. When you return to the main HTTP POST screen, click Apply again.

If your server is ready to receieve POSTs, you can click on the Test button to test the connection between the Viewtron NVR and you API server application.

When you are done, you may close this screen on your NVR.