---
title: "Retrieve public camera"
method: GET
path: "/public-cameras/{camera_id}/"
tags: ["public-camera"]
---

# Retrieve public camera

`GET /public-cameras/{camera_id}/`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.angelcam.com/v1`
- URL: `https://api.angelcam.com/v1/public-cameras/{camera_id}/`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Authorization code: `https://my.angelcam.com/oauth/authorize/`, token URL `https://my.angelcam.com/oauth/token/`
  - Password, token URL `https://api.angelcam.com/oauth/token/`
  - Scopes: `public_cameras_access`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/angelcam/apis/angelcam-api/docs/public-cameras/:camera_id/get.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

## Path parameters

- `camera_id` integer, required

## Response `200`

Camera object

- PublicCameraObject
  - `id` integer, required: Camera ID
  - `name` string, required: Camera name
  - `type` 'h264' | 'h265' | 'mjpeg', required: Camera type
  - `status` 'offline' | 'online' | 'unknown', required
  - `live_snapshot` string, uri, nullable, required: Live snapshot URL
  - `public_page_url` string, uri, nullable, required: Public page URL
  - `streams` StreamObject[], required: Available broadcasting streams. [Read about stream URLs expirations.](http://help.angelcam.com/en/articles/3952149-how-to-deal-with-stream-url-expiration)
    - `url` string, uri, required: Stream URL
    - `format` 'hls' | 'mp4' | 'mpegts' | 'mjpeg', required
    - `refresh_rate` number, float: Stream refresh rate

## Other responses

- `400`: Query params are invalid.
- `401`: Missing or invalid authorization.
- `403`: Missing permission.
- `404`: The specified resource was not found

---

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