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Version: ACAP version 13 Preview

API compatibility guide

The table below lists the compatibility between SDK versions and supported APIs. For clarity, the AXIS OS version corresponding to each SDK is also added to the table, see ACAP version table for more info.

Use this table to:

  • Overview of the supported APIs in each SDK.
  • Verify compatibility with your target AXIS OS version.
  • Check API availability when migrating between SDK versions.
ACAP SDK versionSDK 3.5Native SDK 1.15.1Native SDK 12.x1Native SDK 13 Preview
Compatible withAXIS OS 10.12AXIS OS 11.11AXIS OS 12.x1AXIS OS 13 Preview
Camera Ctrl & Media APIs
AudioAudio APIAudio APIPipeWirePipeWire
StorageEdge Storage APIEdge Storage APIEdge Storage APIEdge Storage API
Machine LearningMachine Learning APIMachine Learning APIMachine Learning APIMachine Learning API
Overlay APIsOverlay APIOverlay API
Bounding Box API		Axoverlay 2 API
Axoverlay API (Legacy)2
Bounding Box API		Axoverlay 2 API
Axoverlay API (Legacy)2
Bounding Box API
Pan tilt zoomPan Tilt Zoom APIVAPIXVAPIXVAPIX
Video CaptureVideo Capture APIVideo Capture APIVideo Capture APIVideo Capture API
System Integration APIs
EventEvent APIEvent APIEvent APIEvent API
HTTP functionalityHTTP APIFastCGI3
Reverse Proxy3		FastCGI3
Reverse Proxy3		FastCGI3
Reverse Proxy3
License KeyLicense Key APILicense Key APILicense Key APILicense Key API
Metadata-Metadata Broker (Beta4) (Beta4)Message Broker5 (Beta4)
Device Data Hub API (Beta4)		-
ParametersParameter APIParameter APIParameter APIParameter API
Serial PortSerial Port APISerial Port APISerial Port APISerial Port API
Utility APIs
CairoCairoCairoCairoCairo
CURL-CURLCURLCURL
Jansson-JanssonJanssonJansson
OpenCLOpenCLOpenCLOpenCLOpenCL
OpenGLOpenGL---
OpenSSL-OpenSSLOpenSSLOpenSSL
OpenVXOpenVX---
Additional Access Methods
VAPIX access for ACAP-VAPIXVAPIXVAPIX

Footnotes​

  1. The x refers to the latest minor version released. ↩ ↩2

  2. Axoverlay API was renamed to Axoverlay API (Legacy) in ACAP version 12.10. ↩ ↩2

  3. To read more about reverse proxy and FastCGI-based web servers, see the web server page. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  4. Beta version - developers are encouraged to test and provide feedback. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  5. Metadata Broker was renamed to Message Broker in Native SDK 12.x. ↩