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Power settings

The VAPIX® Power settings API provides the methods and parameters that makes it possible to control the power settings on your Axis devices.

Overview

The API uses the power-settings.cgi as its communication interface and supports the following methods:

MethodDescription
getSupportedVersionsRetrieves the API versions supported by your Axis device.
getCapabilitiesRetrieves supported product capabilities.
getPowerSavingModeRetrieves the current state of the Power saving mode from your Axis device
setPowerSavingModeApplies the requested state of the Power saving mode to your Axis device.
getDelayedPowerDownModeRetrieves the current state of the delayed power down mode from your Axis device.
setDelayedPowerDownModeApplies the requested state of the delayed power down mode on your Axis device.
getPowerStatusRetrieves power status for your Axis device.
getPowerConsumersRetrieves a list containing available power consumers for your Axis device.
setPowerConsumerApplies the requested properties to a power consumer on your Axis device.
getPowerProfilesRetrieves a list of available power profiles on your Axis device.
setPowerProfileApplies the requested power profile to your Axis device.
getPowerConfigurationsRetrieves a list of available power configurations on your Axis device.
getActivePowerConfigurationRetrieves the active power configuration on your Axis device.
setActivePowerConfigurationApplies the requested active power configuration to your Axis device.
getDynamicPowerModeRetrieves the current state of Dynamic Power Mode.
setDynamicPowerModeApplies the requested state of Dynamic Power Mode.
getPowerHistoryRetrieves power history data from your Axis device.
getPowerWarningOverlayChecks if the power warning overlay is enabled.
setPowerWarningOverlayEnable or disable the power warning overlay by setting the parameter to either true or false.

General concepts

Power-saving mode

The power-saving mode lowers the power consumption of your Axis device while maintaining its overall operational performance. This feature is recommended for larger camera installations, where it can lower the continuous power consumption and reduce the overall energy cost. A user with operator level access and higher can either manually, or by triggering pre-configured conditions, turn off the power saving mode without rebooting the device. This is useful if optimal image quality is necessary.

Delayed power down mode

Some Axis devices have an extra pin that can be connected to the ignition of a vehicle. This means that the vehicle can control whether your camera should be active and can be enabled by setting delayedPowerDown to true. By extension, this also means that the camera will stop recording when you turn off the vehicle. You are also able to set a timer, but only when delayedPowerDown is true. Doing this will delay the power down of the camera, which is useful when the vehicle is making several short stops, or the driver leaves the vehicle, and you want to continue the recording.

Power status

Power status is a selection of information and statistics about the total power consumption of your device and may be used by the products web interface.

Power consumers

The maximum power consumption can be changed on either selected parts of a device or allow a functionality to be disabled by the user. This makes it possible to reduce the power consumption, or redirect more of the available power according to meet the current requirements.

Caution

This feature should only be used with great knowledge of the device since it will affect the product’s sensitivity and limitations regarding temperature and condensation.

Power profiles

A power profile is a pre-defined configuration of power consumer settings that allows the user to change the power consumption by using officially tested settings. This includes documented limitations for temperature and condensation.

Power configurations

Some devices allow the user to completely change their power configurations. This means that it is possible to set different configurations, or priorities for PoE 3 and PoE 4, in order to limit the total power usage and change power related behaviors of the device.

Dynamic power mode

This configuration can be used to lower the performance and power consumption of the system during periods of inactivity when a full performance is not required. The amount of power drawn is product dependant and the functionality is able to increase the latency of the initial video start by up to a fraction of a second, which means that the product performance won’t be noticeable affected.

Power history

This configuration is used by devices with the hardware support to measure the momentary power draw. Power history is set up to record the power consumption of the device and allows the user to plot the power consumption over various time intervals. This means that you are able to see how the power consumption varies over the span of a day/night cycle, in a particular climate or over the seasons for the last day, week, year, etc.

Disable power warning overlay

Some products support a text overlay warning about insufficient Power over Ethernet. For those products, the system will use the enabled overlay when appropriate unless the overlay is actively turned off by the user.

Identification

  • API Discovery: id=power-settings

Common examples

Power saving mode

This example will show you how to control the power consumption on your Axis device.

  1. Request a list of supported API versions.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"context": "abc",
"method": "getSupportedVersions"
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "2.1",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getSupportedVersions",
"data": {
"apiVersions": ["1.3", "2.1"]
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "2.1",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getSupportedVersions",
"error": {
"code": 8000,
"message": "Internal error"
}
}

See getSupportedVersions for further details.

  1. Request the capabilities that will verify if the device supports the power saving mode.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"apiVersion": "1.0",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getCapabilities",
"params": {
}
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "1.5",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getCapabilities",
"data": {
"powerSavingSupport": true,
"delayedPowerDownSupport": false,
"powerProfileSupport": true,
"powerConsumerSupport": true,
"powerStatusSupport": true,
"powerConfigurationSupport": false,
"dynamicPowerModeSupport": true,
"powerHistorySupport": true
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "1.0",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getCapabilities",
"error": {
"code": 8000,
"message": "Internal error"
}
}

See getCapabilities for further details.

  1. Request information about the power saving mode and verify its present state.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"apiVersion": "1.0",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerSavingMode",
"params": {
}
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "1.0",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerSavingMode",
"data": {
"powerSavingMode": true
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "1.0",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerSavingMode",
"error": {
"code": 300,
"message": "Power saving mode is not supported."
}
}

See getPowerSavingMode for further details.

  1. Activate the Power saving mode.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"apiVersion": "1.0",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setPowerSavingMode",
"params": {
"powerSavingMode": true
}
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "1.0",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setPowerSavingMode",
"data": {
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "1.0",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setPowerSavingMode",
"error": {
"code": 301,
"message": "Unable to store Power saving mode."
}
}

See setPowerSavingMode for further details.

Delayed power down mode

This example will show you how to configure the camera to power down after a predefined amount of time, for example when the motor of a vehicle in a surveilled zone is shut down.

  1. Verify the current state of the delayed power down mode.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"apiVersion": "1.1",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getDelayedPowerDownMode",
"params": {
}
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "1.1",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getDelayedPowerDownMode",
"data": {
"delayedPowerDownMode": true,
"delayTime": 30
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "1.1",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getDelayedPowerDownMode",
"error": {
"code": 300,
"message": "Delayed power down mode is not supported."
}
}
  1. Activate the delayed power down mode.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"apiVersion": "1.1",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setDelayedPowerDownMode",
"params": {
"delayedPowerDownMode": true,
"delayTime": 30
}
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "1.1",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setDelayedPowerDownMode",
"data": {
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "1.1",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setDelayedPowerDownMode",
"error": {
"code": 301,
"message": "Unable to set delayed power down mode."
}
}

See getDelayedPowerDownMode and setDelayedPowerDownMode for further details.

Power status information

This example will show you how to verify the power consumption of your device by initiating a health check that will investigate if the power consumption correspond to the device configuration.

  1. Request the current power status of your device.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"apiVersion": "1.2",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerStatus"
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "1.2",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerStatus",
"data": {
"usage": {
"currentPower": 60.0,
"averagePower": 60.0,
"maxPower": 60.0
},
"psePoeClass": 4,
"lldpPoeClass": 4,
"powerRequested": 30.0
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "1.2",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerStatus",
"error": {
"code": 300,
"message": "Power status is not supported."
}
}

See getPowerStatus for further details.

Check power consumer information

This example will show you how to check the power consumption of your device by listing all power consumers and how they can be changed to optimize power requirements.

  1. Request the available power consumers from the product.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"apiVersion": "1.2",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerConsumers"
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "1.2",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerConsumers",
"data": {
"consumers": [
{
"powerConsumer": "WindowHeater",
"type": "Heater",
"maxPower": 5.0,
"adjustablePower": true,
"enabled": true
}
]
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "1.2",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerConsumers",
"error": {
"code": 300,
"message": "Power consumers is not supported."
}
}

See getPowerConsumers for further details.

Configure power consumers

This example will show you how to configure the power consumption of the heater on your device.

  1. Configure a power consumer on your device.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"apiVersion": "1.2",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setPowerConsumer",
"params": {
"powerConsumer": "WindowHeater",
"maxPower": 5.0,
"enabled": true
}
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "1.2",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setPowerConsumer",
"data": {
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "1.2",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setPowerConsumer",
"error": {
"code": 301,
"message": "Unable to set power consumer."
}
}

See setPowerConsumer for further details.

Retrieve power profile information

This example will show you how to control the power consumption on your device by listing pre-defined configurations of power consumers found on your device.

  1. Request a list containing all available power profiles on your device.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"apiVersion": "1.2",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerProfiles"
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "1.2",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerProfiles",
"data": {
"currentPowerProfile": "Default",
"profiles": [
{
"powerProfile": "Default",
"powerRank": 10,
"lowerTemperature": -50,
"upperTemperature": 50,
"labels": [
"highPerformance"
],
"consumers": [
{
"powerConsumer": "WindowHeater",
"maxPower": 5.0,
"enabled": true
}
]
},
{
"powerProfile": "LimitedTemperatureRange",
"powerRank": 1,
"lowerTemperature": 0,
"upperTemperature": 50,
"labels": [
"lowPower",
"disableHeaters"
],
"consumers": [
{
"powerConsumer": "WindowHeater",
"maxPower": 5.0,
"enabled": false
}
]
}
]
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "1.2",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerProfiles",
"error": {
"code": 300,
"message": "Power profiles is not supported."
}
}

See getPowerProfiles for further details.

Set a pre-defined power profile

This example will show you how to control the power consumption of your device by using a pre-defined and tested configuration for the available power consumers.

  1. Configure a power profile on your device.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"apiVersion": "1.2",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setPowerProfile",
"params": {
"powerProfile": "LimitedTemperatureRange"
}
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "1.2",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setPowerProfile",
"data": {
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "1.2",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setPowerProfile",
"error": {
"code": 301,
"message": "Unable to set power profile."
}
}

See setPowerProfile for further details.

Power configurations

This example will show you how to control the power consumption of your device to reduce the operating cost of the installation by listing and applying supported and active power configurations.

Check available power configurations

  1. Retrieve a list containing all available power configurations on your device.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"apiVersion": "1.4",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerConfigurations"
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "1.4",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerConfigurations",
"data": {
"powerConfigurations": [
{
"index": 0,
"name": "PoE 4"
},
{
"index": 1,
"name": "PoE 3"
}
]
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "1.4",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerConfigurations",
"error": {
"code": 300,
"message": "Power configurations are not supported."
}
}

See getPowerConfigurations for further details.

Check active power configuration

  1. Check your device to see the currently active power configuration.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"apiVersion": "1.4",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getActivePowerConfiguration"
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "1.4",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getActivePowerConfiguration",
"data": {
"index": 0
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "1.4",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getActivePowerConfiguration",
"error": {
"code": 300,
"message": "Power configurations are not supported."
}
}

See getActivePowerConfiguration for further details.

Apply a power configuration

  1. Change the active power configuration.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"apiVersion": "1.4",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setActivePowerConfiguration",
"params": {
"index": 2
}
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "1.4",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setActivePowerConfiguration",
"data": {
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "1.4",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setActivePowerConfiguration",
"error": {
"code": 301,
"message": "Unable to set power configuration."
}
}

See setActivePowerConfiguration for further details.

Dynamic power mode

This example will show you how to disable the dynamic power mode when you wish to lower the video latency.

Check dynamic power mode

  1. Retrieve the current state of the dynamic power mode.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"apiVersion": "1.5",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getDynamicPowerMode",
"params": {
}
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "1.5",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getDynamicPowerMode",
"data": {
"dynamicPowerMode": true
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "1.5",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getDynamicPowerMode",
"error": {
"code": 300,
"message": "Dynamic power mode is not supported."
}
}

See getDynamicPowerMode for further details.

  1. Disable dynamic power mode.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"apiVersion": "1.5",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setDynamicPowerMode",
"params": {
"dynamicPowerMode": false
}
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "1.5",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setDynamicPowerMode",
"data": {
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "1.5",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setDynamicPowerMode",
"error": {
"code": 301,
"message": "Unable to store dynamic power mode."
}
}

See setDynamicPowerMode for further details.

Power history

This example will show you how to collect data on your camera’s power consumption without the need for external tools.

  1. Request a list containing the power consumption over a specific time period.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"apiVersion": "1.6",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerHistory",
"params": {
"requestedTimeSpan": 7200
}
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "1.6",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerHistory",
"data": {
"acquiredTimeSpan": 14400,
"numberOfSamples": 16,
"endTimeStamp": "2023-01-23T14:00:01.549356Z",
"powerMeasurements": {
49.939, 49.893, 49.933, 49.954,
49.949, 49.936, 49.847, 49.929,
49.923, 49.952, 49.962, 49.858,
49.973, 49.964, 49.882, 49.964
},
"powerAverage": 49.929
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "1.6",
"context": "abc",
"method": "getPowerHistory",
"error": {
"code": 300,
"message": "Power history is not supported."
}
}

See getPowerHistory for further details.

Disable the power warning overlay

This example will show you how to remove the text overlay warning about too low power levels after connecting a camera to a lower PoE class switch than what is normally required for full functionality.

  1. Disable the overlay with the method setPowerWarningOverlay.
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi

JSON input parameters

{
"apiVersion": "1.7",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setPowerWarningOverlay",
"params": {
"enable": false
}
}
  1. Parse the JSON response.

Successful response

{
"apiVersion": "1.7",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setPowerWarningOverlay",
"data": {
}
}

Failed response

{
"apiVersion": "1.7",
"context": "abc",
"method": "setPowerWarningOverlay",
"error": {
"code": 301,
"message": "Unable to disable Power Warning Overlay."
}
}

See setPowerWarningOverlay for further details.

API specification

getSupportedVersions

This method should be used when you want to retrieve a list containing all API versions supported by your device.

Request

  • Security level: Operator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"context": <string>,
"method": "getSupportedVersions"
}
ParameterDescription
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="getSupportedVersions"The method that should be used.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"context": <string>,
"method": "getSupportedVersions",
"data": {
"apiVersions": ["<Major1>.<Minor1>", "<Major2>.<Minor2>"]
}
}
ParameterDescription
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getSupportedVersions"The requested method.
data.apiVersions[]=<list of versions>A list containing all supported major versions along with their highest minor version, e.g. ["1.0", "1.2"].

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getSupportedVersions",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getSupportedVersions"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

See General error codesfor a complete list of potential errors.

getCapabilities

This method should be used when you want to retrieve the different capabilities that can be controlled.

Request

  • Security level: Operator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getCapabilities"
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion: "<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="getCapabilities"The method that should be used.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getCapabilities",
"data": {
"powerSavingSupport": <boolean>,
"delayedPowerDownSupport": <boolean>,
"powerProfileSupport": <boolean>,
"powerConsumerSupport": <boolean>,
"powerStatusSupport": <boolean>,
"powerConfigurationSupport": <boolean>,
"dynamicPowerModeSupport": <boolean>,
"powerHistorySupport": <boolean>,
"disablePowerWarningOverlaySupport": <boolean>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion: "<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getCapabilities"The requested method.
data.powerSavingSupport=<boolean>A boolean returning one of the following responses: true if the device support Power saving mode. false if the device doesn’t support Power saving mode.
data.delayedPowerDownSupport=<boolean>A boolean returning one of the following responses: true if the device support Delayed power down mode. false if the device doesn’t support Delayed power down mode.
data.powerProfileSupport=<boolean>A boolean returning one of the following responses: true if the device support power profiles. false if the device doesn’t support power profiles.
data.powerConsumerSupport=<boolean>A boolean returning one of the following responses: true if the device support power consumers. false if the device doesn’t support power consumers.
data.powerStatusSupport=<boolean>A boolean returning one of the following responses: true if the device support power status. false if the device doesn’t support power status. Please note that the value will be -1 if the parameter isn’t available on your device.
data.powerConfigurationSupport=<boolean>A boolean returning one of the following responses: true if the device support power configurations. false if the device doesn’t support power configurations.
data.dynamicPowerModeSupport=<boolean>A boolean returning one of the following responses: true if the device supports dynamic power mode. false if the device doesn’t support dynamic power mode.
data.powerHistorySupport=<boolean>A boolean returning one of the following responses: true if the device supports power history. false if the device doesn’t support power history.
data.disablePowerWarningOverlaySupport=<boolean>A boolean returning true of the the device can toggle the power warning overlay and false if power warning overlay handing is not supported.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"method": "getCapabilities",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getCapabilities"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

getPowerSavingMode

This method should be used when you want to retrieve the current state of the power saving mode.

Request

  • Security level: Operator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerSavingMode"
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="getPowerSavingMode"The method that should be used.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>"
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerSavingMode",
"data": {
"powerSavingMode": <boolean>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getPowerSavingMode"The requested method.
data.powerSavingMode=<boolean>A boolean returning the state of the power saving mode: true if power saving mode is active. false if power saving mode is not active.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerSavingMode",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getPowerSavingMode"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

Error codes for getPowerSavingMode

CodeDescription
300Power saving mode is not supported.

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

setPowerSavingMode

This method should be used when you want to apply a new state to the Power saving mode.

Request

  • Security level: Operator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setPowerSavingMode",
"params": {
"powerSavingMode": <boolean>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="setPowerSavingMode"The method that should be used.
params.powerSavingMode=<boolean>A boolean applying the state for the Power saving mode. true activates power saving mode. false deactivates power saving mode.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>"
"context": <string>,
"method": "setPowerSavingMode"
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="setPowerSavingMode"The requested method.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setPowerSavingMode",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="setPowerSavingMode"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

Error codes for setPowerSavingMode

CodeDescription
300Power saving mode is not supported.
301Unable to store Power saving mode.

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

getDelayedPowerDownMode

This method should be used when you want to retrieve the current state of the delayed power down mode.

Request

  • Security level: Operator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getDelayedPowerDownMode"
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="getDelayedPowerDownMode"The method that should be used.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>"
"context": <string>,
"method": "getDelayedPowerDownMode",
"data": {
"delayedPowerDownMode": <boolean>,
"delayTime": <integer>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getPowerSavingMode"The requested method.
data.delayedPowerDownMode=<boolean>A boolean returning the state of the delayed power down mode: true if delayed power down mode is active. false if delayed power down mode is not active.
data.delayTime=<integer>An integer returning the delay time in seconds. It is not used if delayedPowerDownMode is false.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getDelayedPowerDownMode",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getDelayedPowerDownMode"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

Error codes for getDelayedPowerDownMode

CodeDescription
300Delayed power down mode is not supported.

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

setDelayedPowerDownMode

This method should be used when you want to apply a new state to the delayed power down mode.

Request

  • Security level: Operator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setDelayedPowerDownMode",
"params": {
"delayedPowerDownMode": <boolean>,
"delayTime": <integer>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="setDelayedPowerDownMode"The method that should be used.
params.delayedPowerDownMode=<boolean>A boolean applying the state for the delayed power down mode. true: if delayed power down mode should be activated. false: if delayed power down mode should be deactivated.
params.delayTime=<integer>An integer returning the delay time in seconds. It is not used if delayedPowerDownMode is false.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setDelayedPowerDownMode"
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="setDelayedPowerDownMode"The requested method.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setDelayedPowerDownMode",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<Major>.<Minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="setDelayedPowerDownMode"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

Error codes for setDelayedPowerDownMode

CodeDescription
300Delayed power down mode is not supported.
301Unable to set delayed power down mode.

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

getPowerStatus

This method should be used when you want to check the power status of your device. Please note that the values will be -1 if the parameters aren’t available on your device.

Request

  • Security level: Operator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerStatus"
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="getPowerStatus"The method that should be used.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerStatus",
"data": {
"usage": {
"currentPower": <double>,
"averagePower": <double>,
"maxPower": <double>
},
"psePoeClass": <integer>,
"lldpPoeClass": <integer>,
"powerRequested": <double>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getPowerStatus"The requested method.
usage=<object>An object containing the power and energy usage statistics of your device.
currentPower=<double>Contains the power in watts currently used by your device.
averagePower=<double>Contains the average power in watts used by your device.
maxPower=<double>Contains the max power in watts used by your device.
psePoeClass=<integer>Contains the PoE class according to the hardware power source equipment.
lldpPoeClass=<integer>Contains the PoE class according to the LLDP software negotiation.
powerRequested=<double>Contains the power in watts requested by your device.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerStatus",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<Major>.<Minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getPowerStatus"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

Error codes for getPowerStatus

CodeDescription
300Power status is not supported.

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

getPowerConsumers

This method should be used when you want to retrieve a list containing all available power consumers on your device.

Request

  • Security level: Administrator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerConsumers"
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="getPowerConsumers"The method that should be used.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerConsumers",
"data": {
"consumers": [
{
"powerConsumer": <string>,
"type": <string>,
"maxPower": <double>,
"adjustablePower": <boolean>,
"enabled": <boolean>
}
]
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getPowerConsumers"The requested method.
consumers=<object>Contains all available power consumers.
powerConsumer=<string>Contains the name of the power consumer.
type=<string>Contains the consumer type.
maxPower=<double>The maximum power, in watts, used by the consumer.
adjustablePower=<boolean>Indicates if the power for the consumer can be adjusted.
enabled=<boolean>Indicates if the consumer is enabled.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerConsumers",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<Major>.<Minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getPowerConsumers"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

Error codes for getPowerConsumers

CodeDescription
300Power consumers is not supported.

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

setPowerConsumer

This method should be used when you want to apply properties to a power consumer.

Request

  • Security level: Administrator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setPowerConsumer",
"params": {
"powerConsumer": <string>,
"maxPower": <number>,
"enabled": <boolean>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="setPowerConsumer"The method that should be used.
powerConsumer=<string>Contains the name of the power consumer.
maxPower=<double>The maximum power, in watts, used by the consumer.
enabled=<boolean>Indicates if the consumer is enabled.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setPowerConsumer"
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="setPowerConsumer"The requested method.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setPowerConsumer",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<Major>.<Minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="setPowerConsumer"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

Error codes for setPowerConsumer

CodeDescription
300Power consumers is not supported.
301Unable to set power consumer.
302Invalid parameter value for power consumer.

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

getPowerProfiles

This method should be used when you want to retrieve a list containing all available power profiles.

Request

  • Security level: Administrator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerProfiles"
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="getPowerProfiles"The method that should be used.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerProfiles",
"data": {
"currentPowerProfile": <string>,
"profiles": [
{
"powerProfile": <string>,
"powerRank": <integer>,
"lowerTemperature": <integer>,
"upperTemperature": <integer>,
"labels": [
<string>
],
"consumers": [
{
"powerConsumer": <string>,
"maxPower": <double>,
"enabled": <boolean>
}
]
}
]
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getPowerProfiles"The requested method.
currentPowerProfile=<string>Contains the name of the active profile.
profiles=<object>Lists the power profiles available on your device.
powerProfile=<string>Contains the profile name.
powerRank=<integer>Contains a value that ranks the power usage of a profile relative to other profiles from lowest to highest.
lowerTemperature=<integer>Contains the lowest profile specific temperature limit, which is dependant on if the profile allows heaters or fans to be used. Please note that your device is not guaranteed to have full functionality if the ambient temperature is lower than this value.
upperTemperature=<integer>Contains the highest profile specific temperature limit, which is dependant on if the profile allows coolers or fans to be used. Please note that your device is not guaranteed to have full functionality if the ambient temperature is higher than this value.
labels=<object>Profile labels.
consumers=<object>Power consumers settings for the profile.
powerConsumer=<string>Contains the consumer names.
maxPower=<double>Contains the maximum power, in watts, for the consumer when a profile is used.
enabled=<boolean>Indicator for if the consumer should be active when a profile is used.

The following table lists the objects supported by labels=<object>.

Property nameDescription
disableHeatersProfile has disabled heaters.
highPerformanceProfile is optimized for high performance.
lowPowerProfile is optimized for low power consumption.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerProfiles",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<Major>.<Minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getPowerProfiles"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

Error codes for getPowerProfiles

CodeDescription
300Power profiles is not supported.

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

setPowerProfile

This method should be used when you want to apply a pre-defined power profile.

Request

  • Security level: Administrator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setPowerProfile",
"params": {
"powerProfile": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="setPowerProfile"The method that should be used.
powerProfile=<string>Contains the name of the profile that should be applied.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setPowerProfile"
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="setPowerProfile"The requested method.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setPowerProfile",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<Major>.<Minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="setPowerProfile"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

Error codes for setPowerProfile

CodeDescription
300Power profiles is not supported.
301Unable to set power profile.
302Invalid parameter value for power profile.

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

getPowerConfigurations

This method should be used when you want to retrieve a list containing all available power configurations.

Request

  • Security level: Administrator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerConfigurations"
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="getPowerConfigurations"The method that should be used.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerConfigurations",
"data": {
"powerConfigurations": [
{
"index": <integer>,
"name": <string>
}
]
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getPowerConfigurations"The requested method.
powerConfigurations=<object>Lists the power configurations available for your device.
index=<integer>The index number of the power configuration.
name=<string>The name of the power configuration.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerConfigurations",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<Major>.<Minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getPowerConfigurations"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

Error codes for getPowerConfigurations

CodeDescription
300Power configurations are not supported.

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

getActivePowerConfiguration

This method should be used when you want to retrieve an active power configuration.

Request

  • Security level: Administrator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getActivePowerConfiguration"
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="getActivePowerConfiguration"The method that should be used.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getActivePowerConfiguration",
"data": {
"index": <integer>,
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getActivePowerConfiguration"The requested method.
index=<integer>The index number of the active power configuration.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getActivePowerConfiguration",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<Major>.<Minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getActivePowerConfiguration"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

Error codes for getActivePowerConfiguration

CodeDescription
300Power configurations are not supported.

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

setActivePowerConfiguration

This method should be used when you want to apply a requested power configuration to be active on your device.

Request

  • Security level: Administrator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setActivePowerConfiguration",
"params": {
"index": <integer>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="setActivePowerConfiguration"The method that should be used.
index=<integer>The index number of the power configuration that should be set.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setActivePowerConfiguration"
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="setActivePowerConfiguration"The requested method.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setActivePowerConfiguration",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<Major>.<Minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="setActivePowerConfiguration"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

Error codes for setActivePowerConfiguration

CodeDescription
300Power configurations are not supported.
301Unable to set power configuration, index out of bounds.
302Invalid parameter value for power configuration.

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

getDynamicPowerMode

This method should be used when you want to retrieve the dynamic power mode state.

Request

  • Security level: Administrator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getDynamicPowerMode"
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="getDynamicPowerMode"The method that should be used.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getDynamicPowerMode",
"data": {
"dynamicPowerMode": <boolean>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getDynamicPowerMode"The requested method.
dynamicPowerMode=<boolean>true: dynamic power mode is active. false: dynamic power mode is not active.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getDynamicPowerMode",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<Major>.<Minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getDynamicPowerMode"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

Error codes for getDynamicPowerMode

CodeDescription
300Dynamic power mode is not supported.

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

setDynamicPowerMode

This method should be used when you want to either enable or disable dynamic power mode on your device.

Request

  • Security level: Administrator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setDynamicPowerMode",
"params": {
"dynamicPowerMode": <boolean>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="setDynamicPowerMode"The method that should be used.
dynamicPowerMode=<boolean>true: enables dynamic power mode. false: disables dynamic power mode.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setDynamicPowerMode"
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="setDynamicPowerMode"The requested method.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setDynamicPowerMode",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<Major>.<Minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="setDynamicPowerMode"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

Error codes for setDynamicPowerMode

CodeDescription
300Dynamic power mode is not supported.
301Unable to set dynamic power mode.
302Invalid parameter value for dynamic power mode.

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

getPowerHistory

This method should be used when you want to check the power history of your device. The history is accumulated and stored on the device memory for persistent and long term statistics.

Request

  • Security level: Administrator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerHistory",
"params": {
"requestedTimeSpan": <integer>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="getPowerHistory"The method that should be used.
params.requestedTimeSpan=<integer>Contains the requested time length in seconds for which to request data. Please note that the acquired time length will likely differ as the algorithm finds the closest matching set of data points with the highest possible resolution. Parameters should be larger than or equal to zero, or the error code 302 will be returned.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerHistory",
"data": {
"acquiredTimeSpan": <integer>,
"numberOfSamples": <integer>,
"endTimeStamp": <string>,
"powerMeasurements": [<double>, ..., <double>],
"powerAverage": <double>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getPowerHistory"The requested method.
data.acquiredTimeSpan=<integer>Contains the length of the requested time span in seconds and is obtained after an algorithm finds the set of data best matching the requested time length, along with the highest resolution of data for the time interval.
data.numberOfSamples=<integer>Contains the number of data points in the powerMeasurements array.
data.endTimeStamp=<string>Contains the time stamp in the ISO8601 format of the last data point in the powerMeasurements array.
data.powerMeasurements[]=<list of doubles>Contains the data points in watts for the acquired time span.
data.powerAverage=<double>Contains the average power consumption, in watts, over the acquired time span.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerHistory",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<Major>.<Minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getPowerHistory"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

Error codes for setDynamicPowerMode

CodeDescription
300Power history is not supported.
301Unable to retrieve power history data.
302Invalid parameter value for power history.

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

getPowerWarningOverlay

This method should be used when you want to check whether the text overlay warning regarding a lack of power on the PoE is enabled. If enabled, the system will show the overlay when appropriate. Some products support the possibility to change the power configuration with setActivePowerConfiguration instead of disabling the overlay withsetPowerWarningOverlay.

Request

  • Security level: Administrator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerWarningOverlay",
"params": {
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="getPowerWarningOverlay"The method that should be used.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerWarningOverlay",
"data": {
"enabled": <boolean>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getPowerWarningOverlay"The requested method.
data.enabled=<boolean>Returns that state of the power warning overlay functionality. Can be either true = enabled or false = disabled.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "getPowerWarningOverlay",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<Major>.<Minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="getPowerWarningOverlay"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

Error codes for setDynamicPowerMode

CodeDescription
300Disable Power Warning Overlay is not supported.
301Unable to disable Power Warning Overlay.

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

setPowerWarningOverlay

This method should be used when you want to check whether the text overlay warning regarding a lack of power on the PoE is enabled. If enabled, the system will show the overlay when appropriate. Some products support the possibility to change the power configuration with setActivePowerConfiguration instead of disabling the overlay withsetPowerWarningOverlay.

Request

  • Security level: Administrator
  • Method: POST
http://<servername>/axis-cgi/power-settings.cgi
{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setPowerWarningOverlay",
"params": {
"enable": <boolean>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion="<Major>.<Minor>"The API version that should be used.
context=<string> OptionalThe user sets this value and the application echoes it back in the response.
method="setPowerWarningOverlay"The method that should be used.
params.enable=<boolean>States if the power warning overlay should be enabled. Can be either true = enabled or false = disabled.

Return value - Success

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setPowerWarningOverlay"
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<major>.<minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="setPowerWarningOverlay"The requested method.

Return value - Failure

  • HTTP Code: 200 OK
  • Content-Type: application/json

Response body syntax

{
"apiVersion": "<Major>.<Minor>",
"context": <string>,
"method": "setPowerWarningOverlay",
"error": {
"code": <integer error code>,
"message": <string>
}
}
ParameterDescription
apiVersion=<Major>.<Minor>The API version that was used in the request.
context=<string> OptionalThe context set by the user in the request.
method="setPowerWarningOverlay"The requested method.
error.code=<integer>The error code.
error.message=<string>The error message for the corresponding error code.

Error codes

Error codes for setDynamicPowerMode

CodeDescription
300Disable Power Warning Overlay is not supported.
301Unable to disable Power Warning Overlay.

See General error codes for a complete list of potential errors.

General error codes

The following table lists the general errors that can occur to any CGI method. Errors unique to a method are listed under the API description of that particular method.

CodeDescription
100The requested API version is not supported.
4001Mandatory input parameters was not found in the input.
4002The type of a provided JSON parameter was incorrect.
8000Internal error.