Introduction

Eagle Eye Networks provides several options for integrating live and recorded video into your applications. However, if having the functionality embedded in your application isn't a requirement, you might consider Deep Linking into the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS instead. This allows you to create direct links that open specific views in the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS web application.

Deep Linking is useful when you want to:

• Launch the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS directly to a specific camera’s live view or history.
• Integrate VMS navigation into another application or dashboard.
• Share direct access links with other authenticated users.

In this guide, we’ll demonstrate how to implement Deep Linking for various VMS views.

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Authentication Required

Deep Links require the user to be logged in to the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS. If the user is not logged in, they will be prompted to authenticate before the view is displayed.

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Deep Link Formats

Replace <esn> with your camera’s ID and <timestamp> with the desired starting time (if applicable, in URL escaped ISO 8601 format).

Live View

Opens directly to the camera’s live stream.

https://webapp.eagleeyenetworks.com/#/video/<esn>

History View

Opens directly to the history browser for a specific camera.

https://webapp.eagleeyenetworks.com/#/history?ids=<esn>&time=<timestamp>

The time query parameter is optional. If omitted, the history view will open to the current time.

Live + History View

Displays the live view and history browser side by side.

https://webapp.eagleeyenetworks.com/#/history?ids=<esn>,live<esn>&time=<timestamp>

Multi-Camera History View

Display multiple cameras in the history browser.

https://webapp.eagleeyenetworks.com/#/history?ids=<esn>,<esn2>,<esn3>

Layout View

Display an existing layout view. The available layouts can be discovered via the /layouts API.

https://webapp.eagleeyenetworks.com/#/layouts/<layout-id>

Example Usage

Example: Live View Link

https://webapp.eagleeyenetworks.com/#/video/10053000

Clicking this link will open the Eagle Eye Cloud VMS directly to the live view of camera 10053000.

Example: History View at Specific Time

https://webapp.eagleeyenetworks.com/#/history?ids=10053000&time=2024-06-21T14:30:00Z

This opens the history browser for camera 10053000 at June 21, 2024, 14:30 UTC.

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Best Practices

• Use HTTPS for all Deep Links.
• Ensure the target user has permission to view the camera(s).
• For multi-camera views, limit the number of cameras in a single link to optimize performance.