Is it possible to send an image to Frigate for detection?

[DeeBeeKay]

Hi, as per title.

My Frigate runs on a dedicated box with a Coral AI dongle, and I use MQTT to integrate Frigate into my home automation system. The system performs well, but I would like to get more use out of the CoralAI dongle.

Is there a way, either by MQTT or by HTTP API, to send an image to Frigate for detection, and have it respond? This is the use case for me.

Thank you.

[inkeep-ai-assistant[bot]]

Based on the available sources, I don't have information about an API endpoint or MQTT topic that allows you to submit arbitrary images to Frigate for object detection.

Frigate is designed as a network video recorder (NVR) that processes continuous video streams from cameras rather than individual static images. The detectors (including the Coral TPU) are configured to work with camera feeds defined in your configuration. (1)

If you're looking to leverage your Coral TPU for general image detection outside of camera streams, you might consider:

• Using the Coral TPU directly with TensorFlow Lite or other compatible frameworks for standalone image inference
• Setting up a virtual camera feed that presents your images as a video stream to Frigate

Check out these potentially useful sources:

• Object Detectors Configuration
• Frigate HTTP API Documentation
• GitHub Discussions

Would you like me to try to provide a general answer about image detection approaches that might work alongside your Frigate setup?

📚 Sources:

1. Supported Hardware

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[hawkeye217]

The AI is correct, Frigate doesn't support running arbitrary images through object detection.

The closest related feature is creating a manual event via the API, but that is for an existing camera configured in Frigate.