Is there any option to send MQTT msg to take camera snapshots

[rajalingamj175]

Need to take camera snapshots using MQTT msg

[NickM-27]

What do you mean by take snapshot? You can use the <camera_name>/latest.jpg and save that to take a snapshot

What is your usecase?

[rajalingamj175]

Yes. But i need via MQTT. This is API call right?

[NickM-27]

How do you have access to MQTT and not HTTP? MQTT doesn't have responses to calls like HTTP so it would not work like it seems you're expecting (unless I am misunderstanding)

[rajalingamj175]

Yes correct.

I cant access APIs, its in running local network.

In my setup i'm getting image when motion/event triggered in mqtt topic<frigate/camera_name/person/snapshot>.
Like that if i send MQTT msg manually can i get live frame image using different or same mqtt topic.

Scenario:
In my setup i'm using cloud MQTT, i just listen the events in cloud. If i get any event like person count <frigate/cameraname/all>, it should automatically call the MQTT and get the current image.

[NickM-27]

Scenario: In my setup i'm using cloud MQTT, i just listen the events in cloud. If i get any event like person count <frigate/cameraname/all>, it should automatically call the MQTT and get the current image.

That's not how MQTT works though, you can't make a call and get a response. In any case, you can use https://docs.frigate.video/integrations/mqtt/#frigatecamera_nameobject_namesnapshot

[rajalingamj175]

Thanks Nick. This is the way i'm getting event snapshot