devices.types.camera

A device with a built-in camera and video broadcast function.

Examples of devices

Video camera, video intercom, door peephole with a camera.

Device control phrases

Each device type has a specific set of phrases. The user can control the device using these phrases without specifying the device name.

Phrases:

• Алиса, покажи камеру в прихожей.

  Translation: Alice, show the CCTV camera in the hallway.

• Алиса, включи видео из детской.

  Translation: Alice, turn on video from the nursery.

• Алиса, видео на даче.

  Translation: Alice, video from the summer house.

• Алиса, камера в коридоре.

  Translation: Alice, camera from the hallway.

Recommended capabilities

The table of capabilities is based on popular device functions in a given category. It provides general recommendations for describing devices. Yandex Smart Home does not restrict the provider to the specified list. You can combine capabilities and devices as you wish based on your awareness of the device features.

Examples of capability and property descriptions

These structures are sent in response to the device list request.

A camera that can play back a video stream

{
  "capabilities": [
    {
      "type": "devices.capabilities.video_stream",
      "retrievable": false,
      "reportable": false,
      "parameters": {
      "protocols": ["hls"]
    }],
  "properties": []
}

Door peephole with a camera and motion sensor

{
  "capabilities": [
    {
      "type": "devices.capabilities.video_stream",
      "retrievable": false,
      "reportable": false,
      "parameters": {
      "protocols": ["hls"]
    }],
  "properties": [
    {
      "type": "devices.properties.event",
      "retrievable": true,
      "reportable": true,
      "parameters": {
      "instance": "motion",
      "events": [{
          "value": "detected"
        },
        {
          "value": "not_detected"
        }
      ]}
   }]
}