This article intends to instruct you on how to capture a live JPEG image of Reolink cameras via a web browser.
Applies to: All Reolink IP cameras (B800, B400, D800, D400, Reolink battery-powered cameras, Reolink Lumus, Reolink E1, and Reolink E1 Pro excluded).
Step 1. Enable HTTP or HTTPS port for your camera on the Reolink Client. You can refer to How to Set up Reolink Ports Settings via Reolink Client (New Client).
Step 2. Enter the URL below to get the captured image.
http://(ip address)/cgi-bin/api.cgi?cmd=Snap&channel=0&rs=(any combination of numbers and letters)&user=(user name)&password=(user password)
For example, if your IP address is 192.168.2.119, the username is admin and the password is 123456, then the URL should be: http://192.168.2.119/cgi-bin/api.cgi?cmd=Snap&channel=0&rs=wuuPhkmUCeI9WG7C&user=admin&password=123456
If you use HTTPS, then the URL should be:
https://192.168.2.119/cgi-bin/api.cgi?cmd=Snap&channel=0&rs=wuuPhkmUCeI9WG7C&user=admin&password=123456
You may refresh the website to get a new snapshot of your live image.
If you want to get the JPEG snap of the substream, please add resolution (width and height) at the end of the URL. The link is as below:
http://192.168.2.119/cgi-bin/api.cgi?cmd=Snap&channel=0&rs=wuuPhkmUCeI9WG7C&user=admin&password=123456&width=640&height=480
Or https://192.168.2.119/cgi-bin/api.cgi?cmd=Snap&channel=0&rs=wuuPhkmUCeI9WG7C&user=admin&password=123456&width=640&height=480
Note: The resolution (width and height) parameter in the request only applies to cameras with the hardware version 51X. For cameras with hardware versions 523/566, the image may not be captured at the exact resolution specified in the URL. Instead, the camera will automatically capture an image with the closest available resolution based on the model's supported stream settings. For example, if the width and height are set to 1024×768 for the RLC-511WA, the actual captured image may be 2560×1920 (mainstream resolution), as this model does not support 1024×768.