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title: "Axis"
description: "Instructions on how to setup devices from Axis Communications within Home Assistant."
date: 2017-04-30 23:04
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ha_category: Hub
ha_release: "0.45"
ha_iot_class: "Local Polling"
---

[Axis Communications](https://www.axis.com/) devices are surveillance cameras and other security-related network connected hardware. Sensor API works with firmware 5.50 and newer.

Home Assistant will automatically discover their presence on your network.

You can also manually configure your devices by adding the following lines to your `configuration.yaml` file:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
axis:
  m1065lw:
    host: IP ADDRESS
    include:
      - camera
```

Configuration variables:

## {% linkable_title Configuration variables %}

- **device** (*Required*): Unique name 
- **host** (*Required*): The IP address to your Axis device.
- **username** (*Optional*): The username to your Axis device. Default 'root'.
- **password** (*Optional*): The password to your Axis device. Default 'pass'.
- **trigger_time** (*Optional*): Minimum time (in seconds) a sensor should keep its positive value. Default 0.
- **port** (*Optional*): Configure port web server of device is accessible from. Default 80.
- **location** (*Optional*): Physical location of your Axis device. Default not set.
- **include** (*Required*): This cannot be empty else there would be no use adding the device at all.
  - **camera**: Stream MJPEG video to Home Assistant.
  - **motion**: The built-in motion detection in Axis cameras.
  - **vmd3**: ACAP Motion Detection app which has better algorithms for motion detection.
  - **pir**: PIR sensor that can trigger on a motion.
  - **sound**: Sound detector.
  - **daynight**: Certain cameras have day/night mode if they have built-in IR lights.
  - **tampering**: Signals when camera believes that it has been tampered with.
  - **input**: Trigger on whatever you have connected to device input port.

A full configuration example could look like this:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
axis:
  m1065lw:
    host: IP ADDRESS
    username: USERNAME
    password: PASSWORD
    include:
      - camera
      - motion
      - pir
      - sound
      - daynight
    trigger_time: 0
    location: köket
```

<p class='note'>
Any specific levels for triggers needs to be configured on the device.
</p>

<p class='note'>
  It is recommended that you create a user on your Axis device specifically for Home Assistant. For all current functionality, it is enough to create a user belonging to user group viewer.
</p>

## {% linkable_title Device services %}
Available services: `vapix_call`.

#### {% linkable_title Service `axis/vapix_call` %}
Send a command using [Vapix](https://www.axis.com/support/developer-support/vapix). For details please read the API specifications.

| Service data attribute    | Optional | Description                                      |
|---------------------------|----------|--------------------------------------------------|
| `name`                    |       no | Name of device to communicate with. |
| `param`                   |       no | What parameter to operate on. |
| `cgi`                     |      yes | Which cgi to call on the device. Default is `param.cgi`. |
| `action`                  |      yes | What type of call. Default is `update`.  |

Response to call can be subscribed to on event `vapix_call_response`