# Node or nodes which takes pictures with an ip camera with username and password each time when it have an request

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**Created:** [12 May 2020 20:22 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-or-nodes-which-takes-pictures-with-an-ip-camera-with-username-and-password-each-time-when-it-have-an-request/26554 "2020-05-12T20:22:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [13 May 2020 08:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-or-nodes-which-takes-pictures-with-an-ip-camera-with-username-and-password-each-time-when-it-have-an-request/26554/2 "2020-05-13T08:28:59Z")

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It depends on what you camera supports. The brand I have support RTSP and with that you can use the live stream like this **rtsp://84.27.12.000:554/user=admin&password=123456&channel=1&stream=0.sdp?**  
Note, the url is not for all the camera's the same. Read you manual or google for it.

Bart made a nice example in this topic how to capture 1 frame from the stream;

> [@How to display CCTV camera in dashboard (RTSP)](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-display-cctv-camera-in-dashboard-rtsp/5860/153):
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> Just one thing. If Im not wrong, setting -r after the input rtsp you're definig the option on the output. That means than the node works on all stream received and than shows just the output setting. Wouldn't be better the set the input option in order to avoid the worthless node working on all the input streaming?

This works great for me.

And here is a discussion how to overlay text over your image; [Overlay text onto image](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/overlay-text-onto-image/16011)

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