# Tapo C560WS - ONVIF Event node not working
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tapo-c560ws-onvif-event-node-not-working/100594
**Category:** General
**Created:** [18 March 2026 17:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tapo-c560ws-onvif-event-node-not-working/100594 "2026-03-18T17:50:15Z")
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### Author:  [@Le-Ze](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Le-Ze)
#### Post date: [18 March 2026 17:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tapo-c560ws-onvif-event-node-not-working/100594/1 "2026-03-18T17:50:15Z")
Hi.
I have a Tapo C560WS camera working with ONVIF (port 2020). PTZ gotoPreset works fine (see this topic).
I am using the node-red-contrib-onvif-nodes package by @BartButenaers (version 0.0.1-beta.16).
I am now trying to use the onvif-event node. I tested all 4 actions:
Start listening
Stop listening
Get event properties
Get event service capabilities
But the debug node shows no output at all. Is this a Tapo limitation or a known issue with the event node?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@Le-Ze](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Le-Ze)
#### Post date: [19 March 2026 18:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tapo-c560ws-onvif-event-node-not-working/100594/2 "2026-03-19T18:13:04Z")
Hi,
I have tested `getEventProperties` directly via the onvif library in Node.js and the camera returns event properties correctly. So the camera supports events.
The camera supports these event types:
- `cellMotionDetector` - IsMotion
- `tamperDetector` - IsTamper
- `intrusionDetector` - IsIntrusion
- `lineCrossDetector` - IsLineCross
- `peopleDetector` - IsPeople
- `TPSmartEventDetector` - IsTPSmartEvent
But when I use the `onvif-event` node with `Start listening` action, the debug node shows no output at all - not even when motion is detected.
Is there something wrong with my flow or is `Start listening` broken for Tapo cameras?
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### Author:  [@Le-Ze](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Le-Ze)
#### Post date: [20 March 2026 04:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tapo-c560ws-onvif-event-node-not-working/100594/3 "2026-03-20T04:29:05Z")
I found a solution. The `onvif-event` node with `Start listening` does not work with Tapo C560WS, but I tested the onvif library directly in Node.js terminal and it works:
javascript
```auto
var onvif = require('onvif');
var cam = new onvif.Cam({
hostname: '192.168.1.50',
port: 2020,
username: 'username',
password: 'password'
}, function(err) {
cam.on('event', function(event) {
console.log(JSON.stringify(event));
});
});
```
Events are received correctly (PeopleDetector, MotionDetector etc.). So the camera supports ONVIF events but the `onvif-event` node does not work with this camera. Is there a way to use the onvif library directly inside a Node-RED function node?
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [20 March 2026 07:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tapo-c560ws-onvif-event-node-not-working/100594/4 "2026-03-20T07:47:24Z")
> [@Le-Ze](#):
>
> Is there a way to use the onvif library directly inside a Node-RED function node
Yes. [Use any npm module in Node-RED • FlowFuse](https://flowfuse.com/blog/2023/06/import-modules/)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [18 June 2026 07:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tapo-c560ws-onvif-event-node-not-working/100594/5 "2026-06-18T07:47:44Z")
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