Programmatic API overlays

[mlapaglia]

I have developed a service that listens to OpenALPR webhooks and uses the information to overlay license plate # and vehicle information on Hikvision and Dahua cameras. I would like to integrate with BI directly instead of setting the overlay on the camera directly. I looked through the JSON API https://www.houselogix.com/docs/blue-ir ... s/json.htm but didn't find anything related to overlays. Is that the most up to date api? Is there any functionality that would let me turn an overlay on/off and set the text of the overlay programmatically?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hwYuqhNGIU

[TimG]

Hi, that is one for Support, as this is mainly a user to user forum. Please let us know what they say.

[HeneryH]

An easy way is to use text overlays that are sourced by a text file.

Then can use whatever you want to overwrite the text file causing the screen to update.


This is how the weather overlays work.

[MikeBwca]

In BI Settings, go to the 'Macros' tab.

Note:
You can have more than the 9 macros listed. You will need to go into the Windows registry branch 'Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Perspective Software\Blue Iris\Macros' and manually add them.