StrixCamDB

Open database of IP camera stream URLs. 3600+ brands -- from Hikvision to AliExpress no-name cameras. Primarily used in Strix, but can be used in any project.

Want to add a camera? Use the contribution form.

Database Format

Each brand is a separate JSON file in brands/ directory. Filename matches brand_id.

{
  "version": 2,
  "brand": "Dahua",
  "brand_id": "dahua",
  "streams": [
    {
      "id": "dahua-1",
      "url": "/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0&unicast=true&proto=Onvif",
      "protocol": "rtsp",
      "port": 554,
      "models": ["IPC-HDW1220S", "IPC-HDW1431S-S4", "IPC-HFW1531S"]
    },
    {
      "id": "dahua-2",
      "url": "/live",
      "protocol": "rtsp",
      "port": 554,
      "models": ["IPC-EB5541-AS", "IPC-HDBW5502N"]
    }
  ]
}

Stream fields:

Field	Type	Description
id	string	Unique within brand
url	string	URL path with placeholders
protocol	string	rtsp, http, https, rtsps, rtmp, mms, bubble, rtp, dvrip
port	int	Port number. 0 = unknown, use default for protocol
models	array	Camera models. ["*"] = works for all models of this brand
notes	string	Optional. Human-readable notes

Placeholders

URL paths can contain placeholders. The application replaces them before making requests.

Placeholder	Description
[CHANNEL]	Camera channel number (0-based)
[CHANNEL+1]	Camera channel number (1-based)
[USERNAME]	Login username
[PASSWORD]	Login password
[WIDTH]	Video width
[HEIGHT]	Video height
[IP]	Camera IP address
[PORT]	Port number
[AUTH]	Base64-encoded username:password
[TOKEN]	Authorization token

Alternative forms are also supported: [USER], [PASS], [PWD], {CHANNEL}, {channel+1}, etc.

Presets

Presets are curated lists of the most popular URL patterns. Useful for brute-force scanning when the camera brand is unknown.

Available in presets/ directory:

File	Patterns	Description
top-150.json	150	Quick scan
top-1000.json	1000	Covers most cameras
top-5000.json	3028	Comprehensive

{
  "version": 1,
  "name": "Top 150 Stream Patterns",
  "preset_id": "top-150",
  "streams": [
    {
      "url": "/Streaming/Channels/101",
      "protocol": "rtsp",
      "port": 554,
      "brand_count": 229
    }
  ]
}

brand_count -- number of brands that use this URL pattern.

OUI Database

oui.json maps MAC address prefixes to camera brands. Used for auto-detecting camera brand by MAC address during network scanning. 2400+ entries.

{
  "3C:EF:8C": "Dahua",
  "44:47:CC": "Hikvision"
}

SQLite

Pre-built cameras.db is available in GitHub Releases. Updated automatically on every push to main.

Download latest:

https://github.com/eduard256/StrixCamDB/releases/download/latest/cameras.db

Tables

brands (id, brand_id, brand)
streams (id, brand_id, stream_id, url, protocol, port, notes)
stream_models (stream_id, model)
presets (id, preset_id, name, description)
preset_streams (id, preset_id, url, protocol, port, notes, brand_count)
oui (prefix, brand)
meta (key, value)

Example queries

-- All streams for a brand
SELECT url, protocol, port FROM streams WHERE brand_id = 'hikvision';

-- Find streams by camera model
SELECT b.brand, s.url, s.protocol, s.port
FROM stream_models sm
JOIN streams s ON s.id = sm.stream_id
JOIN brands b ON b.brand_id = s.brand_id
WHERE sm.model = 'DCS-930L';

-- Detect brand by MAC address
SELECT brand FROM oui WHERE prefix = '44:47:CC';

-- Top 10 most popular URL patterns
SELECT url, brand_count FROM preset_streams
WHERE preset_id = 'top-150'
ORDER BY brand_count DESC LIMIT 10;

License

Database: CC BY-NC 4.0. Free for non-commercial use. Commercial use requires permission.

Code in Strix: MIT.

Attribution

Most of the database was originally sourced from ispyconnect.com.