npm-tapo-camera

Npm package to facilitate communication with TP Link Tapo cameras.

Information

This is the first package of this kind I create and upload to Github. Please except some bugs and problems in general. Any help with maintaining the library is very welcome!!

This library was based on PyTapo by @JurajNyiri!

Installing

npm install npm-tapo-camera

or

yarn add npm-tapo-camera

Usage

const tapo_camera = require('npm-tapo-camera')

// Use credentials from Advanced Settings -> Camera Account
const user = 'username'
const password = 'password'

const ip = '192.168.1.1'

await tapo_camera.setup(ip, user, password)

await tapo_camera.getInfo()
.catch(error => 
  console.log(error)
)
.then(data => 
  console.log(data)
)

API

Get details from camera's status

await tapo_camera.getInfo()
.then(data => {
  console.log(data)
})
.catch(error => {
  console.log(error)
})

Set camera's parameters

await tapo_camera.set(Object controls)

Controls:

• osd: Object
  • { date: { enabled: Boolean, x: Number, y: Number }, week: { enabled: Boolean, x: Number, y: Number }, label1: { enabled: Boolean, x: Number, y: Number } }
• privacyMode: Boolean
• alarm: Object
  • { enabled: Boolean, alarm: String ['sound', 'light'] }
• led: Boolean
• dayNightMode: String ['off', 'on', 'auto']
• motionDetection: Boolean
• autoTrackTarget: Boolean
• lensDistortionCorrection: Boolean
• imageFlipVertical: Boolean

Example

await tapo_camera.set({
  led: true,
  autoTrackTarget: false
})

Make camera do a certain action

await tapo_camera.do(Object controls)

Controls:

• moveMotor: Object
  • { x: Number, y: Number }
• moveMotorStep: Number
• calibrateMotor: Anything *
• format: Anything *
• reboot: Anything *
• savePreset: String ['Name of the preset']
• deletePreset: Number ['Preset's id']
• setPreset: Number ['Preset's id']

*For these fields the value does not matter, what matters is that the key is present in the controls' Object.

Example

await tapo_camera.do({
  moveMotor: {
    x: 10,
    y: -20
  }
})

Disclaimer

Please keep in mind that this package is not official and I do not have any affiliation with TP-Link or Tapo.

Author does not guarantee functionality of this library and is not responsible for any damage. All product names, trademarks and registered trademarks in this repository, are property of their respective owners.