Insta360

Insta360 OSC API

On-device HTTP/JSON control API for Insta360 consumer 360 cameras (ONE X/X2/X3/X4/X5, ONE R/RS), implemented on Google's Open Spherical Camera (OSC) standard. The camera runs a built-in HTTP server reachable at 192.168.42.1 when a client is connected to the camera's Wi-Fi access point.

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Documentation
https://github.com/Insta360Develop/Insta360_OSC
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https://insta360develop.github.io/Insta360-Developer_Docs/

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API entry from apis.yml

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
name: Insta360 OSC API
description: On-device HTTP/JSON control API for Insta360 consumer 360 cameras (ONE X/X2/X3/X4/X5, ONE
  R/RS), implemented on Google's Open Spherical Camera (OSC) standard. The camera runs a built-in HTTP
  server reachable at 192.168.42.1 when a client is connected to the camera's Wi-Fi access point.
humanURL: https://insta360develop.github.io/Insta360-Developer_Docs/
baseURL: http://192.168.42.1/osc/
tags:
- Camera
- 360 Video
- Open Spherical Camera
tags_raw:
- Cameras
- 360 Video
- Open Spherical Camera
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/Insta360Develop/Insta360_OSC
- type: APIReference
  url: https://insta360develop.github.io/Insta360-Developer_Docs/