# RICOH THETA USB API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/ricoh-usa/theta-usb-api/  
**Provider:** Ricoh USA — https://apis.io/providers/ricoh-usa/  
**Documentation:** https://docs-theta-api.ricoh360.com/usb-api/

RICOH THETA USB API is one of 4 APIs that [Ricoh USA](https://apis.io/providers/ricoh-usa/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include 360 Cameras, USB, MTP, and Camera Control. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

MTP (Media Transfer Protocol v1.1) based USB API for controlling RICOH THETA cameras (S and later, including Z1, X, A1) when tethered over USB. Uses standard MTP operations with Ricoh-proprietary extensions for live preview, plugin management, and 360 metadata access.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **Documentation** — https://docs-theta-api.ricoh360.com/usb-api/
- **SourceSpec** — https://github.com/ricohapi/theta-api-specs/tree/main/theta-usb-api
- **SampleCode** — https://github.com/ricohapi/libuvc-theta-sample

## Other Ricoh USA APIs (3)

- [RICOH THETA Bluetooth API](https://apis.io/apis/ricoh-usa/theta-bluetooth-api/)
- [RICOH360 Cloud API](https://apis.io/apis/ricoh-usa/ricoh360-cloud-api/)
- [Ricoh USA Protocol API](https://apis.io/apis/ricoh-usa/ricoh-usa-protocol-api/)

## Tags

360 Cameras, USB, MTP, Camera Control

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