# Frigate NVR

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/frigate/  
**Website:** https://frigate.video/  
**APIs profiled:** 2

Frigate NVR provides an open source network video recorder (NVR) that uses modern AI object detection to monitor security cameras. It integrates with popular camera platforms, offers a web UI, and supports real‑time alerts, recordings, and customizable zones. The project is community‑driven, with extensive documentation, Docker deployment options, and active development aimed at simplifying video surveillance for homes and businesses.

## Kin Score — 25.2 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-10-31 under rubric 0.25.0.

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 57.1 |
| Contract Quality | 20.1 |
| Contract Governance | 22.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 21.1 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 45.2 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform)**: 15.5 (matched via fallback).

## Agent readiness — 20.1 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | bearer |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | yes |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |
| Delegated Identity | no |
| Protected Resource Metadata | no |
| Dynamic Client Registration | no |
| Agentic Commerce | no |
| Pagination Ratio | na |
| Operation Distinctiveness | distinct |

## APIs (2)

- **Frigate API** — Frigate provides a RESTful API for managing cameras, recordings, and detections as documented in the configuration reference.
- **Frigate NVR API** — Frigate NVR API as documented publicly: 5 operations. Contract generated from the documentation by API Evangelist (2026-10-28); not the provider's own document.

## Security (2)

- **Frigate Authentication** — 1 scheme
- **Frigate Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · DMARC

## Tags

Company, Video, Surveillance, OpenSource, AI

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/frigate/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.