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Ask HN: How to search online webcams?
I assume there could be 3 different ways of doing this as usual.
1) Live webcam re-director
Such as http://www.earthcam.com/mapsearch/ But this only re-directs you to other sites those provide live webcams.
2) Live webcam broadcaster
Still on earchcam.com . But this time it provides live webcam broadcasting.
http://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/?cam=tsrobo1
3) Webcam heartbeat locator
Some sites, such as shodan:
https://www.shodan.io/search?query=webcam
You can even get a webcam URL from this. But it looks some of the results are not valid anymore.
So, here is my question.
###### How to search online webcams in codes? ######
Any tutorials?
Thanks!
- yolesaber 11y agoUse the Shodan API -- https://developer.shodan.io/ https://developer.shodan.io/ You might have to write some logic to check the validity of the webcam, but I think that might be your best bet.
- airswimmer 11y agoThanks for sharing. I know Shodan API. But actually its API has request limits. I am planning on creating a site like shodan which provides webcam search service. You know, detect webcams online and store them into databases. Some ideas?
- airswimmer 11y agoSome good ideas?