HTTP API Quickstart - Sony Developer Platform

1. Start the Server

If you installed the Client SDK:

npx camera-remote-web-api --port 8080

The server discovers cameras connected via USB or network automatically.

curl http://localhost:8080/api/cameras

Note the camera id from the response — you’ll use it in all subsequent calls.

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/cameras/{id}/connection \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"mode": "remote"}'

curl -X PUT http://localhost:8080/api/cameras/{id}/priority-key \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"setting": "pc-remote"}'

Priority key must be set to pc-remote before the camera accepts remote commands.

curl -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/cameras/{id}/actions/af-shutter

curl -X DELETE http://localhost:8080/api/cameras/{id}/connection