API

First create a camera instance:

• camera = GoProHero([ip, password, loglevel]) - initialize a camera object

Then, the follow methods are available on the camera instance:

• password(password) - get or set the password of a camera object
• command(param, value) - send one of the supported commands
• status() - get status packets and translate them
• image() - get an image and return it as a base64-encoded PNG string
• test(url) - a simple testing interface to try out HTTP requests

The following class methods are also available:

• @classmethod config() - returns a dictionary with the current configuration

Commands

These commands are used for both camera.command() and the goproctl command line interface.

Parameter	Values
power	sleep, on
record	off, on
preview	off, on
orientation	up, down
mode	video, still, burst, timelapse, timer, hdmi
volume	0, 70, 100
locate	off, on
picres	5MP wide, 5MP med, 7MP med, 7MP wide, 8MP med, 11MP wide, 12MP wide
vidres	WVGA, 720p, 960p, 1080p, 1440p, 2.7K, 2.7K 17:9 Cinema, 4K, 4K 17:9 Cinema, 1080p SuperView, 720p SuperView
fov	170, 127, 90
fps	12, 12.5, 15, 24, 25, 30, 48, 50, 60, 100, 120, 240
looping	off, 5 minutes, 20 minutes, 60 minutes, 120 minutes, max
protune	off, on
delete_last	n/a
delete_all	n/a

Status

The following status parameters are interpreted from the GoPro status endpoints: power, batt1, batt2, mode, defaultmode, spotmeter, autooff, fov, picres, minselapsed, secselapsed, orientation, charging, picsremaining, npics, minsremaining, nvids, record, vidres, fps, lowlight, looping, attachment, name, model, and firmware. View the source file for a complete list of possible values for each status parameter.