ioBroker.cctvql

ioBroker adapter for cctvQL — a natural-language query layer for CCTV systems.

Ask questions like "Were there any people at the front door last night?" directly from ioBroker scripts and Blockly flows, fetch live detection events, and send PTZ commands — across Frigate, Hikvision, Synology, Dahua, Milestone, ONVIF, and more.

Prerequisites

A running cctvQL server:

docker run -p 8000:8000 \
  -e CCTVQL_ADAPTER=frigate \
  -e CCTVQL_FRIGATE_HOST=http://192.168.1.100:5000 \
  ghcr.io/arunrajiah/cctvql:latest

Configuration

| Field | Default | Description | |---|---|---| | Host | localhost | cctvQL server hostname or IP | | Port | 8000 | cctvQL server port | | Protocol | http | http or https | | API Key | (empty) | Optional; leave blank if auth is off | | Polling Interval | 30 s | How often to fetch detection events |

Data Points

Query

| ID | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | cctvql.0.query.send | string (writable) | Write a natural-language question here to trigger a query | | cctvql.0.query.answer | string | Plain-text answer from cctvQL | | cctvql.0.query.intent | string | Detected intent (e.g. query_events) |

Events

| ID | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | cctvql.0.events.latest | JSON string | Array of recent detection events | | cctvql.0.events.count | number | Count of recent events | | cctvql.0.cameras.<id>.lastEvent | JSON string | Last event per camera (auto-created) |

Status

| ID | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | cctvql.0.info.connection | boolean | true when cctvQL is reachable |

Example: Query in a Script

// In an ioBroker JavaScript adapter script:
setState('cctvql.0.query.send', 'Any cars in the driveway today?');

on({ id: 'cctvql.0.query.answer', change: 'any' }, (obj) => {
    log('cctvQL says: ' + obj.state.val);
    // → "Yes, a white SUV was detected at 14:32 and 17:10."
});

Changelog

1.0.0 (2026-04-21)

• Initial release — natural-language queries, event polling, PTZ control

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 arunrajiah [email protected]

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