[Camera Support]: Google Nest

[Gooshy]

Describe the problem you are having

Hi,
I'm looking for options on what is the best way to integrate Google Nest cameras with Frigate. I have previously tried using the m3u8 stream that can be found in the public share of a camera. Using the m3u8 led to a lot of stutter, 10 frames would play very quickly then a pause and then another quick succession of frames.

I've started looking at the go2rtc option and using the nest: integration, I've not fuly gone down the rabbit whole to get my refresh token and deviceid to make it work yet.

Whats the best approach?

Version

0.15

What browser(s) are you using?

Brave v1.75.175

Frigate config file

mqtt:
  enabled: true
  host: 192.168.1.147
  user: scott
  password: <PASSWORD>



detectors:
  onnx_0:
    type: onnx

objects:
  track:
    - person
    - car
    - dog
    - package

record:
  enabled: true
  retain:
    days: 7
    mode: all
  alerts:
    retain:
      days: 30
  detections:
    retain:
      days: 30
model:
  path: plus://<MODEL_ID>

go2rtc:
  streams:
    backgarden:
      - ffmpeg:http://192.168.1.135/flv?port=1935&app=bcs&stream=channel0_main.bcs&user=admin&password=<PASSWORD>!#video=copy#audio=copy#audio=opus
    backgarden_sub:
      - ffmpeg:http://192.168.1.135/flv?port=1935&app=bcs&stream=channel0_ext.bcs&user=admin&password=<PASSWORD>

cameras:
  backgarden:
    ffmpeg:
      global_args: -threads 4
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/backgarden
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - record
        - path: rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/backgarden_sub
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - detect
      input_args:
        - -avoid_negative_ts
        - make_zero
        - -fflags
        - +genpts+discardcorrupt
        - -flags
        - low_delay
        - -strict
        - experimental
        - -fflags
        - nobuffer
        - -analyzeduration
        - 1000M
        - -probesize
        - 1000M
        - -rw_timeout
        - '5000000'
        - -use_wallclock_as_timestamps
        - '1'
    snapshots:
      enabled: true
      retain:
        default: 7
    motion:
      threshold: 30
      contour_area: 10
      improve_contrast: true
      mask: 0.232,0.06,0.008,0.417,-0.001,0.002,0.243,0.002
  frontgarden:
    ffmpeg:
      global_args: -threads 4
      inputs:
        - path: https://stream-eu1-charlie.dropcam.com:443/nexus_aac/<STREAMID>/playlist.m3u8?public=<STREAM>
          roles:
            - detect
            - record
    motion:
      mask:
        - 0.554,0.005,0.344,0.114,0.185,0.237,0,0.425,0.001,0
        - 0.874,0.464,0.878,0.635,0.998,0.449,0.996,0.26
        - 0.944,0.563,0.958,0.667,0.984,0.646,0.975,0.545
        - 0.723,0.721,0.651,0.803,0.661,0.697,0.741,0.629
    zones:
      Driveway:
        coordinates: 0.25,0.189,0.576,0.688,0.667,0.489,0.642,0.454,0.716,0.291,0.503,0.025
        loitering_time: 0
        inertia: 3
      FrontDoor:
        coordinates: 
          0.59,0.854,0.537,0.772,0.574,0.688,0.315,0.305,0.27,0.602,0.36,0.779,0.231,0.991,0.43,0.991,0.456,0.956,0.489,0.995,0.544,0.991
        loitering_time: 0
    objects:
      mask:
        - 0.886,0.479,0.885,0.616,1,0.435,0.998,0.272
        - 0.945,0.568,0.956,0.658,0.982,0.642,0.973,0.549
        - 0.741,0.628,0.663,0.704,0.648,0.8,0.72,0.723
        - 0.938,0.035,0.868,0.205,0.868,0.311,0.975,0.096
    review:
      alerts:
        required_zones:
          - Driveway
          - FrontDoor
  frontdoor:
    ffmpeg:
      global_args: -threads 4
      inputs:
        - path: https://stream-eu1-bravo.dropcam.com:443/nexus_aac/<STREAM_ID>/playlist.m3u8?public=<STREAM>
          roles:
            - detect
            - record
    motion:
      threshold: 25
      contour_area: 100
      improve_contrast: true
      mask: 
        0.461,0.531,0.547,0.452,0.6,0.422,0.6,0.349,0.547,0.333,0.506,0.323,0.507,0.182,0.481,0.18,0.492,0.329,0.466,0.265,0.46,0.333,0.395,0.27,0.359,0.306,0.344,0.361,0.339,0.402,0.365,0.45,0.418,0.512
    snapshots:
      enabled: true
      retain:
        default: 7
    zones:
      Path:
        coordinates: 
          0.511,0.603,0.531,0.629,0.398,0.698,0.397,0.802,0.296,0.804,0.322,0.991,0.783,0.995,0.744,0.932,0.828,0.871
        loitering_time: 0
        objects: person
      Driveway:
        coordinates: 0.505,0.593,0.877,0.529,0.825,0.853
        loitering_time: 0
version: 0.15-1

Relevant Frigate log output

N/A

Relevant go2rtc log output

N/A

FFprobe output from your camera

N/A

Frigate stats

No response

Operating system

Other Linux

Install method

Docker Compose

Object Detector

Other

Network connection

Wired

Camera make and model

Google Nest IQ Outdoor, Google Nest Wired Doorbell

Screenshots of the Frigate UI's System metrics pages

N/A

Any other information that may be helpful

No response

[hawkeye217]

Users have reported the easiest way is with the nest integration in go2rtc.

https://github.com/AlexxIT/go2rtc?tab=readme-ov-file#source-nest

[Gooshy]

Thanks for confirming. I've already got clientid, clientsecret and projectid. Anyone got any docs to help get refreshtoken and deviceid?

[Yanom1212]

The best solution is using starling hub.
Because tokens have to be redone each 3 month.

[Yanom1212]

And for tokens you have to follow the official doc:

https://developers.google.com/nest/device-access/use-the-api