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webcam.io

Live streaming and time-lapse webcam hosting for business

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webcam.io is a webcam hosting service that connects to IP cameras to deliver live video and automatically generated time-lapse content. It supports HTTP/RTSP pull connections and FTP image upload, making it suitable for monitoring locations or projects remotely, sharing views with website visitors, and documenting progress over time.

Live streaming copies or transcodes camera feeds to YouTube Live, with support for MxPEG, MJPEG, and H.265 streams, automatic restart on errors, and an embeddable YouTube player. Time-lapse features include image hosting on a CDN, text overlays with dynamic data such as temperature, daily full-resolution video rendering in mp4, webm, and ogg formats, clip creation, and automatic exports to Dropbox and YouTube.

The service offers a free plan with limited snapshots and storage, alongside Basic, Live, and Live+ paid editions with varying snapshot limits, storage durations, and streaming capabilities. A 7-day trial of the Live+ plan is available without a credit card, after which accounts move to the free plan. Additional cameras and snapshot capacity can be added as upgrades.

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