# VisionSync IPLiveCams - Boutique Suite (`conversational_kermis/visionsync-iplivecams`) Actor Scrape IPLiveCams with VisionSync enrichment: live stream URLs, HD snapshots, real-time weather, and GPS coordinates. Part of the VisionSync Boutique Suite. - **URL**: https://apify.com/conversational\_kermis/visionsync-iplivecams.md - **Developed by:** [the anh nguyen](https://apify.com/conversational_kermis) (community) - **Categories:** Videos, Travel - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## VisionSync IPLiveCams - Boutique Suite Scrape [IPLiveCams](https://www.iplivecams.com) webcams with full VisionSync V1 enrichment: live stream URLs, HD snapshots, real-time weather, and automated health checks. ### What does IPLiveCams Scraper do? This Actor extracts structured data from IPLiveCams live camera pages, including: - **Live stream URL** (HLS .m3u8) for direct playback - **HD snapshot** captured from the live player - **Real-time weather** at the camera's GPS location (temperature, conditions, wind) - **Stream health check** verifying if the feed is currently live - **Metadata** including title, description, coordinates, and provider info Every result is enriched through the VisionSync Core pipeline and billed via Pay-Per-Event. ### Why scrape IPLiveCams? IPLiveCams aggregates ~1,500 webcams with YouTube and HLS streams, covering US cities, beaches, and landmarks. Useful for building live cam aggregators, traffic monitoring tools, and US-focused travel dashboards. ### How to scrape IPLiveCams 1. **Create a free Apify account** at [apify.com](https://apify.com) if you don't have one. 2. **Open this Actor** in the Apify Console and click "Start". 3. **Add camera URLs** from IPLiveCams to the Start URLs field. 4. **Click Run** and wait for the Actor to finish processing. 5. **Download results** as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Output tab. #### Input example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.iplivecams.com/live-webcams/new-york-city/" }, { "url": "https://www.iplivecams.com/live-webcams/miami-beach/" } ] } ```` #### Output example ```json { "visionSyncId": "VS-ILC-new-york-city", "url": "https://www.iplivecams.com/live-webcams/new-york-city/", "title": "New York City Live Webcam", "stream": { "url": "https://...", "isLive": true, "lastVerified": "2026-03-19T10:00:00Z" }, "snapshotUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/.../records/...", "enrichment": { "location": { "city": "New York", "lat": 40.7128, "lon": -74.006 }, "weather": { "temp": "15°C", "condition": "Partly cloudy", "wind": "12 km/h", "humidity": "62%", "uvIndex": 3.2 }, "timezone": "Europe/Berlin", "elevation": 34, "sunrise": "2026-03-19T06:12", "sunset": "2026-03-19T18:27" }, "provider": "iplivecams", "timestamp": "2026-03-19T10:00:00Z" } ``` ### How much will it cost? This Actor uses **Pay-Per-Event** pricing: | Volume | Cost | |--------|------| | 1 result | $0.002 | | 100 results | $0.20 | | 1,000 results | $2.00 | | 10,000 results | $20.00 | You only pay for successfully enriched results saved to the dataset. Failed or empty scrapes are not charged. Platform costs (compute and proxy) are billed separately by Apify based on your plan. ### Supported URL formats This Actor accepts two types of URLs: - **Camera pages** -- a direct webcam page with a live stream player. The Actor extracts the stream, takes a snapshot, and enriches with weather. - **Listing/category pages** -- a page that lists multiple cameras. The Actor auto-discovers camera links on the page and scrapes each one. Just paste any IPLiveCams URL and the Actor will figure out the rest. ### Programmatic access (API) Run this Actor via the Apify API and integrate into your pipeline: #### Python ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN") run = client.actor("Vf10ZNN31k2fodZua").call(run_input={ "startUrls": [{"url": "https://www.iplivecams.com/live-webcams/new-york-city/"}] }) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item["title"], item["enrichment"]["weather"]["temp"]) ``` #### JavaScript ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' }); const run = await client.actor('Vf10ZNN31k2fodZua').call({ startUrls: [{ url: 'https://www.iplivecams.com/live-webcams/new-york-city/' }], }); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach(item => console.log(item.title, item.enrichment?.weather?.temp)); ``` #### cURL ```bash curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/Vf10ZNN31k2fodZua/runs" \ -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \ -d '{"startUrls": [{"url": "https://www.iplivecams.com/live-webcams/new-york-city/"}]}' ``` ### Tips - Use **Apify Proxy** (enabled by default) for reliable scraping and anti-blocking. - Schedule runs with **Apify Scheduler** to build a time-series of camera snapshots and weather data. - Combine multiple VisionSync scrapers to build a comprehensive multi-provider webcam directory. - Export results via the **Apify API** or integrate with webhooks for real-time pipelines. - Pass a **listing page URL** to auto-discover all cameras on that page. ### Is it legal to scrape IPLiveCams? This Actor extracts publicly available data from IPLiveCams camera pages. Web scraping of publicly accessible information is generally permitted under applicable law. Always review the target site's Terms of Service and applicable regulations (including GDPR for EU data) before use. This Actor does not bypass authentication, paywalls, or CAPTCHAs. Use responsibly and respect rate limits. ### Part of VisionSync Boutique Suite Search all 12 providers at once with **[VisionSync Hub](https://apify.com/conversational_kermis/visionsync-hub)**. | Provider | Link | |----------|------| | EarthCam | [Open in Store](https://apify.com/conversational_kermis/visionsync-earthcam) | | SkylineWebcams | [Open in Store](https://apify.com/conversational_kermis/visionsync-skylinewebcams) | | Explore.org | [Open in Store](https://apify.com/conversational_kermis/visionsync-explore-org) | | Webcamtaxi | [Open in Store](https://apify.com/conversational_kermis/visionsync-webcamtaxi) | | Windy | [Open in Store](https://apify.com/conversational_kermis/visionsync-windy) | | WhatsUpCams | [Open in Store](https://apify.com/conversational_kermis/visionsync-whatsupcams) | | YouTube Live | [Open in Store](https://apify.com/conversational_kermis/visionsync-youtube-live) | | Worldcam | [Open in Store](https://apify.com/conversational_kermis/visionsync-worldcam) | | Webcamera24 | [Open in Store](https://apify.com/conversational_kermis/visionsync-webcamera24) | | GeoCam | [Open in Store](https://apify.com/conversational_kermis/visionsync-geocam) | | OpenWebcamDB | [Open in Store](https://apify.com/conversational_kermis/visionsync-openwebcamdb) | # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): List of EarthCam URLs to scrape. ## `maxRequestsPerCrawl` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of camera pages to process in a single run. Set to 0 for unlimited. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): The proxy configuration for the Actor. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/?cam=tsstreet" }, { "url": "https://www.earthcam.com/usa/nevada/lasvegas/index.php?cam=sign_hd" } ], "maxRequestsPerCrawl": 50, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/?cam=tsstreet" }, { "url": "https://www.earthcam.com/usa/nevada/lasvegas/index.php?cam=sign_hd" } ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("conversational_kermis/visionsync-iplivecams").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/?cam=tsstreet" }, { "url": "https://www.earthcam.com/usa/nevada/lasvegas/index.php?cam=sign_hd" }, ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("conversational_kermis/visionsync-iplivecams").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/?cam=tsstreet" }, { "url": "https://www.earthcam.com/usa/nevada/lasvegas/index.php?cam=sign_hd" } ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call conversational_kermis/visionsync-iplivecams --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=conversational_kermis/visionsync-iplivecams", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "VisionSync IPLiveCams - Boutique Suite", "description": "Scrape IPLiveCams with VisionSync enrichment: live stream URLs, HD snapshots, real-time weather, and GPS coordinates. Part of the VisionSync Boutique Suite.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "NxuRrjQLhL3kxlUq7" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/conversational_kermis~visionsync-iplivecams/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-conversational_kermis-visionsync-iplivecams", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/conversational_kermis~visionsync-iplivecams/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-conversational_kermis-visionsync-iplivecams", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/conversational_kermis~visionsync-iplivecams/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-conversational_kermis-visionsync-iplivecams", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "startUrls" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "List of EarthCam URLs to scrape.", "default": [ { "url": "https://www.earthcam.com/usa/newyork/timessquare/?cam=tsstreet" } ], "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "maxRequestsPerCrawl": { "title": "Max Requests per Crawl", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of camera pages to process in a single run. Set to 0 for unlimited.", "default": 50 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "The proxy configuration for the Actor.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```