Thousands of cameras are indexed by search engines because they lack authentication. If you see "view index.shtml camera extra quality" in your search console logs, someone is trying to scrape your high-quality feed.
http://[camera-ip]/axis-cgi/mjpg/video.cgi?resolution=1920x1080&fps=30&compression=0 view index shtml camera extra quality
Have a specific camera model? Inspect the network traffic via Chrome Developer Tools (F12) while clicking "High Quality" in the web interface. The query string you see there is your unique key to index.shtml . Thousands of cameras are indexed by search engines
http://[camera-ip]/view/index.shtml?stream=1&quality=100&bitrate=20000 for legacy Axis
Before you close this article, ensure your camera firmware is up to date. In 2023-2024, many manufacturers deprecated .shtml in favor of REST APIs for security reasons. However, for legacy Axis, Bosch, and Panasonic cameras, this is still the golden ticket to extra quality video.
