License Plate Detection 🚔

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Creating a Rule for License Plate Detection
3. Retrieving License Plate Data
4. Finding Device and Location UUIDs

Introduction

This guide walks you through setting up license plate detection alerts and retrieving license plate data using the Rhombus Systems API.

Creating a Rule for License Plate Detection

We'll use the /createRule endpoint to set up a webhook alert for license plate detections.

Video Tutorial: Creating a rule to catch license plates

Key steps:

1. Prepare your Device UUIDs or Location UUIDs (see Finding UUIDs section)
2. Use the /createRule endpoint
3. Verify the rule has been created in the Rules Engine

After creating the rule, you'll see it in the Rules Engine:

Retrieving License Plate Data

Use the /getLicensePlatesByDevices endpoint to retrieve detected license plate data.

Video Tutorial: Grabbing license plates using the API

Finding Device and Location UUIDs

Device UUID

1. Navigate to the Device Page
   

2. Select the desired device
   

3. The UUID is the final string in the URL
   

Location UUID

1. Go to the Locations Page
   

2. Select the desired location
   

3. The UUID is in the URL