lockvideo.py

# USAGE
# python lockvideo.py

# DESCRIPTION
# This will connect to the specifiec NVR, and lock the listed videos

# import the necessary packages
import requests
import json
import time
from datetime import datetime

def lock(files):
    #Basic vars
    base = "https://<ip-of-nvr>:7443/api/2.0/recording/"
    apiKey = "?apiKey=<nvr-api-key>"

    #Disable SSL warnings for now
    requests.packages.urllib3.disable_warnings()

    for record in files:
        record = record.split('-')
        record = record[1].split('.')
        recording = record[0]

        headers = {"Content-Type" : "application/json"}
        r = requests.put(base+recording+apiKey, data = json.dumps({'locked':'true'}), headers=headers, verify=False)