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The Camera widget displays a live camera feed on a Building BI dashboard alongside charts and metrics. Add it from the Chart List during dashboard edit mode, choose a camera type, connect the feed, and resize or reposition it like any other widget.

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Add a camera widget

1

Enter edit mode

Open the dashboard and select Edit Dashboard.
2

Find Camera in the Chart List

In the Chart List, search for Camera, then drag Camera onto the canvas.
Building BI edit mode with Chart List search set to Camera and the Camera widget ready to drag onto an empty dashboard canvas

Search Camera in the Chart List and drag it onto the dashboard

3

Configure the feed

In Chart Configuration on the Setup tab, set Camera Type to iFrame, URI, or Device. For iFrame, paste the stream URL in Source URL, then select Embed.
Chart Configuration Setup tab with Camera selected, Camera Type set to iFrame, Source URL paste field, and Embed button

Camera Setup with Camera Type set to iFrame and Source URL ready to paste

4

Publish

Select Save as Draft or Publish when the layout is ready.

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Widget behavior

Place camera widgets on operational dashboards that combine live video with point trends, alarms, or KPI cards so operators stay in one view.

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Next steps

Chart types

Find Camera in the Chart List catalogue with other widget types.

Dashboards

Create and edit dashboards that host camera widgets.

Widget customization

Style and arrange widgets on the canvas.
Last modified on September 15, 2026