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Search Dahua security products and browse the full category tree via API. Returns models, specs, datasheets, firmware, manuals, and images.
curl -X GET 'https://api.parse.bot/scraper/6fcb8a62-c9cc-44dc-9f3a-f876e50ad974/search_products?page=2&keyword=IPC' \ -H 'X-API-Key: $PARSE_API_KEY'
Search for Dahua security products by keyword. Returns paginated results including product models, descriptions, images, datasheets, manuals, firmware, and drawings.
| Param | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| page | integer | Page number for pagination. Each page returns up to 6 results. |
| keywordrequired | string | Search keyword for product lookup (e.g. 'IPC', 'NVR', 'PTZ', 'camera') |
{
"type": "object",
"fields": {
"page": "integer - current page number",
"limit": "integer - results per page",
"total": "integer - total number of matching results",
"keyword": "string - search keyword used",
"products": "array of product objects with id, name, model, description, thumbnail, images, datasheets, manuals, firmware, drawings, and url"
},
"sample": {
"data": {
"page": 1,
"limit": 6,
"total": 1127,
"keyword": "IPC",
"products": [
{
"id": "154863",
"url": "https://www.dahuasecurity.com/Products/All-Products/Network-Cameras/WizSense-2-Series/4G-Camera/IPC-HFW2449DG-4G-ZAS-PV-PRO-LA",
"name": "IPC-HFW2449DG-4G-ZAS-PV-PRO-LA",
"model": "DH-IPC-HFW2449DG-4G-ZAS-PV-PRO-LA",
"images": [
"https://materialfile.dahuasecurity.com/uploads/cpq/87640/image/1_0_01_04_47938_906733148.PNG"
],
"manuals": [
{
"url": "https://materialfile.dahuasecurity.com/uploads/cpq/87639/user_manual/Bullet_Network_Camera_Installation_Guide_V1.0.0.pdf",
"name": "Bullet Network Camera_Installation Guide_V1.0.0"
}
],
"drawings": [
{
"url": "https://materialfile.dahuasecurity.com/uploads/cpq/87639/drawings/1_0_01_04_47936_935122020.pdf",
"name": "IPC-HFW2449DG-4G-ZAS-PV-PRO-LA_DIMENSIONS"
}
],
"firmware": [
{
"url": "https://materialfile.dahuasecurity.com/uploads/cpq/87639/firmware/DH_IPC-HX2XXX-AOV-Hugo_Eng_PN_V2.820.0000000.11.R.260414.zip",
"name": "DH_IPC-HX2XXX-AOV-Hugo_Eng_PN_V2.820.0000000.11.R.260414"
}
],
"thumbnail": "https://materialfile.dahuasecurity.com/uploads/cpq/87640/image/1_0_01_04_47938_912260269_crop_thumb.PNG",
"datasheets": [
{
"url": "https://materialfile.dahuasecurity.com/uploads/cpq/87640/datasheet/DH-IPC-HFW2449DG-4G-ZAS-PV-PRO-LA_S0_datasheet_20260427.pdf",
"name": "IPC-HFW2449DG-4G-ZAS-PV-PRO-LA_S0_datasheet_20260427"
}
],
"description": "4MP WizColor Active Deterrence Vari-focal Bullet WizSense 4G Network Camera"
}
]
},
"status": "success"
}
}About the dahuasecurity.com API
The Dahua Security API provides 2 endpoints for querying dahuasecurity.com product data. The search_products endpoint returns paginated results with up to 15 fields per product — including model numbers, descriptions, thumbnail and full images, datasheets, manuals, firmware files, and drawings — while get_categories exposes the complete navigation hierarchy for products and solutions.
Search Products
The search_products endpoint accepts a required keyword string and an optional page integer. Each page returns up to 6 product objects. Each product object includes id, name, model, description, thumbnail, images (array), datasheets, manuals, firmware, drawings, and a url pointing to the product page. The response envelope also includes total (total matching results), limit, and the keyword echoed back. This makes it straightforward to build paginated search UIs or iterate through all results for a given query like IPC, NVR, PTZ, or camera.
Browse Category Tree
The get_categories endpoint takes no parameters and returns the complete navigation tree from Dahua's website. The top-level array covers major nodes such as Products, Solutions, and Support, each with nested children arrays. Each category object carries menu_id, menu_name, and nav_linkurl. This tree reflects the full product and solution hierarchy and is useful for building category browsers, mapping product families, or seeding search terms for use with search_products.
Data Coverage
The product data returned by search_products includes direct links to downloadable assets (datasheets, manuals, firmware, drawings), making the API useful for procurement tools, compliance checks, or integration with product information management systems. Coverage is limited to content published on dahuasecurity.com — regional variants or products exclusive to other Dahua regional portals are not guaranteed to appear.
- Build a product lookup tool that lets security integrators search by keyword (e.g. 'PTZ', 'NVR') and retrieve model specs and datasheets.
- Automate firmware version tracking across a Dahua product catalog using the
firmwarefield returned per product. - Populate a product comparison page using
name,model,description, andimagesfrom search results. - Map Dahua's full product hierarchy from
get_categoriesto build a browsable category tree or site mirror. - Feed a procurement system with datasheet and manual URLs from
datasheetsandmanualsfields for approved device lists. - Monitor product catalog changes by periodically querying
search_productsfor specific model families and diffing results. - Cross-reference Dahua product models against CVE databases by extracting
modelvalues at scale.
| Tier | Price | Credits/month | Rate limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo | 100 | 5 req/min |
| Hobby | $30/mo | 1,000 | 20 req/min |
| Developer | $100/mo | 5,000 | 250 req/min |
One credit = one API call regardless of which marketplace API you call. Exceeding the rate limit returns a 429 response. Authenticate with the X-API-Key header.
Does Dahua have an official developer API for its product catalog?+
What does the `search_products` endpoint return beyond basic product names?+
id, name, model, description, thumbnail, an images array, and arrays for datasheets, manuals, firmware, and drawings, plus a url to the product page. Pagination is controlled with the page parameter; the response includes total so you can calculate how many pages exist for a given keyword.How does the `get_categories` endpoint structure its response?+
categories array where each object has menu_id, menu_name, nav_linkurl, and a children array of the same shape. The tree reflects Dahua's top-level navigation nodes (Products, Solutions, Support) and their nested sub-categories. There is no filtering parameter — the full tree is always returned.Can I retrieve detailed product specifications or pricing through this API?+
Is search pagination reliable for large result sets?+
limit of 6 results, and the total field tells you the full match count. For very broad keywords the total may be large. One known constraint is that Dahua's website only surfaces a finite window of results for any query, so extremely high page numbers may return empty or truncated results even when total suggests more pages exist.