Actions27
- Set Detect
- Set Recordings
- Set Snapshots
- Set Audio Detection
- Set Motion Detection
- Set Improve Contrast
- Set Camera Enabled
- Set Motion Threshold
- Set Motion Contour Area
- Set Birdseye (Camera)
- Set Birdseye Mode
- PTZ Command
- Set PTZ Autotracker
- Set Global Notifications
- Set Per-Camera Notifications
- Suspend Per-Camera Notifications
- Set Audio Transcription
- Set Review Alerts
- Set Review Detections
- Set Object Descriptions
- Set Review Descriptions
- Set Motion Mask
- Set Object Mask
- Set Zone
- Restart
- Publish to Custom Topic
- Wait for Next Topic Value
Set Motion Contour Area
AI-generatedSummary
Set a Frigate camera’s minimum motion contour size by publishing the configured integer to its motion contour area topic. Optionally wait for a state read-back to check whether the value matches.
Inputs
- Camera (required) — Camera name as configured in Frigate.
- Contour Area (required) — Integer from 0 to 10000; default is 10. Frigate counts motion contours at or above the configured minimum size.
- Await State Confirmation — Defaults to false. When enabled, waits for the camera’s state read-back after publishing.
- Confirmation Timeout (Ms) — Shown when confirmation is enabled. How long to wait, from 0 to 600000 ms; default is 5000 ms.
Output shape
A single n8n item per input item, with operation, topic, payload, and published fields; when confirmation is enabled, also includes received, confirmed, stateTopic, and stateValue.
Publishes the contour area as a string to
<camera>/motion_contour_area/set. Confirmation listens for<camera>/motion_contour_area/state;confirmedis true only when a read-back arrives and its value matches. If no read-back arrives before the timeout,receivedandconfirmedare false andstateValueis null.