About: Best practices when creating Alta Video integrations

Last modified: Thursday July 16, 2026.

For most integrations between your Alta Video deployment and your third-party applications, consider the following steps to maintain the security of your Alta Video deployment:

For each integration, create a specific Alta Video user account that is only used for that particular integration.
Apply the minimum Alta Video permissions and roles needed to enable the integration with the third-party system.
If this integration is going to be used by others, then document the necessary permissions required for the user account to be used by the integration.
Do not hard-code user names and passwords for the Alta Video user.
Either read these from a configuration file, or prompt the user for credentials.

The Avigilon Alta Video API is subject to occasional updates to improve the product. In the event of an integration relying on an API call that is subsequently updated, the integration might fail. It is the responsibility of the creator of the integration to troubleshoot and resolve such failures.