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Get the tools you need to integrate with Milestone.

How to integrate with Milestone

Build with Milestone using our publicly available development resources. Explore the integration options below and choose the approach that fits your solution. When you need additional tools, support, or testing capabilities, apply to join our Developer Community.

Use our drivers to integrate your ONVIF-certified devices with Milestone products.

Use the MIP SDK to integrate based on basic protocols, component-based integration via our .NET library, and more.

Our APIs help send video, audio, metadata, events, alarms, and more between your applications and Milestone products.

Create fully-featured drivers for devices that are not supported by a dedicated or generic driver.

Integrate video analytics with Milestone products. Forward video streams using RTSP and send analysis results back as events, metadata, and video.

Join the Developer Community

Sign up and become an official member of the community. Unlock the opportunity to test your ONVIF device integration, get listed on Milestone's supported devices, post in the Developer Forum, and get support from the other members.

Get the SDK

.NET Framework .dlls are available on NuGet (use the NuGet Package Manager in Visual Studio, or download it below)

Download here

Code Samples are available on GitHub

go to github

Visual Studio templates are available as Visual Studio extensions on Visual Studio Marketplace

Download templates

Already using the MIP SDK? You can download the latest release notes here.

Legacy installers

MIP SDK 2019 R2

MIP SDK Redist 2022 R1

MIP SDK 2022 R1

Need help with the SDK?

MIP SDK Getting Started Guide

This guide serves as a point of reference for documentation and contains an introduction to the different ways of making integrations.

Free self-paced eLearning courses available that cover how to get started with the MIP SDK and the tools to create integrations to the XProtect VMS suite.

How to use the Driver Framework

Explore other ways of connecting a device, feel free to use our Driver Framework – part of our MIP SDK.

More resources

Developer Forum

Connect with other developers to share advice on building integrations with Milestone.

Technical support

If you're already part of the Developer Community, you can get access to direct technical knowledge articles and support.

YouTube tutorials

Learn more about Milestone and our Developer Community by subscribing to our YouTube channel.

Cybersecurity guides and manuals

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