AlexxIT/go2rtc · error

wrong status:

Error message

wrong status: 

What it means

The image producer fetches a frame over TCP/HTTP and requires HTTP 200 OK. If the camera/source returns any other status code, Start (or the frame loop) aborts with 'wrong status: <status line>', embedding the server's response status text.

Solutions

1. Check the status text in the error (e.g. '401 Unauthorized') and fix the corresponding cause: credentials, URL path, or camera state
2. Verify the camera stream URL/path is correct by opening it in a browser or curl -i
3. Add authentication to the outgoing request if the source requires it
4. Handle redirects/HTTPS: if the camera serves TLS, use the https URL/scheme the library expects
5. Retry with backoff if the status is transient (503 during camera reboot)

Example fix

// before
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://camera/stream", nil)
// after (add auth for 401)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "http://camera/stream", nil)
req.SetBasicAuth(user, pass)

// preflight the source before wiring the producer
resp, err := http.Get(cameraURL)
if err != nil { return err }
if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
    return fmt.Errorf("camera source not ready: %s", resp.Status)
}
resp.Body.Close()

err := producer.Start()
if err != nil {
    var retriable = strings.Contains(err.Error(), "wrong status: 50") ||
        strings.Contains(err.Error(), "wrong status: 429")
    if retriable {
        time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
        err = producer.Start()
    }
    return err
}

When it happens

Trigger: The HTTP request issued to the camera/MJPEG source returns a non-200 status — e.g. 401/403 for wrong credentials, 404 for a wrong stream URL path, 503 when the camera is rebooting or out of sessions, or 302 if the source redirects to HTTPS.

Common situations: Camera URL changed or wrong path; missing/basic-auth credentials in the request; too many concurrent RTSP-over-HTTP clients; camera firmware updating; HTTP source that actually requires HTTPS so it responds with a redirect or error.

Related errors

• wrong response:
• gopro: wrong response:
• res.Status
• onvif: wrong response
• no audio

AI-assisted analysis of AlexxIT/go2rtc@c245815e75 (2026-09-07). Data as JSON: /api/errors/696f38eff8375df4. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at pkg/image/producer.go:69

	pkt := &rtp.Packet{
		Header:  rtp.Header{Timestamp: core.Now90000()},
		Payload: body,
	}
	c.Receivers[0].WriteRTP(pkt)

	c.Recv += len(body)

	req := c.res.Request

	for !c.closed {
		res, err := tcp.Do(req)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		if res.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
			return errors.New("wrong status: " + res.Status)
		}

		body, err = io.ReadAll(res.Body)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}

		c.Recv += len(body)

		pkt = &rtp.Packet{
			Header:  rtp.Header{Timestamp: core.Now90000()},
			Payload: body,
		}
		c.Receivers[0].WriteRTP(pkt)
	}

	return nil
}

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