AlexxIT/go2rtc · error

xiaomi: unsupported model

Error message

xiaomi: unsupported model: %s

What it means

NewClient for legacy Xiaomi cameras only supports a fixed set of models (Mijia, Xiaobai, Dafang, Xiaofang, and whatever the primary branch handles). Any other model string in the RTSP-style URL is rejected before a connection is dialed.

Solutions

1. Check the model string against the supported model constants in pkg/xiaomi/legacy (ModelMijia, ModelXiaobai, ModelDafang, ModelXiaofang, etc.)
2. Fix the typo in the model parameter of the connection URL
3. Upgrade the library in case support for your model was added upstream
4. Use a vendor-supported integration (e.g. miss client) if your camera is a Miss-based model

Example fix

// before
url := "xiaomi://host?model=dafangHD&..."
// after
url := "xiaomi://host?model=dafang&..." // exact supported model constant

supported := map[string]bool{"mijia":true,"xiaobai":true,"dafang":true,"xiaofang":true}
if !supported[strings.ToLower(model)] {
    return fmt.Errorf("model %q not supported by legacy client", model)
}

When it happens

Trigger: Calling Dial with a URL whose model query/path component is not one of the supported model constants, e.g. model=unknown-cam.

Common situations: Typo in the model parameter; buying a newer camera model not yet supported by this library; copying a URL from a different vendor.

Understand the failure class

Background: Invalid enum value errors: "Unknown type", "Invalid scope", "must be one of" — when a string is not on the library's allowed list — this error's family across 23 libraries.

Related errors

• miss: unsupported vendor
• credentials: storage not initialized
• hap: can't dial witout client_id or client_private
• multipart: no receivers
• nest: wrong query

AI-assisted analysis of AlexxIT/go2rtc@c245815e75 (2026-09-07). Data as JSON: /api/errors/5f6b4de355a77186. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at pkg/xiaomi/legacy/client.go:42

	if query.Has("sign") {
		// Legacy with encryption
		key, err = crypto.CalcSharedKey(query.Get("device_public"), query.Get("client_private"))
		if err != nil {
			return nil, err
		}

		username = fmt.Sprintf(
			`{"public_key":"%s","sign":"%s","account":"admin"}`,
			query.Get("client_public"), query.Get("sign"),
		)
	} else if model == ModelMijia || model == ModelXiaobai {
		username = "admin"
		password = query.Get("password")
	} else if model == ModelDafang || model == ModelXiaofang {
		username = "admin"
	} else {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("xiaomi: unsupported model: %s", model)
	}

	conn, err := tutk.Dial(u.Host, query.Get("uid"), username, password)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	if model == ModelDafang || model == ModelXiaofang {
		err = xiaofangLogin(conn, query.Get("password"))
		if err != nil {
			_ = conn.Close()
			return nil, err
		}
	}

	c := &Client{
		Conn:  conn,
		key:   key,

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