Hardware

Animal Friends OS + iDogCam

Live Pet Cameras

Pet parents want to see their dogs during boarding and daycare. Animal Friends OS has native iDogCam integration that embeds live camera feeds directly into your dashboard, your client portal, your website, and your mobile app. No third-party viewer. No separate login. Just tap and watch.

You choose your integrations. We never lock you in.

Animal Friends OS is the only pet care software that lets you bring your own payment processor, your own SMS provider, and your own accounting system. Competitors force you onto their stack and charge you for the privilege.

How the Integration Works

Add your iDogCam camera URLs to Animal Friends OS under Settings, Cameras. Each camera gets a name (Play Yard, Nap Room, Pool Area) and an access level (staff only, boarding clients, daycare clients, all clients). The system generates a branded viewer with your logo, screenshot button, refresh control, and fullscreen toggle. Camera feeds render natively in every interface.

Where Camera Feeds Appear

Staff see all cameras in the Animal Friends OS dashboard sidebar. Boarding clients see cameras mapped to their pet's area in the client portal. Daycare clients see the play yard cameras during active daycare sessions. Your public website can display a camera carousel on the homepage or a dedicated cameras page. The mobile app includes a full-screen camera viewer with push notification when a new camera is available.

Branded Camera Viewer

The camera viewer is fully branded with your business logo, colors, and name. It is not an iDogCam-branded experience: it looks like your own camera system. The viewer supports screenshot capture (clients can save a photo of their pet), auto-refresh at configurable intervals, and fullscreen mode on mobile and desktop.

Setup Steps

Step one: install your iDogCam cameras following iDogCam setup instructions. Step two: copy the camera feed URLs from your iDogCam dashboard. Step three: add each camera in Animal Friends OS under Settings, Cameras with a name and access level. Step four: cameras appear automatically in the dashboard, client portal, and mobile app. For detailed setup, see our iDogCam setup guide.

Why This Matters for Your Pet Business

Live cameras are the number one differentiator for boarding and daycare facilities. Parents who can watch their pet during the day book more often and stay more loyal. Most pet software has no camera integration at all. Those that do require separate logins and third-party viewers. Animal Friends OS is the only pet care platform with native, white-label iDogCam integration at no extra charge. It is included in your $45 per month.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to buy iDogCam cameras?
Yes. The cameras are separate hardware. Animal Friends OS provides the software integration that embeds them into your management platform.
Can clients access cameras from their phone?
Yes. Camera feeds work in the client portal (browser) and the white-label mobile app.
Is camera access restricted to active clients?
Yes. You control which clients and which service types can view each camera. Only clients with active boarding or daycare bookings see the feeds by default.

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