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# SDL_GetCameraDevices

Get a list of currently connected camera devices.

## Header File

Defined in [<SDL3/SDL_camera.h>](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/include/SDL3/SDL_camera.h)

## Syntax

```c
SDL_CameraDeviceID* SDL_GetCameraDevices(int *count);

```

## Function Parameters

|               |                                                                     |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **count**     | a pointer filled in with the number of camera devices. Can be NULL. |

## Return Value

Returns a 0 terminated array of camera instance IDs which should be freed
with [SDL_free](SDL_free)(), or NULL on error; call
[SDL_GetError](SDL_GetError)() for more details.

## Thread Safety

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

## Version

This function is available since SDL 3.0.0.

## See Also

- [SDL_OpenCamera](SDL_OpenCamera)

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[CategoryAPI](CategoryAPI), [CategoryAPIFunction](CategoryAPIFunction), [CategoryCamera](CategoryCamera)