Axon Evidence is a digital evidence management platform designed to securely store, manage, and share critical video and multimedia evidence collected from body cameras, drones, and other devices. It streamlines workflows for law enforcement and public safety agencies, ensuring efficient collaboration and compliance with legal standards.
Through this integration, Verkada customers can seamlessly export video archives from Command to their Axon Evidence agencies to simplify digital evidence gathering and management. Using Command’s powerful investigation tools, such as AI-powered search, users can quickly find the relevant incident and add it as evidence to their Axon Evidence agency.
Create Axon Evidence API client credentials
Log in to your Axon Evidence account.
Navigate to Admin > Security Settings > API Settings (MyAxon Documentation)
Select CREATE CLIENT.
Name the client Verkada Command.
Select Evidence > any.create.
Select Users > read.
Select Cases > any.list
Select Partner > category.view
Click SAVE.
Store this value to use later in Verkada Command.
Configure the Axon Evidence integration in Command
In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Admin
.In the left navigation, select Org Settings
> Verkada API.Under Integrations, click Add Integration.
Select Axon.
Enter your Evidence Client ID, Client Secret, Agency URI, and Agency ID, and click Connect.
Note: Follow the steps above to retrieve these credentials directly from the Axon Evidence Admin workflow.
Command will perform an authentication check to verify that the entered credentials are valid.
Export archives to Axon Evidence
In Verkada Command, go to All Products > Cameras
.In the left navigation, select Archives
.Hover over an archive and click
.Select Upload to Axon.
Enter the Axon user email used in your Evidence account.
(Optional) Users can also associate the exported Archive to existing Evidence Case IDs and Categories through the corresponding dropdown menus.
Note: You may need to refine your search if you do not see the Case ID when searching in Command.
Click Upload.
You will receive an email notifying you once the footage is available in Axon Evidence after a successful export. You will also be notified if the export is unsuccessful.
You will also be able to directly access the video from your Axon Evidence account by following the link provided in the confirmation email. The video will also be searchable from within Axon Evidence by using the associated Case ID or Category.
You can find the Verkada archive in your agency’s Evidence account. All Verkada archives exported to Evidence will have a Verkada tag and be listed under the user who initiated the export from Command.
Need more help? Contact Verkada Support.