generated: '2026-07-21'
method: searched
source: https://apidocs.verkada.com/reference/introduction
description: >-
  Entity-relationship map for the Verkada Command API, reconstructed from the
  documented object references and the id fields (org_id, site_id, device_id,
  door_id, user_id, group_id, card_id) that thread through the operations. Every
  resource is scoped to an Organization; most are further scoped to a Site.
scoping_ids:
- {id: org_id, description: organization (top-level tenant)}
- {id: site_id, description: physical site within an org}
- {id: device_id, description: generic device id (camera/sensor/alarm/door controller)}
- {id: user_id, description: Verkada-defined access/command user id}
- {id: external_id, description: customer-defined user id (alternative to user_id)}
- {id: door_id, description: access-controlled door}
- {id: group_id, description: access group}
- {id: card_id, description: access card credential}
entities:
- name: Organization
  id: org_id
  relationships:
  - {type: has_many, target: Site, via: org_id}
  - {type: has_many, target: AccessUser, via: org_id}
  - {type: has_many, target: Camera, via: org_id}
- name: Site
  id: site_id
  relationships:
  - {type: belongs_to, target: Organization, via: org_id}
  - {type: has_many, target: Door, via: site_id}
  - {type: has_many, target: AlarmDevice, via: site_id}
- name: Camera
  id: camera_id
  relationships:
  - {type: belongs_to, target: Organization, via: org_id}
  - {type: has_many, target: CameraAlert, via: camera_id}
  - {type: has_many, target: LicensePlateSighting, via: camera_id}
- name: AccessUser
  id: user_id
  relationships:
  - {type: belongs_to, target: Organization, via: org_id}
  - {type: has_many, target: AccessCard, via: user_id}
  - {type: has_many, target: AccessGroup, via: user_id}
  - {type: has_one, target: ProfilePhoto, via: user_id}
- name: AccessGroup
  id: group_id
  relationships:
  - {type: has_many, target: AccessUser, via: group_id}
  - {type: has_many, target: AccessLevel, via: group_id}
- name: AccessLevel
  relationships:
  - {type: has_many, target: Door, via: doors}
  - {type: has_many, target: AccessScheduleEvent, via: access_schedule_events}
  - {type: has_many, target: AccessGroup, via: access_groups}
- name: Door
  id: door_id
  relationships:
  - {type: belongs_to, target: Site, via: site_id}
  - {type: has_one, target: DoorExceptionCalendar, via: door_id}
- name: AccessCard
  id: card_id
  relationships:
  - {type: belongs_to, target: AccessUser, via: user_id}
- name: Sensor
  relationships:
  - {type: belongs_to, target: Organization, via: org_id}
  - {type: has_many, target: SensorReading, via: device_id}
- name: AlarmDevice
  relationships:
  - {type: belongs_to, target: Site, via: site_id}
- name: HelixEvent
  relationships:
  - {type: belongs_to, target: Organization, via: org_id}
  - {type: has_one, target: HelixEventType, via: event_type_uid}
- name: GuestEvent
  id: guest_event_id
  relationships:
  - {type: belongs_to, target: Site, via: site_id}
  - {type: has_one, target: Host, via: host}