Frigate NVR Updates: Snapshot API Enhancement

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Good morning, I'm your host with Frigate NVR Updates for February 9th, 2026.

Yesterday, fl42 merged pull request #21932, which adds a new X-Frame-Time HTTP header to the snapshot API response. This enhancement addresses issue #19309 and provides clients with frame timing information when requesting snapshots from the API. The changes span 13 additions and 11 deletions across three core files.

The modifications include updates to the media API endpoint in frigate/api/media.py, where the new header is implemented. The pull request also touches object processing and tracked object modules, suggesting the frame time data is sourced from Frigate's object tracking system. This header will allow client applications to better understand the temporal context of snapshot images, which could be valuable for debugging, synchronization, or display purposes.

The pull request received one approval and was merged after a straightforward review process. The relatively compact nature of the changes - just 24 total line modifications - indicates this was a focused enhancement that integrates cleanly with existing architecture.

What's next: Monitor for any client-side integrations that utilize the new X-Frame-Time header, and watch for potential follow-up improvements to the snapshot API based on community feedback.

That's your Frigate NVR update for today. Stay tuned for tomorrow's briefing.