---
name: "SDL_GetCameraDriver"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsdl3-doc"
version: "3.2.10+ds-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/SDL_GetCameraDriver"
---

# SDL\_GetCameraDriver(3)

Use this function to get the name of a built in camera driver.

## NAME

SDL\_GetCameraDriver - Use this function to get the name of a built in camera driver.

## HEADER FILE

Defined in SDL3/SDL\_camera.h

## SYNOPSIS

```
#include "SDL3/SDL.h"
```

**const char \* SDL\_GetCameraDriver(int index);**

## DESCRIPTION

The list of camera drivers is given in the order that they are normally initialized by default; the drivers that seem more reasonable to choose first (as far as the SDL developers believe) are earlier in the list.

The names of drivers are all simple, low-ASCII identifiers, like "v4l2", "coremedia" or "android". These never have Unicode characters, and are not meant to be proper names.

## FUNCTION PARAMETERS

- *index*

  the index of the camera driver; the value ranges from 0 to  **SDL\_GetNumCameraDrivers** () - 1.

## RETURN VALUE

Returns the name of the camera driver at the requested index, or NULL if an invalid index was specified.

## THREAD SAFETY

It is safe to call this function from any thread.

## AVAILABILITY

This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.

## SEE ALSO

**•**(3), [**SDL\_GetNumCameraDrivers**(3)](/SDL_GetNumCameraDrivers/3.md)