diff --git a/api/src/controllers/recognize.controller.js b/api/src/controllers/recognize.controller.js
index 63c511e0..a7070406 100644
--- a/api/src/controllers/recognize.controller.js
+++ b/api/src/controllers/recognize.controller.js
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ module.exports.start = async (req, res) => {
     };
 
     if (event.type === 'frigate') {
-      const { type: frigateEventType } = req.body;
+      const { type: frigateEventType, topic } = req.body;
       const attributes = req.body.after ? req.body.after : req.body.before;
       const { id, label, camera, current_zones: zones } = attributes;
-      event = { id, label, camera, zones, frigateEventType, ...event };
+      event = { id, label, camera, zones, frigateEventType, topic, ...event };
     } else {
       const { url, camera } = req.query;
 
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ module.exports.start = async (req, res) => {
               ...config,
               retries: FRIGATE.ATTEMPTS.LATEST,
               type: 'latest',
-              url: `${FRIGATE.URL}/api/${camera}/latest.jpg?h=${FRIGATE.IMAGE.HEIGHT}`,
+              url: `${frigate.topicURL(event.topic)}/api/${camera}/latest.jpg?h=${
+                FRIGATE.IMAGE.HEIGHT
+              }`,
             }
           )
         );
@@ -117,7 +119,9 @@ module.exports.start = async (req, res) => {
               ...config,
               retries: FRIGATE.ATTEMPTS.SNAPSHOT,
               type: 'snapshot',
-              url: `${FRIGATE.URL}/api/events/${id}/snapshot.jpg?crop=1&h=${FRIGATE.IMAGE.HEIGHT}`,
+              url: `${frigate.topicURL(event.topic)}/api/events/${id}/snapshot.jpg?crop=1&h=${
+                FRIGATE.IMAGE.HEIGHT
+              }`,
             }
           )
         );
diff --git a/api/src/util/frigate.util.js b/api/src/util/frigate.util.js
index eead47b7..c3b3db07 100644
--- a/api/src/util/frigate.util.js
+++ b/api/src/util/frigate.util.js
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 const axios = require('axios');
 const sleep = require('./sleep.util');
 
-const { FRIGATE } = require('../constants');
+const { FRIGATE, MQTT } = require('../constants');
 
 const frigate = this;
 
 module.exports.checks = async ({
   id,
   frigateEventType: type,
+  topic,
   label,
   camera,
   zones,
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ module.exports.checks = async ({
       return `already processed ${id}`;
     }
 
-    await frigate.status();
+    await frigate.status(topic);
 
     return true;
   } catch (error) {
@@ -65,11 +66,11 @@ module.exports.checks = async ({
   }
 };
 
-module.exports.status = async () => {
+module.exports.status = async (topic) => {
   try {
     const request = await axios({
       method: 'get',
-      url: `${FRIGATE.URL}/api/version`,
+      url: `${this.topicURL(topic)}/api/version`,
     });
     return request.data;
   } catch (error) {
@@ -77,6 +78,16 @@ module.exports.status = async () => {
   }
 };
 
+module.exports.topicURL = (topic) => {
+  try {
+    if (typeof FRIGATE.URL === 'string') return FRIGATE.URL;
+    return FRIGATE.URL[MQTT.TOPICS.FRIGATE.indexOf(topic)];
+  } catch (error) {
+    error.message = `frigate topic url error: ${error.message}`;
+    throw error;
+  }
+};
+
 module.exports.snapshotReady = async (id) => {
   let loop = true;
   let ready = false;
diff --git a/api/src/util/mqtt.util.js b/api/src/util/mqtt.util.js
index 5a67eb79..2913c3f2 100644
--- a/api/src/util/mqtt.util.js
+++ b/api/src/util/mqtt.util.js
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ const processMessage = ({ topic, message }) => {
         headers: AUTH ? { authorization: jwt.sign({ route: 'recognize' }) } : null,
         data: {
           ...JSON.parse(message.toString()),
+          topic,
         },
       });
     } catch (error) {