diff --git a/src/EagleEyev3/__init__.py b/src/EagleEyev3/__init__.py
index d7f6f7c..0506942 100644
--- a/src/EagleEyev3/__init__.py
+++ b/src/EagleEyev3/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 """ Python client for Eagle Eye Networks APIv3 """
-version = "0.0.21"
+version = "0.0.22"
 __version__ = version
 
 
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ class EagleEyev3():
             'logout': (5, 15),
             'list_of_events': (6, 20),
             'live_preview': (3, 5),
-            'switch_account': (5, 30)
+            'switch_account': (5, 30),
+            'recorded_video': (20, 200) # giving it the best possible chance to succeed
         }
 
     def _load_vars_from_settings(self, config={}):
@@ -1066,3 +1067,53 @@ class Camera(Device):
 
 
 
+
+
+    def save_video_to_file(self, url=None, filename=None):
+
+        success = False
+        status_code = None
+        data = {}
+
+        if url == None or filename == None:
+            logging.warn("save_video_to_file called without url and/or filename")
+            
+            data = { 'message': 'save_video_to_file called without url and/or filename' }
+
+            return {
+                "success": success,
+                "response_http_status": status_code,
+                "data": data
+            }
+
+        
+        headers = { 
+                    "Authorization": f"Bearer {self.een_instance.access_token}"
+                }
+
+        try:
+            with requests.get(url, stream=True, headers=headers, timeout=self.een_instance._get_timeout_values('recorded_video')) as response:
+                logging.info(f"{response.status_code} in save_video_to_file")
+                with open(filename, 'wb') as fname:
+                    for chunk in response.iter_content(chunk_size=8192):
+                        fname.write(chunk)
+
+                    success = True
+                    data = { 'message': f"video saved as {fname}" }
+
+
+        except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
+            logging.warn(f"timeout expired for {url} save_video_to_file")
+            data = { 'message': f"timeout expired for {url} save_video_to_file" }
+        
+        except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
+            logging.warn(e)
+            data = { 'message': "Exception {e} in save_video_to_file" }
+        
+        return {
+            "success": success,
+            "response_http_status": status_code,
+            "data": data
+        }
+
+