diff --git a/include/libcamera/camera.h b/include/libcamera/camera.h
index 7e358f8c0aa093cf..786d4d7d66bed5b2 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/camera.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/camera.h
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@
 namespace libcamera {
 
 class PipelineHandler;
+class Stream;
 
 class Camera final
 {
 public:
 	static std::shared_ptr<Camera> create(PipelineHandler *pipe,
-					      const std::string &name);
+					      const std::string &name,
+					      const std::vector<Stream> &streams);
 
 	Camera(const Camera &) = delete;
 	void operator=(const Camera &) = delete;
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ public:
 	int acquire();
 	void release();
 
+	std::vector<Stream> streams() const;
+
 private:
 	Camera(PipelineHandler *pipe, const std::string &name);
 	~Camera();
@@ -39,10 +43,14 @@ private:
 	friend class PipelineHandler;
 	void disconnect();
 
+	bool haveStreamID(unsigned int id) const;
+
 	std::shared_ptr<PipelineHandler> pipe_;
 	std::string name_;
+	std::vector<Stream> streams_;
 
 	bool acquired_;
+	bool disconnected_;
 };
 
 } /* namespace libcamera */
diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
index 500976b237bcbd2d..3b2c00d0a4bb45d1 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <libcamera/camera.h>
+#include <libcamera/stream.h>
 
 #include "log.h"
 #include "pipeline_handler.h"
@@ -56,13 +57,15 @@ LOG_DECLARE_CATEGORY(Camera)
  * \brief Create a camera instance
  * \param[in] name The name of the camera device
  * \param[in] pipe The pipeline handler responsible for the camera device
+ * \param[in] streams Array of streams the camera shall provide
  *
  * The caller is responsible for guaranteeing unicity of the camera name.
  *
  * \return A shared pointer to the newly created camera object
  */
 std::shared_ptr<Camera> Camera::create(PipelineHandler *pipe,
-				       const std::string &name)
+				       const std::string &name,
+				       const std::vector<Stream> &streams)
 {
 	struct Allocator : std::allocator<Camera> {
 		void construct(void *p, PipelineHandler *pipe,
@@ -76,7 +79,19 @@ std::shared_ptr<Camera> Camera::create(PipelineHandler *pipe,
 		}
 	};
 
-	return std::allocate_shared<Camera>(Allocator(), pipe, name);
+	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera =
+		std::allocate_shared<Camera>(Allocator(), pipe, name);
+
+	for (const Stream &stream : streams) {
+		if (camera->haveStreamID(stream.id())) {
+			LOG(Camera, Error) << "Duplication of stream ID";
+			camera.reset();
+			break;
+		}
+		camera->streams_.push_back(stream);
+	}
+
+	return camera;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -102,7 +117,8 @@ const std::string &Camera::name() const
  */
 
 Camera::Camera(PipelineHandler *pipe, const std::string &name)
-	: pipe_(pipe->shared_from_this()), name_(name), acquired_(false)
+	: pipe_(pipe->shared_from_this()), name_(name), acquired_(false),
+	  disconnected_(false)
 {
 }
 
@@ -125,10 +141,24 @@ void Camera::disconnect()
 {
 	LOG(Camera, Debug) << "Disconnecting camera " << name_;
 
-	/** \todo Block API calls when they will be implemented. */
+	disconnected_ = true;
 	disconnected.emit(this);
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Check if camera have a stream ID
+ * \param[in] id Stream ID to check for
+ * \return ture if stream ID exists, else false
+ */
+bool Camera::haveStreamID(unsigned int id) const
+{
+	for (const Stream &stream : streams_)
+		if (stream.id() == id)
+			return true;
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * \brief Acquire the camera device for exclusive access
  *
@@ -164,4 +194,21 @@ void Camera::release()
 	acquired_ = false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Retrieve all the camera's stream information
+ *
+ * Retrieve all of the camera's static stream information. The static
+ * information describes among other things how many streams the camera support
+ * and each streams capabilities.
+ *
+ * \return An array of all the camera's streams or an empty list on error.
+ */
+std::vector<Stream> Camera::streams() const
+{
+	if (disconnected_)
+		return std::vector<Stream>{};
+
+	return streams_;
+}
+
 } /* namespace libcamera */
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index d74655d037728feb..dbb2a89163c36cbc 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 
 #include <libcamera/camera.h>
+#include <libcamera/stream.h>
 
 #include "device_enumerator.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -197,7 +198,8 @@ void PipelineHandlerIPU3::registerCameras()
 			continue;
 
 		std::string cameraName = sensor->name() + " " + std::to_string(id);
-		std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this, cameraName);
+		std::vector<Stream> streams{ Stream(0) };
+		std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this, cameraName, streams);
 
 		/*
 		 * If V4L2 device creation fails, the Camera instance won't be
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
index c51e8bc1f2c2bf25..bc4a8d7236be589d 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/uvcvideo.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <libcamera/camera.h>
+#include <libcamera/stream.h>
 
 #include "device_enumerator.h"
 #include "media_device.h"
@@ -64,7 +65,8 @@ bool PipelineHandlerUVC::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this, media_->model());
+	std::vector<Stream> streams{ Stream(0) };
+	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this, media_->model(), streams);
 	registerCamera(std::move(camera));
 	hotplugMediaDevice(media_.get());
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
index f58a97d51619515d..c426a953aea1b3dd 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <libcamera/camera.h>
+#include <libcamera/stream.h>
 
 #include "device_enumerator.h"
 #include "media_device.h"
@@ -56,7 +57,8 @@ bool PipeHandlerVimc::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 
 	media_->acquire();
 
-	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this, "Dummy VIMC Camera");
+	std::vector<Stream> streams{ Stream(0) };
+	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this, "Dummy VIMC Camera", streams);
 	registerCamera(std::move(camera));
 
 	return true;
