Blink for Home Assistant (built-in integration)

About

Blink is a built-in integration that connects Blink cameras and alarm systems to Home Assistant through the vendor's cloud. It adds alarm, camera, binary sensor, sensor and switch entities, including camera armed state, Wi-Fi signal strength and a motion detection switch for each camera. Actions can request a camera to record a clip or take a new image, save the last recorded video, or save all recent clips to a local directory. Sign-in uses a Blink account username and password, with a step for a two-factor code. An option sets the scan interval in seconds, and setup is done in the UI. A repair notice covers the removal of the Blink update service.

Automatic summary of Home Assistant's source code. Something wrong? Get in touch

Supports

Uses the vendor's cloud Needs an internet connection and an account with the vendor.
Set up in the UI Add it in Settings, Devices and services. Nothing to download.
Found by itself Home Assistant spots it on the network and offers to add it.
Updated with Home Assistant Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release.

Provides

Cameras
Alarms
Switches
Sensors

Setting it up

Home Assistant usually finds it on the network and offers to add it. It can also be added by hand under Settings, Devices and services.

Sign in with Blink account

Password
Username

Also asked when signing in again and changing the connection.

Two-factor authentication

Two-factor code

After setup

Scan interval (seconds)

Texts from Home Assistant's source code, Apache License 2.0.

Entities

Binary sensorsCamera armed
SensorsWi-Fi signal strength
SwitchesCamera motion detection

Actions

RecordRequests camera to record a clip.
Save recent clipsSaves all recent video clips to local directory with file pattern "%Y%m%d_%H%M%S_[camera name].mp4".Fields: Output directory
Save videoSaves last recorded video clip to local file.Fields: File name
Trigger cameraRequests camera to take new image.

Troubleshooting

DiagnosticsDownloads a diagnostics file to attach to a bug report.
Repair noticesNotices it can show in Settings, Repairs:Blink update service is being removed