Aqara Camera 2-way Audio for Home Assistant (Marketplace integration)

Installs: 81 sharing analytics
GitHub stars: 10
Connection: Works locally
Upkeep: Updated in the last 6 months
Version: v1.0.2, October 13, 2026
Category: Media and entertainment, Speakers and audio
Kind: Marketplace integration
Needs: Needs the Marketplace (HACS on 2026.10 and older)
Domain: aqara_camera_2_way_audio
Source: github.com/absent42/Aqara-Camera-2-Way-Audio
Issues: Report an issue

Independent directory, made by the developer of Vulpo. Not affiliated with Home Assistant or the Open Home Foundation.

About

Aqara Camera 2-way Audio adds local streaming and two-way audio for Aqara cameras on the same network. Each camera appears with three camera entities for high, medium and low quality RTSP streams, and snapshots work on any of them. Two-way audio runs through a go2rtc backchannel and is used from a WebRTC custom card on the dashboard. An option sets which RTSP channel carries the backchannel, with the high quality channel as the default. An action plays a pre-recorded AAC-ADTS audio file through the camera speaker, which suits automations. All communication stays local with no cloud or hub, and cameras are found automatically on the network or added by IP address with RTSP credentials in the UI.

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Supports

Works locally Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between.
Found by itself Home Assistant spots it on the network and offers to add it.
From the Marketplace Installed through the Marketplace, formerly HACS.
Actively maintained Its author released or pushed a change in the last six months.

Provides

Cameras

Setting it up

Install it from the Marketplace and restart Home Assistant, then add it under Settings, Devices and services.

Add an Aqara camera

Camera

Add an Aqara camera (manual)

Camera IP address
RTSP username
RTSP password

Confirm the device

RTSP username
RTSP password

Also asked when signing in.

After setup

Channel used for 2-way audioWhich RTSP channel (1 = high, 2 = medium, 3 = low) the go2rtc backchannel routes through. Default: 1.

Texts from the code of absent42/Aqara-Camera-2-Way-Audio.

Entities

CamerasHigh quality, Medium quality, Low quality

Actions

Play audio file on cameraPlay a pre-recorded AAC-ADTS audio file through the camera speaker.Fields: File path

From the README

Local-only multi-quality streaming and two-way audio for Aqara LAN cameras. No cloud, no hub, no proprietary SDK.
Protocol reverse-engineered from the Aqara Android app. Built generically: any Aqara camera that exposes RTSP at /ch1, /ch2, /ch3 on port 8554 plus the TCP 54324 LAN talk protocol should work.
Multi-quality video - three RTSP streams per camera (high / medium / low quality), each as its own HA camera entity.
Snapshots - via Home Assistant's bundled ffmpeg, on any of the three entities.
Two-way audio - via go2rtc backchannel, exposed through the WebRTC custom card. Pick which RTSP channel carries the backchannel from the integration's options.
Audio file playback - automation-friendly service plays AAC-ADTS files through the camera speaker.
Fully local - all communication stays on your LAN.

From the README of absent42/Aqara-Camera-2-Way-Audio, MIT License. Shortened.