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Blink

Python API for the Blink Home Security Camera System

This is based off the documentation at: https://github.com/MattTW/BlinkMonitorProtocol

Usage

.. code:: python

import blink
b = blink.Blink()
events = b.events()
an_event = events[0]
mp4_data = b.download_video(an_event)

This assumes you have a file ~/.blinkconfig that looks like this:

::

[e-mail]: my_password

Alternatively, you can init Blink like so:

::

b = blink.Blink(email='[e-mail]', password='my_password')

Archiving Video

Blink eventually deletes old video clips. If you want to archive your videos locally, run:

::

$ python -m blink --archive path/to/archive_dir

Typically this would be put into a cron job.

API

+-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ | Function | Description | Implemented | Works | +===========+==============+==============+========+ | connect | Client login | yes | yes | | () | to the Blink | | | | | Servers. | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ | network | Obtain | yes | yes | | s() | information | | | | | about the | | | | | Blink | | | | | networks | | | | | defined for | | | | | the logged | | | | | in user. | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ | sync_mo | Obtain | yes | yes | | dules(net | information | | | | work) | about the | | | | | Blink Sync | | | | | Modules on | | | | | the given | | | | | network. | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ | arm(net | Arm the | yes | no | | work) | given | | | | | network | | | | | (start | | | | | recording/re | | | | | porting | | | | | motion | | | | | events). | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ | disarm( | Disarm the | yes | no | | network)` | given | | | | ` | network | | | | | (stop | | | | | recording/re | | | | | porting | | | | | motion | | | | | events. | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ | command | Get status | yes | unknow | | _status() | info on the | | n | | | given | | | | | command. | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ |homescr | Return | yes | yes | | een() | information | | | | | displayed on | | | | | the home | | | | | screen of | | | | | the mobile | | | | | client. | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ |events( | Get events | yes | yes | | network)| for a given | | | | | network | | | | | (sync | | | | | module). | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ | downloa | Get a video | yes | yes | | d_video(e | clip from | | | | vent) | the events | | | | | list. | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ | downloa | Get a | yes | no | | d_thumbna | thumbnail | | | | il(event) | from the | | | | | events list. | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ | cameras | Gets a list | yes | yes | | (network) | of cameras. | | | | | | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ | clients | Gets | yes | yes | | () | information | | | | | about | | | | | devices that | | | | | have | | | | | connected to | | | | | the blink | | | | | service. | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ | regions | Gets | yes | yes | | () | information | | | | | about | | | | | supported | | | | | regions. | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ | health( | Gets | yes | yes | | ) | information | | | | | about system | | | | | health. | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ | capture | Captures a | no | | | _video(ca | new video | | | | mera) | for a | | | | | camera. | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ | capture | Captures a | no | | | _thumbnai | new | | | | l(camera) | thumbnail | | | | | for a | | | | | camera. | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ | unwatch | Gets a list | no | | | ed_videos | of unwatched | | | | () | videos. | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+ | delete( | Deletes a | no | | | video) | video. | | | +-----------+--------------+--------------+--------+