blink-cameras

Blink

Python API for the Blink Home Security Camera System

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

Usage

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 to the Blink Servers.	yes	yes
networks()	Obtain information about the Blink networks defined for the logged in user.	yes	yes
sync_modules(network)	Obtain information about the Blink Sync Modules on the given network.	yes	yes
arm(network)	Arm the given network (start recording/reporting motion events).	yes	yes
disarm(network)	Disarm the given network (stop recording/reporting motion events.	yes	yes
command_status()	Get status info on the given command.	yes	unknown
homescreen()	Return information displayed on the home screen of the mobile client.	yes	yes
events(network)	Get events for a given network (sync module).	yes	yes
download_video_by_address	Get a video clip using its address.	yes	yes
download_video(event)	Get a video clip from the events list.	yes	yes
download_thumbnail(event)	Get a thumbnail from the events list.	yes	no
cameras(network)	Gets a list of cameras.	yes	yes
clients()	Gets information about devices that have connected to the blink service.	yes	yes
regions()	Gets information about supported regions.	yes	yes
health()	Gets information about system health.	yes	yes
capture_video(camera)	Captures a new video for a camera.	no
capture_thumbnail(camera)	Captures a new thumbnail for a camera.	no
unwatched_videos()	Gets a list of unwatched videos.	no
delete(video)	Deletes a video.	no