A Python library for the Blink Camera system Only compatible with Python 3+
Published under the MIT license - See LICENSE file for more details.
"Blink Wire-Free HS Home Monitoring & Alert Systems" is a trademark owned by Immedia Inc., see www.blinkforhome.com for more information. I am in no way affiliated with Blink, nor Immedia Inc.
Original protocol hacking by MattTW : https://github.com/MattTW/BlinkMonitorProtocol
API calls faster than 60 seconds is not recommended as it can overwhelm Blink's servers. Please use this module responsibly.
pip3 install blinkpy
To install the current development version, perform the following steps. Note that the following will create a blinkpy directory in your home area:
$ cd ~
$ git clone https://github.com/fronzbot/blinkpy.git
$ cd blinkpy
$ rm -rf build dist
$ python3 setup.py bdist_wheel
$ pip3 install --upgrade dist/*.whlThis library was built with the intention of allowing easy communication with Blink camera systems, specifically so I can add a module into homeassistant https://home-assistant.io
In terms of usage, you just need to instantiate the module with a username and password and call the setup_system() method.
import blinkpy
blink = blinkpy.Blink(username='YOUR USER NAME', password='YOUR PASSWORD')
blink.setup_system()If you leave out either of those parameters, you need to call the login function which will prompt for your username and password
import blinkpy
blink = blinkpy.Blink()
blink.login()Once the login information is entered, you can run the setup_system() function which will attempt to authenticate with Blink servers using your username and password, obtain network ids, and create a list of cameras. The cameras are of a BlinkCamera class, of which the following parameters can be used (the code below creates a Blink object and iterates through each camera found)
import blinkpy
blink = blinkpy.Blink(username='YOUR USER NAME', password='YOUR PASSWORD')
blink.setup_system()
for name, camera in blink.cameras.items():
print(name) # Name of the camera
print(camera.id) # Integer id of the camera (assigned by Blink)
print(camera.armed) # Whether the device is armed/disarmed (ie. detecting motion)
print(camera.clip) # Link to last motion clip captured
print(camera.thumbnail) # Link to current camera thumbnail
print(camera.temperature) # Current camera temperature (not super accurate, but might be useful for someone)
print(camera.battery) # Current battery level... I think the value ranges from 0-3, but not quite sure yet.
print(camera.battery_string) # Gives battery level as a string ("OK" or "Low"). Returns "Unknown" if value is... well, unknown
print(camera.notifications) # Number of unread notifications (ie. motion alerts that haven't been viewed)