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A Python library for the Blink Camera system
Disclaimer:
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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.
Installation
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``pip3 install blinkpy``
Purpose
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This 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
Usage
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In terms of usage, you just need to instantiate the module with a username and password
.. code:: python
import blinkpy
blink = blinkpy.Blink(username='YOUR USER NAME', password='YOUR PASSWORD')
If you leave out either of those parameters, you need to call the login function which will prompt for your username and password
.. code:: python
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)
.. code:: python
import blinkpy
blink = blinkpy.Blink(username='YOUR USER NAME', password='YOUR PASSWORD')
blink.setup_system()
for camera in blink.cameras:
print(camera.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.notifications) # Number of unread notifications (ie. motion alerts that haven't been viewed)
print(camera.motion) # Dictionary containing values for keys ['video', 'image', 'time']
# which correspond to last motion recorded, thumbnail of last motion, and timestamp of last motion
Class Descriptions
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.. code:: python
class Blink()
* ``Blink.cameras`` Returns a dictionary of ``BlinkCamera`` objects where the key corresponds to the camera name and the value is the actual BlinkCamera object.
* ``Blink.network_id`` Returns the current network id.
* ``Blink.account_id`` Returns the account id.
* ``Blink.events`` Returns a list of events recorded by blink. This information will contain links to any motion caught by an armed camera..
* ``Blink.online`` Returns online status of sync module (True = online, False = offline).
* ``Blink.last_motion()`` Finds last motion information for each camera and stores it in the ``BlinkCamera.motion`` field.
* ``Blink.arm`` Set to True to arm, False to disarm. Can be used to see the status of the system as well.
* ``Blink.refresh()`` Forces a refresh of all camera information.
* ``Blink.get_summary()`` Returns json formatted summary of the system.
* ``Blink.get_cameras()`` Finds all cameras in the system and creates ``BlinkCamera`` objects to represent them.
* ``Blink.set_links()`` Gives each BlinkCamera object the links needed to find recent images and videos.
* ``Blink.login()`` Prompts user for login information.
* ``Blink.get_auth_token()`` Uses login information to retrieve authorization token from Blink for further communication.
* ``Blink.get_ids()`` Retrieves the network_id and account_id from Blink in order to access video and image pages on their server.
* ``Blink.setup_system()`` A wrapper script that calls:
.. code:: python
Blink.get_auth_token()
Blink.get_ids()
Blink.get_camers()
Blink.set_links()
.. code:: python
class BlinkCamera(config, urls)
The ``BlinkCamera`` class expects to receive:
* A dictionary ``config`` that contains the camera name, device id, armed status, thumbnail url, camera temperature, camery battery level, number of notifications, and region id
* A ``BlinkURLHandler`` object that contains all the links necessary for communication.
Ultimately, this class is just a wrapper for each individual camera in order to make communication with individual cameras less clunky. The following properties/methods are availiable (in addition to the ones mentioned earlier):
* ``BlinkCamera.snap_picture()`` Takes an image with the camera and saves it as the new thumbnail. The ``Blink.refresh()`` method should be called after this if you want to store the new thumbnail link.
* ``BlinkCamera.set_motion_detect(enable=True/False)`` Sending True to this function will enable motion detection for the camera. Setting to False will disable motion detection.
* ``BlinkCamera.image_to_file(path)`` This will write the current thumbnail to the location indicated in 'path'
* ``BlinkCamera.image_refresh()`` Refreshes the current thumbnail.
.. code:: python
class BlinkURLHandler(region_id)
The ``BlinkURLHandler`` class expects to be initialized with the region id found in the ``Blink.get_auth_token()`` function. The class will then create the necessary links required for various communication.
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