Feature Request: Add Support for Switchbot Camera about homebridge-switchbot HOT 25 CLOSED

Just a quick update that homebridge-tuya-platform does support cameras. You just need to remove your SwitchBot Indoor Cam from the SwitchBot app and add it to the Tuya app. You can then connect it to the Tuya IoT Platform and display the stream in HomeKit with homebridge-tuya-platform.

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@smartmatic This isn't not integrated into the api yet, but it does look like it is a Tuya camera. But none of the Tuya plugins work with cameras yet.

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yes, it is a tuya based camera. I was able to add and connect the camera with the Smart Live App.

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@smartmatic I have created the homebridge-tuya-camera which will give you the hls or rtsp url, this could potentially be used in the homebridge-camera-ffmpeg plugin.

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@donavanbecker Really great news and big thank for this development! I will try to start testing the plugin soon. But one question. You mention in the release notes that RTSP is currently not working.
Can you estimate when it will be ready?

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@smartmatic Both really aren't working, because the link will timeout and then you need a new link.

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Is there a update on this, would love to get more cameras for homekit :) thanks for the great plugin so far

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Is there a update on this, would love to get more cameras for homekit :) thanks for the great plugin so far

The API doesn't support cameras yet so not possible.

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Trying to expose SwitchBot Indoor Camera to HomeKit via HomeBridge. Any progress on incorporating this into the SwotchBot API or SwitchBot HomeBridge plugin? If not, can someone step me through adding the camera via the Smart Life app and Tuya?

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nope because SwitchBot hasn't added it to the API.

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@EddieDaYankee that is a work in progress and we need to wait till camera-ffmpeg can support it.

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@EddieDaYankee, @smartmatic, & @djjlipod, can you try: @0x5e/homebridge-tuya-platform?

Until SwitchBot adds the camera to the API, you will have to remove your camera from the switchbot app, down the tuya app and add your camera. Then follow the instructions from this plugin to get your tuya account hooked up to this plugin.

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Use but my plugin did do streaming, this one does.

@0x5e/homebridge-tuya-platform?

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@EddieDaYankee, @smartmatic, & @djjlipod, can you try: @0x5e/homebridge-tuya-platform?

Until SwitchBot adds the camera to the API, you will have to remove your camera from the switchbot app, down the tuya app and add your camera. Then follow the instructions from this plugin to get your tuya account hooked up to this plugin.

Means its now possible to add either Switchbot Indoor camera or the new Outdoor Spotlight camera by adding tuya account to the Switchbot Plugin?

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@smartmatic no you will have to remove the SwitchBot cameras from the SwitchBot app and add them into the Tuya app, until SwitchBot opens the API for us.

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Ah ok but that’s nothing new. This is the way i am using the camera in Third Party Software since i have raised this request. But in this case it brings no benefit only you can connect tuya IoT to other plattforms. I ve tried this but the stream quality in this scenario was very bad.

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@smartmatic, there was no third party that I am aware of that brought the video feed to HomeKit. This plugin I am mentioning does.

I am using it myself, and it is good quality

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Not to Homekit but i am using in the meantime mainly Home Assistant. Then i‘ve added the camera to tuya and added the tuya Integration to Home Assistant and got the stream. Therefore i said Third Party Software instead of Homekit.

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@suhajda3 Thanks for reiterating this. Yea this plugin works really good!

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Closing as @0x5e/homebridge-tuya-platform supports this with Tuya which is what SwitchBot Cameras are.

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