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:

[email protected]: my_password

Alternatively, you can init Blink like so:

b = blink.Blink(email='[email protected]', password='my_password')

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.

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	no
`disarm(network)`	Disarm the given network (stop recording/reporting motion events.	yes	no
`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(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