# New eufy-camera add-on on HomeAssistant ... any perspective for openHAB **URL:** \ **Category:** Bindings\ **Tags:** camera, camera-eufy\ **Created:** [October 2, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/new-eufy-camera-add-on-on-homeassistant-any-perspective-for-openhab/170572 "2026-10-02T10:54:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dirk\_Albrecht](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/dirk_albrecht/32/87128_2.png) [@Dirk\_Albrecht](https://community.openhab.org/u/Dirk_Albrecht)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/new-eufy-camera-add-on-on-homeassistant-any-perspective-for-openhab/170572/1 "2026-10-02T10:54:16Z")
Hello, Reviving one of the many “Why does eufy not provide an API” topics. There is an interesting development on the … dare I say the H word … This is definitely beyond my developers pay grade, but can the openhab community consider getting this sorted for our platform, too? > **[Eufy Mega Security | A new approach to Eufy camera integration for Home...](https://community.home-assistant.io/t/eufy-mega-security-a-new-approach-to-eufy-camera-integration-for-home-assistant/1024840)** > > Hi everyone, I’ve been working on Eufy Mega Security, an open-source Home Assistant app and custom integration for Eufy cameras, especially the battery-powered models that do not provide a permanent RTSP stream. The project started with a simple... ---
**Author:** ![Darkem](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/darkem/32/101257_2.png) [@Darkem](https://community.openhab.org/u/Darkem)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/new-eufy-camera-add-on-on-homeassistant-any-perspective-for-openhab/170572/2 "2026-10-02T12:53:08Z")
Wow, super nice! I tried it quick with “doorbell pressed” as example. Here is what I did: - created a new folder /opt/eufy-gateway - cloned the git repo [GitHub - mscodemonkey/eufy-mega-security: Event-first Eufy camera gateway and Home Assistant integration · GitHub](https://github.com/mscodemonkey/eufy-mega-security.git) - created a data-directory inside /opt/eufy-gateway - created a options.json: \* - created a docker-compose.yml: - docker compose up -d --build Maybe you have to look into your mails, copy the verification code, paste it into the options.json and restart the container. Now have a look in the data directory for the api\_token Than I created a HTTP-Thing: Base-URL: [http://localhost:3218/api/cameras](http://localhost:3218/api/cameras) Refresh Time: 1s Advanced Options the Authentication to Token/Bearer and paste the Token into the password field. Create a new channel, type Switch for “doorbell pressed” Status-Transformation: JSONPATH:$.cameras[?(@.serial==‘MY\_DOORBELL\_SERIAL\_NO’)].doorbellPressed On-Value: true Off-Value: false That’s it, working like a charm. Can’t wait to test more things with this Gateway. To get all status items and the correct serial number you can use this curl command to request it from the API: `curl -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" -s http://localhost:3218/api/cameras | jq` ---
**Author:** ![jimtng](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/jimtng/32/98543_2.png) [@jimtng](https://community.openhab.org/u/jimtng)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 1:47pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/new-eufy-camera-add-on-on-homeassistant-any-perspective-for-openhab/170572/3 "2026-10-02T13:47:03Z")
An alternative solution: > [@Home Assistant Link Binding](https://community.openhab.org/t/home-assistant-link-binding/170403): > > As we know, Home Assistant has a huge ecosystem of integrations — far more than openHAB currently supports. Many of us quietly run HA alongside openHAB just to fill those gaps. So I wrote a new binding: Home Assistant Link (HassLink). I’m looking for people who already use Home Assistant to augment openHAB’s device support and would like to help test this binding, try it with real setups, and report any issues or edge cases. Plan: Once this is somewhat stable, I plan to submit it to the open… ---
**Author:** ![Dirk\_Albrecht](https://community.openhab.org/user_avatar/community.openhab.org/dirk_albrecht/32/87128_2.png) [@Dirk\_Albrecht](https://community.openhab.org/u/Dirk_Albrecht)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.openhab.org/t/new-eufy-camera-add-on-on-homeassistant-any-perspective-for-openhab/170572/4 "2026-10-06T16:21:30Z")
cheers !!! that also worked for me, mostly. Any idea, on how we get a livefeed? or - as an addition - replay the the event video recordings from teh camera ?