# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Blink for Home - Smart security designed for every home **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** app, security, homey-pro\ **Created:** [April 25, 2022, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027 "2022-04-25T12:04:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2023, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/101 "2023-09-27T14:57:05Z")
That’s 1-to-1 dependency. - Homey device on =\> camera motion detectipn on - Homey device off =\> camera motion detection off - same for the switch on/off flow actions I just use the on/off and device tile quickaction for that, so you can easily access it and see the state. That doesn’t switch the camera on/off (because it’s not possible vie API). Same is for the system/LinkModule. The Homey on/off action arms/disarms the Blink system. ---
**Author:** ![thobu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thobu/32/18357_2.png) [@thobu](https://community.homey.app/u/thobu)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/102 "2023-09-28T07:36:42Z")
hmm, in my case I’m missing the THEN card for switching Motion Detection Off, because my videos are triggered only if a door is opened, MD is off to avoid to many videos. I understand the API doesn’t give you access to it. It’s however strange that the status of the MD is available, as an AND card, if you can’t set it. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/9/09c121fbcd1bd5f1ba644341869d2352d3758508.png) ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 11:10am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/103 "2023-09-28T11:10:39Z")
As describes above, just use these cards for your camera device. This will switch the motion detection on the “real” camera. ![Screenshot_20230928_131004_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/c/2/c217630ac06daa7f042684ec2b3d4089ec66c126.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![thobu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thobu/32/18357_2.png) [@thobu](https://community.homey.app/u/thobu)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 11:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/104 "2023-09-28T11:18:14Z")
this would not work for me. In my use case a presence trigger should **switch on the camera w/out motion** detection:-( ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/105 "2023-09-28T12:35:11Z")
I think we’re talking past each other. You mean you want to record a video when your presence detector gets triggered? Use this THEN card for: ![Screenshot_20230928_143341_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/6/06f07529f4f8dc886f9ea1ff1e632931d6a5ffbf.jpeg) Or what else do you mean with “switch camera”? ---
**Author:** ![thobu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thobu/32/18357_2.png) [@thobu](https://community.homey.app/u/thobu)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/106 "2023-09-28T13:20:38Z")
yeah, I think we talk past each other for some reason … I do use the card you shared already, my only wish is to turn of motion detection while having the camera set to on. ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/107 "2023-09-28T13:38:10Z")
This turns off motion detection for your “real” camera. ![Screenshot_20230928_153507_Gallery](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/3/53b18817ea25ec7cee452b8b3b04fd8dfc1d4ce7.jpeg) Homey device gets greyed out (like a switched off device). ![Screenshot_20230928_153637_Homey](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/9/79a899af3558aa8b5bcb88575f1996126f7e76b3.jpeg) And cameras motion detection gets deactivated. ![Screenshot_20230928_153715_Blink](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/5/6/56d4cccea6dafd3d3f4ca3bcc5d9433c744abc8a.jpeg) The camera is still on and can be used with “record video” flow actions. ---
**Author:** ![thobu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thobu/32/18357_2.png) [@thobu](https://community.homey.app/u/thobu)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/108 "2023-09-28T13:51:38Z")
Hmm, thanks for your persistence … I tried this, switching the cam off, but it did not record a video … I will take a look at this again … ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2023, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/109 "2023-09-28T14:23:25Z")
> [@thobu](#): > > wish is to turn of motion detection while having the camera set to on. Ok, let’s start from the beginnig 😉 - you have a presence sensor that’s triggering presence (instead of using cameras motion recognition)? - you want to switch of motion detection for your camera? On time? - And then you want to do what action? record a video? Or what is meant with “set to on”. The camera is always on, but records only on motion or flow action. Please note what’s your trigger and waht actions should be done then. ---
**Author:** ![thobu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/thobu/32/18357_2.png) [@thobu](https://community.homey.app/u/thobu)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 8:13am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/110 "2023-09-29T08:13:18Z")
I think I managed to get it working, thanks. The cause for the confusion was, I guess, that for some reason a flow which should trigger the recording of the video was disabled. And I thought the Cam was disabled. My bad. Thanks for staying with me 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2023, 11:23am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/111 "2023-09-29T11:23:46Z")
Please keep in mind that when you record a video or create a snapshot fom Homey, the camera is busy while recording. So it won’t work to create a snapshop and directly try to record a video. You have to wait berween such actions or the flow card will error (due to a http error from Blink cloud). ---
**Author:** ![mtazix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mtazix/32/79282_2.png) [@mtazix](https://community.homey.app/u/mtazix)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 10:49am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/112 "2023-10-30T10:49:01Z")
Hello, Thank you very much for your great works 🙂 I have a small issue when I try to send recorded video via FTP the received error is “Failed to POST to url: [rest-e007.immedia-semi.com/api/v1/accounts/8465/networks/8408/sync\_modules/null/local\_storage/manifest/request](http://rest-e007.immedia-semi.com/api/v1/accounts/8465/networks/8408/sync_modules/null/local_storage/manifest/request) (status code: 400)” The Id of the video is {“id”:“709515763”,“storage”:“local”,“url”:null,“cameraId”:8579,“networkId”:8408,“syncmoduleId”:null,“source”:“pir”} I guess we have the issue because the SyncModule ID is null (I don’t know why)? Below the script that I am using ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/e/ae675c034efecb5ae7dbceecf6b6561bd9dd64d1.png) Thank you for your help ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 11:18am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/113 "2023-10-30T11:18:10Z")
Hi and welcome to the forum, yes, the Syncmodule is lissing there. It should be determined automatically via netroek id. To be sure, can you please describe your system? - camera and syncmodule is installed? - camera records to syncmodule (local storage without subscription)? - you can see the videos in Blink app (original mobile app)? It should be the case because motion alert is zsing video list from sync module. I’ll test this behaviour next days and give you a feedback. I don’t use this by myself, so perhaps something in BlinkAPI has changed in the meantime. ---
**Author:** ![mtazix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mtazix/32/79282_2.png) [@mtazix](https://community.homey.app/u/mtazix)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2023, 11:26am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/114 "2023-10-30T11:26:49Z")
Hi, Thank you for your quick answer 🙂 Currently, I have one Camera “Outdoor 3 Blink”, One doorbell “Video Doorbell Blink” and a sync module with USB installed for local storage. I don’t have cloud subscription I can see the stored video in the Blink mobile app of both camera and doorbell Below the status of the sync module (in homey app) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/8/9/89a77fcf509d952825644d890b6caa22302a02e3.png) Thanks and regards ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Draper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jonathan_draper/32/33978_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Draper](https://community.homey.app/u/Jonathan_Draper)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 5:10pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/115 "2023-11-18T17:10:19Z")
I’m considering investing in some Blink kit and of course want a great integration with Homey. This app looks excellent - thanks @RonnyW. I’m planning on not using the subscription, and instead using local storage on the SyncModule 2. I understand this will result in slower response for motion detection in Homey which I am fine with. I was hoping someone could answer a few questions before I hit the button. 1. Without a subscription, will a button press on the video doorbell still trigger in this Homey app more or less straight away? 2. If my internet (not my wifi) goes down, will a button press on the video doorbell still trigger in this Homey app? Thanks in advance! ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2023, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/116 "2023-11-18T20:31:27Z")
Hi, > [@Jonathan\_Draper](#): > > I understand this will result in slower response for motion detection in Homey which I am fine with. Yes, it’s slower. Most difference: - with cloud storage, the app can “see” the new video with start of recording - with local storage, the video is available after refording (e.g. 30sec recording time) plus some time to read data from SyncModule (~30sec interval). And if the SyncModule is working (Blink app access, video recording…) it will take another interval. So it can be somethign between 30sec and 2min. > [@Jonathan\_Draper](#): > > - Without a subscription, will a button press on the video doorbell still trigger in this Homey app more or less straight away? No, there is no instant alarm. That’s only available via push message to your mobile phone (Blink app). For Homey, the video doorbell is just a camera that records a video. So you will habe the same delay like other cameras. > [@Jonathan\_Draper](#): > > - If my internet (not my wifi) goes down, will a button press on the video doorbell still trigger in this Homey app? No, all is done via cloud API. The app can’t access devices directly. It’s the same API that is used by the Blink app (unofficial, reverse engineered). Every request is going to teh Blink cloud and the cloud is calling the devices in your home. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Draper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jonathan_draper/32/33978_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Draper](https://community.homey.app/u/Jonathan_Draper)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2023, 10:17am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/117 "2023-11-19T10:17:30Z")
Thanks @RonnyW much appreciated. I understand now how this is implemented. I think the no instant alert from the doorbell might be a killer for me. Shame as the Blink kit otherwise looked really good value for money. Thanks again for the rapid and comprehensive response. Jon ---
**Author:** ![mtazix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mtazix/32/79282_2.png) [@mtazix](https://community.homey.app/u/mtazix)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/118 "2023-11-24T13:28:39Z")
Hi @RonnyW, Did you get a chance to ckeck the issue of empty SyncModule ID that I have when I trying to send a video via FTP Thx & regards, ---
**Author:** ![RonnyW](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/ronnyw/32/10879_2.png) [@RonnyW](https://community.homey.app/u/RonnyW)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/119 "2023-11-24T13:50:32Z")
I checked it with my setup but there the ID was set. I forgot to investigate deeper ☺ I put it on my todo list. ---
**Author:** ![mtazix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/mtazix/32/79282_2.png) [@mtazix](https://community.homey.app/u/mtazix)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-blink-for-home-smart-security-designed-for-every-home/63027/120 "2023-11-24T13:57:24Z")
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