# New Foscam VD1 doorbel now also working with Homey! **URL:** \ **Category:** Devices\ **Created:** [September 3, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/new-foscam-vd1-doorbel-now-also-working-with-homey/51118 "2021-09-03T19:06:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![B3rt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/b3rt/32/9435_2.png) [@B3rt](https://community.homey.app/u/B3rt)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/new-foscam-vd1-doorbel-now-also-working-with-homey/51118/1 "2021-09-03T19:06:33Z")
Foscam released a few weeks ago a video doorbel VD1. They promised that this doorbel will be home automation compatible, but only after an firmware update. Currently they updated the firmware and now this doorbell is fully Homey compatible. The main features / difference with this product and others is that the doorbel does NOT need any subscription (but is available) and it has the ability to record on an SD and/or on your local NAS aswel! There is an app (from the manufactor itself) in homey appstore to connect the doorbel (and other foscam camera’s) to Homey where you can add triggers (when doorbel pressed etc) I have the bell a few weeks now and i must say it works really great, picture quality is excelent and the camera works fine with my synology NAS. (where it acts like a normal camera). So if you are searching for a new doorbel please also look at the foscam VD1! ---
**Author:** ![Henk\_Renting](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/henk_renting/32/87634_2.png) [@Henk\_Renting](https://community.homey.app/u/Henk_Renting)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 8:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/new-foscam-vd1-doorbel-now-also-working-with-homey/51118/2 "2021-09-03T20:46:44Z")
Great! How quick is the response of the doorbell? I.e. notifications through the Foscam (not Homey) app, and via the Homey integration? ---
**Author:** ![B3rt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/b3rt/32/9435_2.png) [@B3rt](https://community.homey.app/u/B3rt)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/new-foscam-vd1-doorbel-now-also-working-with-homey/51118/3 "2021-09-03T21:26:30Z")
Via Homey app instant, the communication between doorbel en homey is local traffic. When you are outside and you receive message via fsocam app then it is also very quick, but this depends a lot of you 4G connection… ---
**Author:** ![danone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/danone/32/115743_2.png) [@danone](https://community.homey.app/u/danone)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/new-foscam-vd1-doorbel-now-also-working-with-homey/51118/4 "2022-08-27T05:08:55Z")
And yet the doorbell pressed and motion does not work. Snapshot works, though. ---
**Author:** ![B3rt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/b3rt/32/9435_2.png) [@B3rt](https://community.homey.app/u/B3rt)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 6:30am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/new-foscam-vd1-doorbel-now-also-working-with-homey/51118/5 "2022-08-27T06:30:16Z")
use local connection via the desktop VMS app, that worked for me. ---
**Author:** ![danone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/danone/32/115743_2.png) [@danone](https://community.homey.app/u/danone)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 6:41am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/new-foscam-vd1-doorbel-now-also-working-with-homey/51118/6 "2022-08-27T06:41:36Z")
Thanks for the fast answer, both Homey and Foscam are in the same network, what do you mean by use desktop VMS app? ---
**Author:** ![danone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/danone/32/115743_2.png) [@danone](https://community.homey.app/u/danone)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 6:52am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/new-foscam-vd1-doorbel-now-also-working-with-homey/51118/7 "2022-08-27T06:52:53Z")
OK, I’ve got the VMS app, but what that is got to do with the action “door bell pressed” not working? ---
**Author:** ![B3rt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/b3rt/32/9435_2.png) [@B3rt](https://community.homey.app/u/B3rt)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 7:28am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/new-foscam-vd1-doorbel-now-also-working-with-homey/51118/8 "2022-08-27T07:28:38Z")
see this post, here is it explained: > [@Deurbel gesneuveld op zoek naar alternatief maar kan niets vinden](https://community.homey.app/t/deurbel-gesneuveld-op-zoek-naar-alternatief-maar-kan-niets-vinden/48105/78): > > Je kan de bel ook anders aansturen. Download via de foscam website de VMS client software (beschikbaar voor windows en mac) Installeer en start deze, de software vind alle foscam camera’s in je netwerk, log in en je kan deze beheren. In deze software kun je ook triggers instellen, hier kun je zelf een url ingeven wat de deurbel moet triggeren als iemand aanbelt. Wat ik heb heb gedaan is het volgende: een (tekst) logica waarde aangemaakt in Homey met ‘deurbel’ in de VMS heb ik de video trig… ---
**Author:** ![danone](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/danone/32/115743_2.png) [@danone](https://community.homey.app/u/danone)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2022, 8:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/new-foscam-vd1-doorbel-now-also-working-with-homey/51118/9 "2022-08-27T08:25:34Z")
Thanks mate! Some google translate, all works now. Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Breider](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/eric_breider/32/120985_2.png) [@Eric\_Breider](https://community.homey.app/u/Eric_Breider)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/new-foscam-vd1-doorbel-now-also-working-with-homey/51118/10 "2026-08-16T15:42:14Z")
It’s been quiet on this topic for a bit… but does that mean there aren’t any VD1 doorbell Homey users with issues? 🙂 My issue is about the snapshot option. I’ve created an advanced flow with the snapshot card but when testing it, and also when it’s doing it’s flow, the snapshot gives a red flag and doesn’t work. I can not see any option that I would need to set or that might influence this feature… anyone with some experience here? Thanks! Greetings, Eric ---
**Author:** ![B3rt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/b3rt/32/9435_2.png) [@B3rt](https://community.homey.app/u/B3rt)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/new-foscam-vd1-doorbel-now-also-working-with-homey/51118/11 "2026-09-05T16:58:35Z")
no work fine here Here I trigger the snapshot of the VD1 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/1/e/1e5fff285a60ff443cd75c15675f3980c13c59fc.png) and show on my TV ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/b/4ba1c8787046d1963f4a0815427281a7c93ddfa8.png) Immidiatly when triggert I get this on my TV: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/9/299342ce188ed4bbd3b83ef9c2e81319bd08b6f0.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Breider](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/eric_breider/32/120985_2.png) [@Eric\_Breider](https://community.homey.app/u/Eric_Breider)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/new-foscam-vd1-doorbel-now-also-working-with-homey/51118/12 "2026-09-05T18:25:26Z")
Thank you B3rt! I wish it did for me too… I am sure I am doing something wrong. I tested a simple flow-ette and always get an error flow on ‘taking a snapshot’. ![Scherm­afbeelding 2026-09-05 om 20.24.11](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/e/c/ec49bbfda6109e77c862d83c51884b13eb6c9446.jpeg) ![Scherm­afbeelding 2026-09-05 om 20.23.00](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/0/b/0b5c0e346977de5fedb11bb4d9caccae15cd24b5.png) Oops. The screenshots are enormous. I don’t know how to make them smaller here… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![B3rt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/b3rt/32/9435_2.png) [@B3rt](https://community.homey.app/u/B3rt)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/new-foscam-vd1-doorbel-now-also-working-with-homey/51118/13 "2026-09-05T21:25:23Z")
Je gebruikt verkeerde kaart… Dit is al voldoende: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/f/4fec25dc584d9afc763470b6fb1079e55c49a458.png) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/9/7/9709190229058ebf0c0607a14907e844ecf9ed74.png) De trigger is niet eens nodig om een snapshot te gebruiken, in de THEN kaart selecteer je gewoon je camera met snapshot, zodra die kaart wordt gebruikt maakt die zelf opdat moment een snapshot en gebruikt hij deze in je kaart, in mijn geval tonen op de TV. Dus enkel d ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Breider](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/eric_breider/32/120985_2.png) [@Eric\_Breider](https://community.homey.app/u/Eric_Breider)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2026, 9:03am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/new-foscam-vd1-doorbel-now-also-working-with-homey/51118/14 "2026-09-06T09:03:54Z")
Aha! So that’s how it works for you… I just wanted to save the snapshot somewhere… but couldn’t find a card for it. The ‘Make a snapshot’ card seemed the nearest for that purpose. (What is it for? What is it supposed to do?) Aha!2: Correction/addendum. I had noticed in the configuration of the Foscam app that it is supposed to send a snapshot to a specified email address. This is what made me think: that is what the the ‘Make a snapshot’ card is supposed to do. (But I had forgotten about that configuration when I wrote previous.) So my question remains: why is it giving me an error on the "make a snapshot’ card? ![Scherm­afbeelding 2026-09-06 om 13.29.12](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/a/1/a1dfb5037ebb84ac12b6b004011e4ce50755075c.png)