Blink is a maker of home security cameras and video doorbells, sold by Amazon through its subsidiary Immedia Semiconductor. Cameras are set up and viewed in the Blink Home Monitor app, with an optional Sync Module and strongest support for Alexa.
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Blink devices connect to a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network and Blink's cloud. A Sync Module is required for battery-powered cameras and optional for the Mini, Wired Floodlight and Video Doorbell. It relays commands to the cameras, and the Sync Module 2 adds local storage on a USB drive. Alexa is Blink's documented voice platform, and IFTTT is the one other official route we found.
That suits people who already use Alexa and Echo devices, and who want inexpensive cameras with cloud or local clip storage. It is weaker for Google Home, Apple Home or SmartThings households, because we found no Blink page for them. Home Assistant, Homey, openHAB and Homebridge options are community or platform-maintained and depend on Blink's cloud.
Source: Blink Home Monitor listing (App Store)
The only Blink app we found. It offers live view, motion alerts, two-way audio, night vision and activity and privacy zones, with subscription plans adding cloud storage and person detection. The App Store listing says it works with Alexa devices for live view and arming by voice. Published by Immedia Semiconductor, with copyright held by Amazon. The iPhone version requires iOS 17 or later. Blink's support pages also list Android 10 or later and Fire OS 8 for Fire Tablets, though one older FAQ page lists lower minimums. The Android link uses a package name confirmed on a third-party app tracker, and we could not load the Google Play page itself.
Official supported by the brand Community built by someone else Not found searched, nothing found Unconfirmed sources conflict or could not be opened
| Platform | Status | What it means | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connection | |||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Blink says its cameras need a 2.4 GHz network (802.11 b/g/n) with at least 2 Mbps upload per device, and its pages do not mention 5 GHz. Networks that need a third-party login page, such as hotel or school Wi-Fi, will not work. | Blink system requirements Blink FAQ |
| Sync Module | Yes | Blink's FAQ calls the Sync Module the system hub that relays commands and network details to cameras. It is required for Outdoor 4, Outdoor and Indoor (3rd Gen), XT, XT2 and Indoor (1st Gen) cameras and optional for the Mini, Wired Floodlight and Video Doorbell. Local storage needs a Sync Module 2 and a USB drive of up to 256 GB. During setup the module creates a temporary Wi-Fi network named BLINK-xxxx. We could not confirm the radio used between the module and battery cameras. | Blink FAQ Blink Sync Module 2 setup |
| Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread | Not mentioned | None of these are mentioned on the Blink pages we read. | Blink FAQ |
| Matter | Not found | No Blink or Amazon announcement of Matter support for Blink cameras found when we searched. Blink's FAQ does not mention it. | Searched, no source |
| Voice assistants and ecosystems | |||
| Amazon Alexa | Official | Blink's FAQ says to install the Blink SmartHome Skill to monitor and control the system by voice on compatible Alexa devices. Live feeds can be viewed on Echo, Fire TV and Fire Tablet devices. The App Store listing says Alexa can start live view and arm or disarm the system. | Blink FAQ Blink Home Monitor listing Alexa Skills store |
| Google Home | Not found | No Blink page on Google Home found in our searches. A third-party article says Blink has no native Google Home support and that IFTTT is the usual workaround, and we could not confirm that from Blink. | Smart Home Starter |
| Apple Home | Community | We found no Blink page on Apple Home or HomeKit. A Homebridge plugin, homebridge-blink-security, is described by its author as exposing cameras, arming, motion and doorbell events to HomeKit, using a Blink account with two-factor support. The write-up says it is verified by Homebridge. It is not from Blink. | DEV Community write-up Apple Home accessories list |
| Samsung SmartThings | Unconfirmed | We found no Blink page on SmartThings. A third-party article says Blink is not directly compatible and can be linked through IFTTT, which we could not confirm from either company. | Smart Home Starter |
| Open platforms and developer access | |||
| Home Assistant | Yes | A built-in Blink integration uses cloud polling and a Blink login, and is maintained by the Home Assistant project, not Blink. It exposes the Sync Module as an arm and disarm panel and can save clips locally. It does not offer live viewing, Mini cameras cannot be armed individually, and its notes say polling should be managed to protect camera batteries. | Home Assistant Blink |
| Homey | Community | A community app, Blink for Home, by developer Ronny Winkler, not Athom, covers the indoor and outdoor cameras, Mini, doorbell and Sync Module. The page lists Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Self-Hosted Server and marks device types as needing a Homey Bridge, with a compatibility warning for at least one selection. It requires Homey v8.1.0 or newer and relies on Blink's cloud, and an update was needed after a Blink API change. | Blink for Home on Homey |
| openHAB | Community | A Blink binding is distributed through the openHAB community marketplace, not the official add-on list, and is tagged beta. It covers cameras from Gen 1 XT to Gen 4, the doorbell and mini cameras, with Sync Module info added in version 5.2. Its author notes that motion events can lag by tens of seconds to minutes, and some users report video playback problems. | openHAB Blink binding thread |
| Node-RED | Not found | No dedicated Blink node found in our searches. We did not open the Node-RED library, so this is unconfirmed. | Searched, no source |
| Hubitat | Unconfirmed | IFTTT lists Hubitat triggers and actions alongside its Blink service, so the two can be linked through IFTTT. We found no native Hubitat driver for Blink. | IFTTT Blink and Hubitat |
| Domoticz | Not found | No Blink plugin for Domoticz found in our searches. | Searched, no source |
| Control4 | Not found | No Blink driver for Control4 found in our searches. | Searched, no source |
| IFTTT | Official | Blink's FAQ says Blink products work with IFTTT. IFTTT's Blink page lists a motion detected trigger for events stored in the Blink cloud, a history query, and actions to arm or disarm the system. The page did not state which IFTTT plan is needed, and it shows polling intervals of hourly on Free to every 5 minutes on Pro. | Blink FAQ IFTTT Blink and Hubitat |
| Philips Hue | Not found | No Blink and Hue integration found in our searches. | Searched, no source |
| Blink developer API | Not found | We found no official public Blink API or developer program. Home Assistant, Homey, openHAB and Homebridge integrations all sign in with a Blink account and use Blink's cloud, and one Homey release was needed to fix a Blink API change. | Home Assistant Blink Blink for Home on Homey |
Checked 11 November 2026 against the brand's own pages, app store listings and each project's own page. “Not found” means we searched and found nothing, not that it is impossible. Compatibility changes often. Spot an error? Tell us and we will fix it.
Not that we could find. No Blink or Amazon announcement of Matter support for Blink cameras found when we searched. Blink's FAQ does not mention it.
Yes, officially. Blink's FAQ says to install the Blink SmartHome Skill to monitor and control the system by voice on compatible Alexa devices. Live feeds can be viewed on Echo, Fire TV and Fire Tablet devices. The App Store listing says Alexa can start live view and arm or disarm the system.
Not that we could find. No Blink page on Google Home found in our searches. A third-party article says Blink has no native Google Home support and that IFTTT is the usual workaround, and we could not confirm that from Blink.
Yes, through a community-built integration. We found no Blink page on Apple Home or HomeKit. A Homebridge plugin, homebridge-blink-security, is described by its author as exposing cameras, arming, motion and doorbell events to HomeKit, using a Blink account with two-factor support. The write-up says it is verified by Homebridge. It is not from Blink.
Yes. A built-in Blink integration uses cloud polling and a Blink login, and is maintained by the Home Assistant project, not Blink. It exposes the Sync Module as an arm and disarm panel and can save clips locally. It does not offer live viewing, Mini cameras cannot be armed individually, and its notes say polling should be managed to protect camera batteries.
Unconfirmed. We found no Blink page on SmartThings. A third-party article says Blink is not directly compatible and can be linked through IFTTT, which we could not confirm from either company.
Yes, through a community-built integration. A community app, Blink for Home, by developer Ronny Winkler, not Athom, covers the indoor and outdoor cameras, Mini, doorbell and Sync Module. The page lists Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Self-Hosted Server and marks device types as needing a Homey Bridge, with a compatibility warning for at least one selection. It requires Homey v8.1.0 or newer and relies on Blink's cloud, and an update was needed after a Blink API change.
Unconfirmed. IFTTT lists Hubitat triggers and actions alongside its Blink service, so the two can be linked through IFTTT. We found no native Hubitat driver for Blink.
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