Foscam is a security camera brand founded in Shenzhen, China, in 2007, with a US arm in Houston. It makes indoor and outdoor IP cameras, video doorbells and chimes, NVR systems, webcams and baby monitors, mostly managed from the Foscam app and an optional Foscam Cloud Service.
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Foscam cameras connect over Wi-Fi or Ethernet (PoE on some models) and are set up in the Foscam app. Beyond the app, they expose open standards: ONVIF Profile S, RTSP streams and a documented CGI command interface. That is why Home Assistant, openHAB, Homey and third-party NVRs can use them locally, without Foscam's own cloud.
That suits people who want a camera that can feed a home server or NVR and also show live view on a Google Nest Hub or Amazon Echo Show. It is weaker for broader smart home use: we found no Matter or Apple Home support, voice assistant support is limited to live view on screens, and the Foscam pages we read for Alexa and Google date from older app versions.
Source: Foscam about us
The only app named on Foscam's app page. Adds cameras by QR code or EZLink smart configuration and offers live video with two-way audio, pan and tilt, night vision, snapshots, recording and grouping of several cameras by location. Foscam's page also lists push alerts and cloud service integration. The App Store listing names IVYIOT LLC as the seller with a Foscam, Inc. copyright, shows version 5.3.28, and requires iOS 13 or later. The Google Play listing names Foscam, Inc. of Houston as developer. Neither listing names specific camera or doorbell models, though release notes mention models such as D8EP, VD4, PD8, W5EP and R8M.
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| Platform | Status | What it means | Sources |
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| Wi-Fi and Ethernet | Yes | Foscam describes Wi-Fi and PoE camera systems, and the app listing mentions Wi-Fi configuration during setup. Which models are Wi-Fi only and which have Ethernet or PoE depends on the model, and we did not compare them. | Foscam about us Foscam app (App Store) |
| Foscam Cloud Service | Official | Foscam offers a Cloud Service that stores recordings in the cloud, with remote mobile access. Its app page lists cloud service integration among the app features. We did not read pricing or plan terms. | Foscam app page Foscam about us |
| ONVIF | Yes | Foscam publishes help for adding its cameras to third-party NVRs over ONVIF. One article says the camera should be ONVIF 2.1 compliant, and a QNAP example uses the ONVIF Profile S option with port 888. A Wikipedia mirror says Foscam joined ONVIF in October 2013. We did not find a model-by-model ONVIF list, and found nothing specific to doorbells. | Foscam FAQ: third-party NVR Foscam FAQ: QNAP Wikipedia mirror |
| RTSP | Yes | Foscam documents RTSP URLs for its HD cameras with main stream, sub stream and audio-only paths. Most models use the HTTP port, 88 by default, for RTSP. A listed set of older models uses port 554 instead. | Foscam FAQ: RTSP |
| Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Thread | Not found | None of these appear on the Foscam pages we read. Setup uses QR code or EZLink configuration through the app. | Foscam app page |
| Matter | Not found | No Foscam announcement or product found when we searched. Search results about Matter cameras covered other brands, and Matter 1.5 camera support in general. | Searched, no source |
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| Google Home | Official | Foscam documents live view on Google Assistant devices: Nest Hub, Nest Hub Max, Google Home, Home Mini and Home Max. Link your Foscam account under Account, Google Assistant in the Foscam app, then say show me followed by the camera name. App version 2.3.1 or later is required, and Home, Mini or Max speakers need a Chromecast to show video on a screen. A separate list names compatible models, including the VD1 doorbell. | Foscam FAQ: Google Assistant Foscam FAQ: setup Foscam FAQ: compatible models Google Home compatible devices |
| Amazon Alexa | Official | Foscam documents live view on Echo Show devices only. Link under Account, Alexa in the Foscam app, discover devices in the Alexa app, then say show me followed by the camera name. App version 2.2.9 or later is required, and only certain camera models and firmware work; the model table is an image we could not read. Foscam lists English, French, German, Italian and Spanish. | Foscam FAQ: Alexa Echo Show Foscam FAQ: Alexa setup Alexa Skills store |
| Apple Home | Not found | No Foscam or Apple page found when we searched for HomeKit or Apple Home support, so there is no sign of official support. | Searched, no source |
| Samsung SmartThings | Not found | No current integration found. A community device handler for SmartThings dates from 2015 and its own thread title marks it as obsolete. | SmartThings community thread (obsolete) |
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| Home Assistant | Yes | A built-in Foscam integration shows the main and sub streams and adds switches for infrared, indicator light, white light, siren, flip and mirror, sleep, HDR and WDR, volume controls, and pan and tilt actions. Its IoT class is Local Polling. The page lists no models, and says unsupported models may show a disabled white light switch. It is maintained by the Home Assistant project, not by Foscam. | Home Assistant Foscam |
| Homey | Official | Foscam Official publishes a Homey app for bullet, cube, dome, floodlight, pan-tilt, PTZ, spotlight and video doorbell cameras over the local network. It adds flow cards for motion, human and face detection, doorbell press and snapshots, plus reboot, sleep and volume actions. The listing shows Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Self-Hosted Server, and says a Homey Bridge is required. Version 1.3.4 was last updated about four years before the page copyright date. | Homey Foscam app |
| openHAB | Yes | The IP Camera binding in openHAB's add-on catalog has a foscam thing type described as for all current Foscam HD cameras, which support an API as well as ONVIF. Notes cover login lockouts after wrong credentials, MJPEG requirements and motion alarm settings. The binding is maintained by the openHAB project, not by Foscam. | openHAB IP Camera binding |
| Node-RED | Unconfirmed | A combined search for openHAB, Node-RED, Domoticz and Hubitat Foscam support returned nothing for Node-RED. We could not confirm a Foscam-specific node. | Searched, no source |
| Hubitat | Unconfirmed | No Foscam driver turned up in our searches. We could not confirm one exists. | Searched, no source |
| Domoticz | Unconfirmed | No Foscam plugin turned up in our searches. We could not confirm one exists. | Searched, no source |
| Control4 | Unconfirmed | We did not search Control4's driver catalog and found no Foscam driver in other searches. We could not confirm one exists. | Searched, no source |
| IFTTT | Unconfirmed | One third-party troubleshooting page describes a Foscam service under IFTTT My Services, but it does not say who built it. Foscam's pages we read do not mention IFTTT, and IFTTT's own page was not opened, so this is unconfirmed. | Searched, no source |
| Third-party NVRs | Official | Foscam publishes steps for adding its cameras to a QNAP NAS running QVR Pro, either through a Foscam entry or through the ONVIF Profile S option. The article asks you to enable NVR Connection in the Foscam app first. | Foscam FAQ: QNAP |
| Foscam CGI API | Official | The IPCamera CGI User Guide is a 129-page reference copyrighted by Shenzhen Foscam Intelligent Technology. It covers image and video settings, motion detection, snapshots, PTZ, network settings including ONVIF and P2P, and system functions over HTTP GET and POST. The latest revision we saw is 1.0.19 from December 2016, and the guide says it applies to the latest firmware. We read it on ManualsLib, not on Foscam's own site. A third-party browser tool built on the guide also exists. | Foscam CGI User Guide (ManualsLib) Third-party CGI tool |
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 Foscam announcement or product found when we searched. Search results about Matter cameras covered other brands, and Matter 1.5 camera support in general.
Yes, officially. Foscam documents live view on Echo Show devices only. Link under Account, Alexa in the Foscam app, discover devices in the Alexa app, then say show me followed by the camera name. App version 2.2.9 or later is required, and only certain camera models and firmware work; the model table is an image we could not read. Foscam lists English, French, German, Italian and Spanish.
Yes, officially. Foscam documents live view on Google Assistant devices: Nest Hub, Nest Hub Max, Google Home, Home Mini and Home Max. Link your Foscam account under Account, Google Assistant in the Foscam app, then say show me followed by the camera name. App version 2.3.1 or later is required, and Home, Mini or Max speakers need a Chromecast to show video on a screen. A separate list names compatible models, including the VD1 doorbell.
Not that we could find. No Foscam or Apple page found when we searched for HomeKit or Apple Home support, so there is no sign of official support.
Yes. A built-in Foscam integration shows the main and sub streams and adds switches for infrared, indicator light, white light, siren, flip and mirror, sleep, HDR and WDR, volume controls, and pan and tilt actions. Its IoT class is Local Polling. The page lists no models, and says unsupported models may show a disabled white light switch. It is maintained by the Home Assistant project, not by Foscam.
Not that we could find. No current integration found. A community device handler for SmartThings dates from 2015 and its own thread title marks it as obsolete.
Yes, officially. Foscam Official publishes a Homey app for bullet, cube, dome, floodlight, pan-tilt, PTZ, spotlight and video doorbell cameras over the local network. It adds flow cards for motion, human and face detection, doorbell press and snapshots, plus reboot, sleep and volume actions. The listing shows Homey Cloud, Homey Pro, Homey Pro mini and Self-Hosted Server, and says a Homey Bridge is required. Version 1.3.4 was last updated about four years before the page copyright date.
Unconfirmed. No Foscam driver turned up in our searches. We could not confirm one exists.
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