Ring is a Santa Monica home security brand, owned by Amazon since April 2018. It makes video doorbells, security cameras, smart lighting, the Ring Alarm system, the Ring Intercom and a newer line of Amazon Sidewalk sensors, all managed in one app.
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Ring runs through its own app and cloud. Ring Alarm adds a base station that talks to its sensors over Z-Wave, and the newer sensors use Amazon Sidewalk instead of a hub. Alexa is the only major voice platform Ring documents, and the open-platform integrations we found go through Ring's cloud or API rather than a local connection.
That suits households that use Alexa and Echo devices and mainly want alerts, live view and alarm monitoring. It is weaker for Google Home, Apple Home or Matter setups, and for automations that must keep working when the internet or Ring's servers are down.
Source: Ring Amazon Sidewalk device list
The main app for Ring doorbells, cameras, Alarm, Intercom and Smart Lighting: live video, alerts, two-way talk, alarm monitoring and video review. Saving and sharing video needs a Ring Protect subscription. Ring's page lists iOS 17 or higher, Android 9 or higher, and the Amazon App Store for Fire devices. We found no Amazon App Store link.
A companion app named on Ring's app page, with the same operating system requirements. We could not retrieve its store listings, so no links are given and we did not read what it does.
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| Platform | Status | What it means | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connection | |||
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Ring Alarm Pro Base Station is dual-band (2.4 and 5 GHz) with a built-in eero Wi-Fi 6 router, and Home Assistant's Ring integration exposes a Wi-Fi signal sensor for Ring devices. We did not find a page stating the Wi-Fi bands for the cameras and doorbells. | Ring Alarm Pro information Home Assistant: Ring |
| Z-Wave | Yes | Ring Alarm devices talk to the Alarm or Alarm Pro Base Station over Z-Wave, a mesh in which the base station and range extenders relay signals. Ring's Alarm Devices FAQ also lists Works with Ring compatibility for third-party devices, but we did not read which devices qualify. | Ring Z-Wave article Ring Alarm Pro information Ring Alarm Devices FAQ |
| Amazon Sidewalk | Yes | Ring lists Sidewalk-compatible devices including a window and door sensor, motion detector, smoke and CO listener, flood and freeze sensor, smart plug and smart lighting. They connect through Sidewalk bridges such as the Ring Bridge (2nd Gen), certain Ring cameras and doorbells, Echo devices and Echo Hub. At CES 2026 Ring described a new sensor line that works without hubs or base stations, and said Sidewalk was expanding to Canada, Mexico and later other regions. | Ring Sidewalk information Ring CES 2026 announcement |
| Bluetooth | Not mentioned | Ring's Alarm Pro page lists Bluetooth for set-up only. | Ring Alarm Pro information |
| Zigbee | Unconfirmed | Ring's Alarm Devices FAQ lists Zigbee among the tech specs of a product, but does not say which, and the Alarm Pro page we read does not mention it. We could not confirm what Zigbee is used for. | Ring Alarm Devices FAQ Ring Alarm Pro information |
| Thread | Unconfirmed | No Ring page we read says any Ring product uses Thread or acts as a Thread border router. A third-party blog claims the Alarm Pro does, which we could not confirm (see Matter). | Searched, no source |
| Matter | Unconfirmed | The Verge quotes an Amazon spokesperson saying Ring cameras do not support Matter and that there is no timeline. MatterAlpha reported in November 2024 that no Ring doorbell works with Matter. One third-party blog says Alarm Pro is a Matter controller and Thread border router that supports Alarm contact and motion sensors, but Ring's own Alarm Pro page does not mention Matter, so we could not confirm it. | The Verge (mirrored copy) MatterAlpha Acciyo blog (unconfirmed claim) |
| Voice assistants and ecosystems | |||
| Amazon Alexa | Official | Ring documents syncing with Echo Show, Echo Hub, Echo Spot, Echo Dot, Fire tablets and Fire TV devices. Voice commands cover showing a doorbell or camera, two-way talk, arming a Ring Alarm and Smart Lights, and Alexa routines can include Ring devices. Digital arming and some other features need a compatible Ring subscription. | Ring: syncing with Alexa Alexa Skills store |
| Google Home | Not found | An Amazon representative told a reviewer in 2023 that Ring has no formal integration with Google Home and never has. A Ring community thread from 2019 and 2020 shows staff describing only limited abilities and users reporting missing features. | Bob Vila Ring community thread |
| Apple Home | Community | No native HomeKit support: a July 2022 article called Ring's promised support an unfulfilled promise. The community homebridge-ring plugin brings Ring cameras, doorbells, Alarm and Smart Lighting into HomeKit, but its author says HomeKit Secure Video will not be added. | XDA Developers homebridge-ring Apple Home accessories list |
| Samsung SmartThings | Not found | No official Ring integration found when we searched. | Searched, no source |
| Philips Hue | Not mentioned | No direct integration found. IFTTT's Ring page shows Philips Hue among the services Ring can be combined with in applets. | IFTTT: Ring |
| Open platforms and developer access | |||
| Home Assistant | Yes | Home Assistant's integrations documentation covers Ring doorbells, stick-up cams, chimes and intercoms. It is classed as cloud polling, updating every 60 seconds, and the page says it does not connect locally to devices. The page lists no Ring Alarm equipment. Two-way audio in live view is not supported. | Home Assistant: Ring |
| Homey | Official | Homey's store lists an official Ring app by Athom covering camera, chime, doorbell and intercom over the cloud, with Homey Bridge listed as required. The listing also shows an install warning that Ring is not compatible with the selected Homey, so check before installing. A separate community app by an independent developer adds Basestation, Contact Sensor, Keypad and Motion Detector support, and needs Homey v12.11.0 or newer. | Homey Ring app (Athom) Homey Ring app (community) |
| Hubitat | Yes | Hubitat's 2.5.0 platform update, announced in May 2026, added a Ring integration for doorbells, cameras, lights, sirens and chimes. It uses Ring's cloud, and Hubitat says more devices are expected in future releases. | Hubitat 2.5.0 announcement Hubitat compatible devices |
| openHAB | Community | openHAB's add-on list includes a Ring binding that the page describes as experimental. It supports video doorbells, stick-up cams, chimes and other devices such as intercoms using a Ring account login, and does not support live video. | openHAB Ring binding |
| Node-RED | Community | Community nodes exist that use the unofficial ring-api package. The one we read, node-red-contrib-ringdoorbell, monitors account activity and showed an update date about nine years old. | node-red-contrib-ringdoorbell |
| Control4 | Community | No official Ring driver. Blackwire Designs, a third-party company, announced a Ring Video Pro driver in September 2026 that streams Ring video to Control4 touchscreens and makes Ring doorbells, cameras and Sidewalk sensors automation triggers. | CEPro on Blackwire driver Acciyo on Control4 and Ring |
| IFTTT | Yes | Ring is an IFTTT service with realtime triggers for a doorbell ring and for motion, plus queries for ring and motion history. It lists no actions, and shared Ring accounts cannot create applets. | IFTTT: Ring |
| Domoticz | Not found | No Ring plugin found when we searched. | Searched, no source |
| Ring Developer Portal and Appstore API | Official | Ring runs a developer portal where partners register an app, link customer accounts through OAuth 2.0 and call a cloud Partner API for device status, webhooks, live video and clips. Certification is required before an app goes live, and partner-initiated account linking is by invitation only. The documentation says it covers cloud access and does not describe local access. | Ring developer: get started Ring developer: API documentation Ring developer: release notes |
| Ring Appstore | Official | Ring's Appstore lets the primary account owner connect third-party developer apps to Ring cameras and doorbells. Ring says a Ring subscription is needed, and some developers charge their own fees. Ring announced it in March 2026 for US customers. | Ring support: integrations Ring blog: Appstore |
| ring-client-api (unofficial) | Community | An unofficial TypeScript library for Ring doorbells, cameras, Alarm and Smart Lighting. It was built to support the homebridge-ring plugin, and its page warns that Ring restricts refresh tokens so they expire soon after use. | ring-client-api |
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Unconfirmed. The Verge quotes an Amazon spokesperson saying Ring cameras do not support Matter and that there is no timeline. MatterAlpha reported in November 2024 that no Ring doorbell works with Matter. One third-party blog says Alarm Pro is a Matter controller and Thread border router that supports Alarm contact and motion sensors, but Ring's own Alarm Pro page does not mention Matter, so we could not confirm it.
Yes, officially. Ring documents syncing with Echo Show, Echo Hub, Echo Spot, Echo Dot, Fire tablets and Fire TV devices. Voice commands cover showing a doorbell or camera, two-way talk, arming a Ring Alarm and Smart Lights, and Alexa routines can include Ring devices. Digital arming and some other features need a compatible Ring subscription.
Not that we could find. An Amazon representative told a reviewer in 2023 that Ring has no formal integration with Google Home and never has. A Ring community thread from 2019 and 2020 shows staff describing only limited abilities and users reporting missing features.
Yes, through a community-built integration. No native HomeKit support: a July 2022 article called Ring's promised support an unfulfilled promise. The community homebridge-ring plugin brings Ring cameras, doorbells, Alarm and Smart Lighting into HomeKit, but its author says HomeKit Secure Video will not be added.
Yes. Home Assistant's integrations documentation covers Ring doorbells, stick-up cams, chimes and intercoms. It is classed as cloud polling, updating every 60 seconds, and the page says it does not connect locally to devices. The page lists no Ring Alarm equipment. Two-way audio in live view is not supported.
Not that we could find. No official Ring integration found when we searched.
Yes, officially. Homey's store lists an official Ring app by Athom covering camera, chime, doorbell and intercom over the cloud, with Homey Bridge listed as required. The listing also shows an install warning that Ring is not compatible with the selected Homey, so check before installing. A separate community app by an independent developer adds Basestation, Contact Sensor, Keypad and Motion Detector support, and needs Homey v12.11.0 or newer.
Yes. Hubitat's 2.5.0 platform update, announced in May 2026, added a Ring integration for doorbells, cameras, lights, sirens and chimes. It uses Ring's cloud, and Hubitat says more devices are expected in future releases.
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