ring-client-api

This is an unofficial TypeScript api for Ring Doorbells, Ring Cameras, the Ring Alarm System, Ring Smart Lighting, and third party devices that connect to the Ring Alarm System. Built to support the homebridge-ring Plugin

Installation

npm i ring-client-api

Setup and Config

import { RingApi } from 'ring-client-api'

const ringApi = new RingApi({
  // without 2fa
  email: '[email protected]',
  password: 'abc123!#',

  // with 2fa or if you dont want to store your email/password in your config
  refreshToken: 'token generated with ring-auth-cli.  See https://github.com/dgreif/ring/wiki/Two-Factor-Auth',

  // The following are all optional. See below for details
  cameraStatusPollingSeconds: 20,
  cameraDingsPollingSeconds: 2,
  locationIds: ['488e4800-fcde-4493-969b-d1a06f683102', '4bbed7a7-06df-4f18-b3af-291c89854d60']
});

For accounts with 2fa enabled, see the Two Factor Auth Wiki

Optional Parameters

Option	Default	Explanation
refreshToken	undefined	An alternate authentication method for accounts with 2fa enabled, or if you don't want to store your email/password in a config file. See the Two Factor Auth Wiki.
cameraStatusPollingSeconds	undefined (No Polling)	How frequently to poll for updates to your cameras (in seconds). Information like light/siren status do not update in real time and need to be requested periodically.
cameraDingsPollingSeconds	undefined (No Polling)	How frequently to poll for new events from your cameras (in seconds). These include motion and doorbell presses. Without this option, cameras will not emit any information about motion and doorbell presses.
locationIds	All Locations	Allows you to limit the results to a specific set of locations. This is mainly useful for the homebridge-ring Plugin, but can also be used if you only care about listening for events at a subset of your locations and don't want to create websocket connections to all of your locations. This will also limit the results for ringApi.getCameras() to the configured locations. If this option is not included, all locations will be returned.
debug	false	Turns on additional logging. In particular, ffmpeg logging.

Locations

const locations = await ringApi.getLocations()
const location = locations[0]
location.hasHubs // does this location have an alarm and/or lighting bridge
location.disarm()
location.armHome([/* optional array of zids for devices to bypass */])
location.armAway([/* bypass zids */])
location.getAlarmMode() // returns Promise<'all' | 'some' | 'none'>
location.soundSiren()
location.silenceSiren()
location.cameras // array of cameras at this location
location.getHistory() // historical events from alarm/lights
location.getCameraEvents() // ding events from all cameras in the location

locations is an array of your Ring locations. Each location can be armed or disarmed, and used to interact with all devices in that location.

Devices

Once you have acquired the desired location, you can start to interact with associated devices. These devices include ring alarm, ring lighting, and third party devices connected to ring alarm

import { RingDeviceType } from 'ring-client-api'

const devices = await location.getDevices()
const baseStation = devices.find(device => device.data.deviceType === RingDeviceType.BaseStation)
baseStation.setVolume(.75) // base station and keypad support volume settings between 0 and 1
console.log(baseStation.data) // object containing properties like zid, name, roomId, faulted, tamperStatus, etc.
baseStation.onData.subscribe(data => {
    // called any time data is updated for this specific device
})

Cameras

You can get all cameras using await ringApi.getCameras() or cameras for a particular location with location.cameras

const camera = location.cameras[0]
camera.data // camera info including motion zones, light status, battery, etc.
camera.onData.subscribe(data => {
  // called every time new data is fetched for this camera
})
camera.setLight(true) // turn light on/off
camera.setSiren(true) // turn siren on/off
camera.getHealth() // fetch health info like wifi status
camera.startVideoOnDemand() // ask the camera to start a new video stream
camera.createSipSession() // creates a new SipSession which allows you to control RTP flow
camera.getEvents() // fetch ding events for the camera (like motion and doorbell presses)
camera.getRecordingUrl(dingIdStr, { transcoded: true }) // fetch the url for a recording
camera.getSnapshot() // returns a Promise<Buffer> of the latest snapshot from the camera

Camera also includes the following observables:

• onNewDing: this will include the sip info and ding information every time a new ding is created
• onActiveDings: dings created within the last 65 seconds
• onDoorbellPressed: emits a ding every time the doorbell is pressed
• onMotionDetected: true or false based on onActiveDings containing a motion ding

Some other useful propeties

• id
• name: same as description from data
• hasLight: does this camera have a light
• hasSiren: does this camera have a siren
• isDoorbot: is this camera a doorbell

See the examples directory for additional code examples.

homebridge-ring

The homebridge-ring is also maintained in this repo. Its readme can be found in the homebridge directory

Credits

I'd like to give a big thanks to a number developers who have put a lot of hard work into analyzing the Ring api and building similar libraries which were extremely valuable in my creation of this project. Thank you all for your hard work!

• @davglass - https://github.com/davglass/doorbot - The original node project that proved we can interact with Ring's api
• @jimhigson - https://github.com/jimhigson/ring-api - A promisified api for Ring's original line of products
• @tchellomello - https://github.com/tchellomello/python-ring-doorbell - A python api which is widely used for Ring integrations
• @mrose17 - https://github.com/homespun/homebridge-platform-ring-video-doorbell - The original Ring camera homebridge plugin
• @codahq - Thanks for all your help debugging the Ring api
• @joeyberkovitz - Great discovery work on the Ring Alarm websockets api