Foscam
foscam
The Foscam integration allows you to watch the live stream of your Foscam IP camera in Home Assistant.
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
switch | Switch or outlet | |
camera | Camera | Needs its own HomeKit Bridge in accessory mode |
What people report
Many Foscam models work over the local API; 2025.11.0 broke several until patch releases 2025.11.1 and .2, though old cameras still fail.
- Works3
- Not working3
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foscam D4Z | Works | Legacy model compatibility fix verified on D4ZSaved copyI have 2x a D4Z model, that is not working anymore. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #156180 · 2025-11 | |
| Foscam FI9826P | Works | Broke in 2025.11.0, fixed in 2025.11.1Saved copyBoth my Foscam cameras stopped working with HA core 2025.11.0 - FI9826P is working again with 2025.11.1 - FI9936P is working again with 2025.11.2 Thanks for great work 👍 Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #156180 · 2025-11 | |
| Foscam FI9936P | Works | Broke in 2025.11.0, fixed in 2025.11.2Saved copyBoth my Foscam cameras stopped working with HA core 2025.11.0 - FI9826P is working again with 2025.11.1 - FI9936P is working again with 2025.11.2 Thanks for great work 👍 Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #156180 · 2025-11 | |
| Foscam FI8910W | Not working | Unexpected exception on 2025.11.2Saved copyI'm still seeing an error with 2025.11.2. The camera model is FI8910W. Please can you help? 2025-11-15 17:52:41.365 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.foscam] Unexpected exception Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/foscam/config_flow.py", line 103, in async_step_user return await self._validate_and_create(user_input) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/components/foscam/config_flow.py", line 67, in _validate_and_create ret, _ = await … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #156180 · 2025-11 | |
| Foscam FI9926P | Not working | Still not working after 2025.11.1; closed staleSaved copyThe problem After updating to version 11.1 the integration still does not work for my camera FI9926p. The issue is reported as solved but not for every camera. ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2025.11.1 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? 2025.10 ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant OS ### Integration causing the issue Foscam ### Link to integration documentation on our website _No response_ ### Diagnostics information home-assistant_foscam_2025-11-09T11-13-54.458Z.log ### Example YAML snippet [code] ### Anything in the … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #156180 · 2025-11 | |
| Foscam SD4 MDS4031 | Not working | Add fails with Invalid response from the device; MDS4030 worksSaved copyThe problem I am new to Home Assistant and bought Home Assistant Green. While adding my FosCam SD4 camera's the newest model of the three results in "Invalid response from the device" ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? core-2025.2.2 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant Supervised ### Integration causing the issue Foscam ### Link to integration documentation on our website https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/foscam ### Diagnostics information _No response_ ### Example … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #138302 · 2025-02 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Local polling
Talks to the device on your network, asking it for updates every so often.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 2,121 (0.3%) |
|---|---|
| Added in | Home Assistant 0.7.3 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @Foscam-wangzhengyu |
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
