Hikvision
hikvision
The Hikvision integration connects your Hikvision IP Camera or NVR to Home Assistant, providing:
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 |
|---|---|---|
camera | Camera | Needs its own HomeKit Bridge in accessory mode |
binary_sensor | Sensor (motion) |
2 reports below say how a device from this integration behaves in the Home app.
What people report
Hikvision cameras and NVRs work locally with event push. A 2026 event outage was fixed in pyHik 0.4.6. Audio from cameras via HomeKit Bridge is missing.
- Works2
- Partly works2
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hikvision DS-2DE5425IW-AE(T5) | Works Local | Events stopped on firmware 5.8.13; fixed in pyHik 0.4.6Saved copyThe problem events from the Hikvision DS-2DE5425IW-AE(T5) camera stopped coming, firmware V5.8.13 build 260402, events are coming to third-party applications ### What version of Home Assistant Core has the issue? 2026.6.3 ### What was the last working version of Home Assistant Core? _No response_ ### What type of installation are you running? Home Assistant OS ### Integration causing the issue Hikvision ### Link to integration documentation on our website https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/hikvision ### Diagnostics information _No response_ ### Example YAML snippet [code] ### Anything … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #173869 · 2026-06 | |
| Hikvision NVR | Works Local | NVR and camera platform support addedSaved copyThis commit adds: - NVR helper functions for extended event detection with broader notification method support (record, email, beep in addition to center and HTTP) - Camera platform support for Hikvision NVR and cameras with RTSP streaming and HTTP snapshot capabilities - Video channel discovery for NVRs with multiple cameras - Device class mapping for Hikvision event types The NVR event detection extends pyhik's capabilities by accepting additional notification methods commonly used on NVRs but ignored by the pyhik library. ## Breaking c Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #159253 · 2025-12 | |
| Hikvision camera | Partly works | Partly in Home Video works in Apple Home, audio controls shown but no sound heard | Video and RTSP work; audio missing through HomeKit BridgeSaved copyThe problem I've been troubleshooting camera audio in Apple HomeKit when exposing Hikvision cameras through Home Assistant's HomeKit Bridge. Video works correctly, and HomeKit shows audio controls, but no audio is heard in Apple Home. I've verified: - Audio is enabled on the Hikvision cameras. - RTSP is working. - The cameras are configured for Video + Audio. - Different audio settings were tested, including G.711 μ-law. - support_audio: true is enabled in the HomeKit Bridge configuration. - Cameras and the HomeKit bridge were removed and re-added. - Home Assistant and the host system were … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #180611 · 2026-08 |
| Hikvision cameras via HomeKit Bridge | Partly works Local | Partly in Home Video plays and audio controls show, but no sound is heard | Video works, audio enabled on camera, RTSP fineSaved copyThe problem I've been troubleshooting camera audio in Apple HomeKit when exposing Hikvision cameras through Home Assistant's HomeKit Bridge. Video works correctly, and HomeKit shows audio controls, but no audio is heard in Apple Home. I've verified: - Audio is enabled on the Hikvision cameras. - RTSP is working. - The cameras are configured for Video + Audio. - Different audio settings were tested, including G.711 μ-law. - support_audio: true is enabled in the HomeKit Bridge configuration. - Cameras and the HomeKit bridge were removed and re-added. - Home Assistant and the host system were … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #180611 · 2026-08 |
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 push
Talks to the device on your network, and the device tells Home Assistant the moment something changes.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 4,141 (0.58%) |
|---|---|
| Added in | Home Assistant 0.35 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @mezz64, @ptarjan |
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.
