Ubiquiti UniFi Video
uvc
The Ubiquiti UniFi Video integration allows you to integrate UniFi Video Camera (UVC) into 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 |
|---|---|---|
camera | Camera | Needs its own HomeKit Bridge in accessory mode |
What people report
Ubiquiti UniFi Video cameras are supported with RTSP streams and motion detection toggle.
- Works1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubiquiti UniFi Video camera (UVC) | Works | RTSP stream and motion detection enable/disable supportedSaved copyDescription: Adds RTSP stream support for UVC (Unifi Video Client) integration. Returns 1 of the 3 RTSP URIs that already existed in the camera object; prioritizes highest quality RTSP stream from the available enabled streams. Pull request with documentation for home-assistant.io (if applicable): Not needed. ## Checklist: - [x] The code change is tested and works locally. - [x] Local tests pass with `tox`. Your PR cannot be merged unless tests pass - [x] There is no commented out code in this PR. - [x] I have followed the [development checklist][dev-checklist] If the code does not interact … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | PR #30297 · 2019-12 |
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) | 25 |
|---|---|
| Quality scale | Legacy |
| Added in | Home Assistant 0.13 |
| Set up in the UI | No, YAML |
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.
