TP Link Tapo C420 Camera integration

Feature Requests
1

Is it planned to add the TP Link Tapo C420 Cameras into Home Assistant?

As the camera can be started using Amazon Alexa Echo over the TP Link H200 Hub I assume it might be also accessible using Home Assistant. Or is there any chance to add a Amazon Alexa Skill and display it in Home Assistant instead of displaying it on the Echo Show?

2

Check this one
JurajNyiri/HomeAssistant-Tapo-Control: Control for Tapo cameras as a Home Assistant component (github.com)

3

Thanks - but this one is not working for the C420 cameras…

4

Ah, I looked at the title of one of the issue that were closed, to add C420…and assumed closed = fixed
From what I see it has some challenges due to hub and battery… well. this is the only solution I know to use C420 in an advanced way. I myself switched from tapo to onvif for the streaming but I guess this also does not work for you neeing the hub…? Just open a ticket with them and see how it progresses

5

Any change with this since or still unsupported?

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Yes, we are still waiting for an answer. Will you work on this?

7

anyone know of any updates on this?

8

I would also like an update on this =).

9

I purchased 4 Tapo C420 cameras on the understanding that home assistant supported them. I have managed to add the hub as a ‘Matter’ device, which has a Nabu Casa connected fabric, but the TP-Link Smart Home integration can’t find it.

10

still doesnt work for my 420. what a bunch of garbage. I bought the camera to test and i really like it and it works great but this totally stinks. Just allow the camera to do ONVIF and be done with it. I get concerns about battery life for those that don’t have them either powered or setup with solar but have it so to use that you have to turn it on. Why are they making this harder than it needs to be? You can code a software switch into the damn things to turn the function on and off.

11

I just bought a Tapo C425 for my new home assistant project and I see that this camera type is not supported. When is support planned?

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I think the issue is that these as well as C425 do not have a direct video feed.

I posted on the TAPO forums requesting for that feature to be added, but they don’t seem to answer to it. Might help if everybody request the feature too :wink:

Not sure if sharing links is permitted, you can find it searching your favorite web search engine for “Support in C425 for OVINF RTSP Smart Home Community”