Vivint for Home Assistant

Home Assistant integration for a Vivint home security system.

⬇️ Installation

HACS (Recommended)

This integration is available in the default HACS repository.

1. Use the My Home Assistant badge above, or from within Home Assistant, click on HACS
2. Search for Vivint and click on the appropriate repository
3. Click DOWNLOAD
4. Restart Home Assistant

Manual

If you prefer manual installation:

1. Download or clone this repository
2. Copy the custom_components/vivint folder to your Home Assistant custom_components directory. If this is your first custom component, you may need to create the directory. Example paths:
   • Hassio: /config/custom_components
   • Hassbian: /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/custom_components
3. Restart Home Assistant

⚠️ Manual installation will not provide automatic update notifications. HACS installation is recommended unless you have a specific need.

➕ Setup

Once installed, you can set up the integration by clicking on the following badge:

Alternatively:

1. Go to Settings > Devices & services
2. In the bottom-right corner, select Add integration
3. Type Vivint and select the Vivint integration
4. Follow the instructions to add the integration to your Home Assistant

⚙️ Options

After this integration is set up, you can configure a couple of options relating to the camera streams:

• HD Stream - indicates whether to stream the camera in high definition or not, defaults to True
• RTSP Stream - which RTSP stream source to use, defaults to Direct. Can be one of:
  • Direct - falls back to the internal RTSP stream if direct access is unavailable
  • Internal - use this if, for some reason, you have a camera that doesn't seem to stream despite the Vivint API indicating direct access is available for it
  • External - use this option if your Vivint system and Home Assistant installation are on separate networks without access to each other

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❤️ Support Me

I maintain this Home Assistant integration in my spare time. If you find it useful, consider supporting development:

• 💜 Sponsor me on GitHub
• ☕ Buy me a coffee / beer
• 💸 PayPal (direct support)
• ⭐ Star this project
• 📦 If you’d like to support in other ways, such as donating hardware for testing, feel free to reach out to me

If you don't already own a Vivint system, please consider using my referral code (35fr23sv) and get a free Doorbell Camera Pro from Vivint (as well as a tip to me in appreciation)! You can also call (855) 747-7199 and mention referral code 35fr23sv.

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