Imou Life Official
Imou-OpenPlatform/Imou-Home-Assistant · vv1.4.4
The integration developed by the official team of the Imou Open Platform ，which is designed to control Imou devices.
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 |
|---|---|---|
light | Light | |
switch | Switch or outlet | |
camera | Camera | Needs its own HomeKit Bridge in accessory mode |
alarm_control_panel | Security system | |
binary_sensor | Sensor (motion, contact, leak, smoke…) | |
sensor | Sensor (temperature, humidity, air quality…) | |
button | Button (as a switch) | |
select | Mode picker (as switches) |
What people report
Imou cameras and doorbells work only through Imou's cloud API; users keep asking for LAN access.
- Partly works1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imou cameras and security devices | Partly works Cloud | Cloud API only; multi-lens cameras supported, local LAN access not plannedSaved copyHello, First of all, thank you for providing a module to integrate IMOU cameras with Home Assistant. However, I noticed that the current implementation requires using IMOU’s cloud API, which comes with additional costs. Many IMOU cameras are already connected to the local network (LAN), and it would be much more efficient and cost-effective to allow direct local access instead of relying on the cloud. This would provide several benefits: - Lower latency: Faster access to video streams and controls. - Better privacy & security: No need to expose camera data to external servers. - No extra … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #29 · 2025-04 |
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
Cloud polling
Goes through the maker’s cloud, asking it for updates every so often. Needs the internet and an account.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 1,247 (0.18%) |
|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 64 |
| Latest version | v1.4.4 (2026-10-21) |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @Imou-OpenPlatform |
| License | MIT |
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.
