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Tapo C100

Cameras · Security

Mixed reportsVerified plugin3 plugins

3 reports: 2 say it works, 1 says it doesn’t work.

Reported with 3 Homebridge plugins: Camera FFmpeg, Camera UI, Tapo Camera.

What people report

PluginStatusWhat they saidConnectsSource
Camera FFmpeg Verified
homebridge-camera-ffmpeg
WorksWorks with vcodec copy in the config
Saved copy
Not a C310, but I got this working with a C100 with “vcodec” : “copy” in the config.

Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22.

LocalReddit comment · 2022-10
Camera UI Verified
homebridge-camera-ui
WorksHKSV works with camera.ui
Saved copy
… homebridge, and use a Unifi UDM pro as router, and was struggling because I wanted all cameras to have HKSV and wanted more cameras. So I tried a cheap Tapo C100 indoor 1080p camera ($40 from Amazon in australia) and the camera.ui plug-in. Loaded the camera into the tapo app and updated its firmware. Setup a “camera account” so the RTSP streams (the camera has 2) were available. My homebridge runs on a PI4 connected via Ethernet. I use child bridges to seperate my plugins. Added the camera through the camera.ui interface. Added the bridge to HomeKit and it all just worked. Now have HKSV on …

Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22.

Local + cloudReddit comment · 2022-02
Tapo Camera Verified
homebridge-tapo-camera
Not workingInvalid device confirm error; stopped responding
Saved copy
… lastest version and I get a very similar error in my terminal : [26/08/2024, 12:45:08] [Càmera PDA] Error getting status: Error: Invalid device confirm at TAPOCamera.refreshStok (/var/lib/homebridge/node_modules/homebridge-tapo-camera/src/tapoCamera.ts:215:15) at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5) at TAPOCamera.getStok (/var/lib/homebridge/node_modules/homebridge-tapo-camera/src/tapoCamera.ts:342:7) at TAPOCamera.getAuthenticatedAPIURL (/var/lib/homebridge/node_modules/homebridge-tapo-camera/src/tapoCamera.ts:350:19) at …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.

LocalIssue #132 · 2024-05

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In ReReHome

Once a Homebridge plugin publishes it, this device reaches Apple Home as a HomeKit accessory behind your Homebridge bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Identifiers

BrandTP-Link
ModelC100
CategoryCameras

Also reported as

  • TP-Link Tapo C100
  • TP-Link Tapo C100 camera