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TP-Link Tapo Cameras

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Mixed reportsVerified plugin4 plugins

8 reports: 3 say it works, 1 says it partly works, 3 say it doesn’t work, 1 asks for support.

Reported with 4 Homebridge plugins: Camera FFmpeg, Camera UI, Tapo Plugs and Bulbs, Tapo Camera.

What people report

Plugin	Status	What they said	Connects	Source
Camera FFmpeg Verified `homebridge-camera-ffmpeg`	Works	Cheap RTSP cameras; works a treat with ffmpeg camera plugin Saved copy TP-Link have a line called Tapo that are cheap and support RTSP. I got one to tinker with homebridge and works a treat with latest version of homebridge and the ffmpeg camera plugin. Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22.	Local	Reddit comment · 2020-05
Camera UI Verified `homebridge-camera-ui`	Works	Full HKSV after enabling RTSP; under 20 minutes; no two-way talk Saved copy HomeBridge was recently updated to enable support for HKSV. Plugins have to be updated individually and one of them is camera.ui which allows you to feed any RTSP stream into HomeKit. Since the plugin was updated to also support HKSV, it now means any RTSP-capable camera can now in theory be a HKSV camera. Tested the theory with a £19 TP-Link Tapo C60. 😊 Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22.	Local + cloud	Reddit thread · 2022-02
Tapo Plugs and Bulbs `homebridge-tapo`	Works	Work very well; 6 plugs flawless, needs static IP Saved copy Yes boss. They work very well indeed (pretty much flawless too). I’ve got 6 of them, will prob buy more. Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22.	Local + cloud	Reddit comment · 2022-07
Tapo Plugs and Bulbs `homebridge-tapo`	Partly works	Needs frequent restarts and greyed out icons; users switched to HomeKit/Matter versions Saved copy Interesting. I have TP Link devices running fine on this plug in. My Tapo stuff is all either HomeKit or Matter based and not in Homebridge. Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22.	Local + cloud	Reddit thread · 2024-08
Camera UI Verified `homebridge-camera-ui`	Not working	Appears in Apple Home but fails to load snapshot; Scrypted ONVIF recommended Saved copy Tapo camera. Raspberry pi. I can get to camera on ipcams as well. Errors. When it is loading on apple home Failed to fetch snapshot Error while decoding MB 78 39, bytestream -7 Unable to find a suitable output format for “ : Invalid argument Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22.	Local + cloud	Reddit comment · 2024-04
Tapo Camera Verified `homebridge-tapo-camera`	Not working	Cameras become unresponsive after minutes with connection timeouts; Scrypted fast and reliable but lacks privacy toggles Saved copy I use the homebridge tapo camera plugin because it also exposes a toggle option for privacy and alarm. I have it for a couple of months running Ok but for a while now all cameras just become unresponsive. I already rebooted the system, even did a removal and re-pairing of all cameras, but after just a few minutes working, everything goes back to being unresponsive. Logs show connection timeout. It's frustrating. I also tried camera.ui before. Same thing. I have scrypted now. And while adding cameras via onvif is easy, it's still the same end point -- working for just a few minutes then it's … Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22.	Local	Reddit thread · 2023-01
Homebridge camera plugin	Not working	Homebridge could not work; user used Scrypted instead Saved copy For my Tapo Cameras I use Scrypted. Could not get home ridge to work. Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22.	Connection not stated	Reddit comment · 2024-04
Tapo Plugs and Bulbs `homebridge-tapo`	Requested	Suggested as worth a look since a plugin exists; unconfirmed Saved copy Philips Hue and Ikea both make GU10 bulbs, however you’ll need to get their respective hub to get it into Homekit, but at least that will be a native homekit solution. If you really want a homebridge solution, the tplink tapo wifi bulbs may be worth a look as there appears to be a plugin for them Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22.	Local + cloud	Reddit comment · 2023-07

Each row is one report from a plugin’s GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions, wiki or docs, or from r/homebridge. Check the date and the linked thread before you buy.

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Brand	TP-Link
Model	Tapo
Category	Cameras

Also reported as

TP-Link Tapo camera
TP-Link Tapo smart plugs
Tapo cameras
Tapo Wi-Fi bulbs
Tapo camera
Tapo smart devices

TP-Link Tapo Cameras

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