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Skybell	Instructions on how to integrate your Skybell HD devices within Home Assistant.	skybell.png	Doorbell Binary Sensor Camera Light Sensor Switch	0.56	Cloud Polling	/components/binary_sensor.skybell/ /components/camera.skybell/ /components/light.skybell/ /components/sensor.skybell/ /components/switch.skybell/

The skybell implementation allows you to integrate your Skybell.com doorbells in Home Assistant.

There is currently support for the following device types within Home Assistant:

• Binary Sensor
• Camera
• Light
• Sensor
• Switch

Currently only the Skybell HD is supported by this platform.

Configuration

To enable devices set up with your Skybell.com account, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
skybell:
  username: YOUR_USERNAME
  password: YOUR_PASSWORD

{% configuration %} username: description: The username for accessing your Skybell account. required: true type: string password: description: The password for accessing your Skybell account. required: true type: string {% endconfiguration %}

Binary Sensor

Once you have enabled the Skybell component, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
binary_sensor:
  - platform: skybell
    monitored_conditions:
      - button
      - motion

{% configuration %} monitored_conditions: description: Conditions to display in the frontend. The following conditions can be monitored. required: true type: list keys: button: description: Returns whether the doorbell button was pressed. motion: description: Returns whether movement was detected by the Skybell doorbell. {% endconfiguration %}

Camera

Once you have enabled the Skybell component, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
camera:
  - platform: skybell

{% configuration %} monitored_conditions: description: The camera images to display. Default is avatar. The full list is avatar, activity. required: false type: list avatar_name: description: Name to append to the device name for the avatar image. Default is empty string. required: false type: string activity_name: description: Name to append to the device name for the last activity image. Default is empty string. required: false type: string {% endconfiguration %}

Camera Types

There are two available camera types "Avatar", which is the default, displays the Skybell avatar image. It is periodically updated with a fresh image. The other type is "Activity", which displays a snapshot from the latest event (motion, bell, or on demand) captured by the camera. You may show either camera, or both, by specifying its name under monitored_condtions. It's recommended, but not required, to set either avatar_name or activity_name if you are showing both cameras so you can tell them apart. The name will be appended to the skybell device name.

# Example configuration.yaml with both images
camera:
  - platform: skybell
    monitored_conditions:
    - avatar
    - activity
    activity_name: "Last Activity"

# Example configuration.yaml with just last activity image
camera:
  - platform: skybell
    monitored_conditions:
    - activity

Light

Once you have enabled the Skybell component, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
light:
  - platform: skybell

Sensor

Once you have enabled the Skybell component, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  - platform: skybell
    monitored_conditions:
      - chime_level

{% configuration %} monitored_conditions: type: list required: true description: Conditions to display in the frontend. The following conditions can be monitored. keys: chime_level: description: Return a value between 0-3, indicating no chime, low, medium, and high respectively. {% endconfiguration %}

Switch

Once you have enabled the Skybell component, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
switch:
  - platform: skybell
    monitored_conditions:
      - do_not_disturb
      - motion_sensor

{% configuration %} monitored_conditions: description: Conditions to display in the frontend. required: true type: list keys: do_not_disturb: description: Control the state of your doorbells indoor chime. motion_sensor: description: Control the state of your doorbells motion sensor. {% endconfiguration %}