homebridge-kasa-camera

Homebridge plugin for TP-Link Kasa cameras. Exposes your Kasa cameras as HomeKit cameras with live video streaming and snapshot thumbnails.

How it works

The plugin connects ffmpeg directly to your Kasa camera's HTTPS streaming endpoint (port 19443). The stream is re-encoded and sent to HomeKit over SRTP.

Kasa Camera (port 19443) → ffmpeg (direct HTTPS) → SRTP → HomeKit

Prerequisites

• Homebridge v1.8+ or v2.0+
• Node.js 20, 22, or 24
• ffmpeg installed on the host (with libx264 and libopus)
• A TP-Link Kasa camera on the same local network

Installation

npm install -g homebridge-kasa-camera

Or install through the Homebridge UI by searching for "kasa camera".

Configuration

Add the platform to your Homebridge config.json:

{
  "platform": "KasaCamera",
  "cameras": [
    {
      "name": "Backyard",
      "ip": "192.168.1.100",
      "kasaEmail": "[email protected]",
      "kasaPassword": "your-kasa-password"
    }
  ]
}

Or configure through the Homebridge UI settings page.

| Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | name | Display name in the Home app | | ip | Camera's local IP address | | kasaEmail | Your TP-Link / Kasa account email | | kasaPassword | Your TP-Link / Kasa account password |

Multiple cameras are supported — add additional objects to the cameras array.

Compatible cameras

| Model | Status | |-------|--------| | KC420WS | Tested and working | | KC400, KC410S, KD110, EC70 | Community-reported compatible | | KC100, KC105 | Community-reported compatible (older models) |

All Kasa cameras that expose the HTTPS streaming endpoint on port 19443 should work.

Known limitations

• Audio is not yet supported (camera's PCM mulaw format requires transcoding work)
• Motion detection is not yet supported
• Auto-discovery is not supported — cameras must be configured manually
• First stream start may take a few seconds while ffmpeg connects to the camera

Troubleshooting

Camera shows "No Response"

• Verify the camera IP is correct and reachable from the Homebridge host
• Check that your Kasa email and password are correct
• Look at the Homebridge logs for error messages

ffmpeg not found

• Install ffmpeg: sudo apt install ffmpeg (Debian/Ubuntu) or brew install ffmpeg (macOS)
• Ensure ffmpeg is built with libx264 support: ffmpeg -encoders | grep libx264

License

Apache-2.0