# 'Ring' camera motion event?

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ring-camera-motion-event/84322>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [5 January 2024 19:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ring-camera-motion-event/84322 "2024-01-05T19:05:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Pinky](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Pinky)\
**Post date:** [5 January 2024 19:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ring-camera-motion-event/84322/1 "2024-01-05T19:05:15Z")

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Hi everyone,

I just installed a ring outdoor camera and am now trying to trigger events in my smarthome when the camera detects any motion. Unfortunatelly I don't get it working.

iobroker does not send motions that are or are not detected to node-red and the node-red adapters that I found also do not send events. After searching arround for a bit I also found the hint that I shall hook into alexa - but the alexa endpoint just gives me the information that the device is present - no "motion" endpoint that I could listen.

Has anybody got that working and can help how to set it up?

Thx!

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**Author:** ![Paul-Reed](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/paul-reed/32/66906_2.png) [@Paul-Reed](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Paul-Reed)\
**Post date:** [5 January 2024 19:40 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ring-camera-motion-event/84322/2 "2024-01-05T19:40:33Z")

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Your topic title is 'Ring doorbell camera motion event?'  
...whilst your opening line says;

> [@Pinky](#):
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> I just installed a ring outdoor camera

Is it a Ring doorbell, or is it a Ring outdoor camera?

Have a [look at this topic](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/tutorial-how-to-obtain-ring-doorbell-alerts-for-node-red-flows/48058) which I created some time ago (and still works today) for obtaining alerts from the Ring doorbell.  
Both devices I suspect will use a similar 'Alexa' background function.

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**Author:** ![Pinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Pinky](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Pinky)\
**Post date:** [5 January 2024 19:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ring-camera-motion-event/84322/3 "2024-01-05T19:55:39Z")

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Hi @Paul-Reed ,

it is indeed an outdoor camera. I used the "Ring Doorbell" line to identify the brand. I guess just "Ring" would have been enough.

I'll check the link you provided...

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**Author:** ![Pinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Pinky](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Pinky)\
**Post date:** [5 January 2024 20:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ring-camera-motion-event/84322/4 "2024-01-05T20:15:17Z")

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Allright, I checked the tut you provided and followed all the steps as mentioned. Sounds absolutely good and understandable. I had no trouble wo walk all the steps through.

But...  
I still do not receive any event in node-red.

I did the same already before in order to debug. I created a routine and requested the camera to send me a push notification when a motion is detected - all out of the alexa app, so no "integration" issue can come up. I also do not receive these push notifications.

Something is wrong over here...

The camera itself records fine and I can see the push notifications from ring itself on my phone. But the camera does not talk to anyone else...

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [5 March 2024 20:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/ring-camera-motion-event/84322/5 "2024-03-05T20:15:48Z")

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