Wyze cameras#

View and control Wyze cameras through the bundled cam CLI, which wraps wyze-node. Reuses the same cached login as the wyze skill (no password).

Unofficial: wyze-node uses Wyze's developer API Key auth and reverse-engineered endpoints. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Wyze; Wyze may change their API at any time.

When to use#

Any request to see a camera ("show me the driveway", "snapshot the front door") or control one: siren, floodlight/spotlight, toggle motion detection or notifications, turn a camera on/off.

Setup (once)#

Shares the wyze skill's setup. If you haven't already:

1. Install the dependency: npm install --prefix "{baseDir}/scripts" wyze-node
2. Put WYZE_EMAIL, WYZE_KEY_ID, WYZE_API_KEY in WYZE_ENV (default ~/.openclaw/secrets/wyze.env) — keys from https://developer-api-console.wyze.com/#/apikey/view
3. Cache a login token once via the wyze skill's login (shared token).
4. Live snapshot only — for snapshot (a fresh WebRTC frame), also install the optional deps: npm install --prefix "{baseDir}/scripts" werift ws ffmpeg-static (and have ffmpeg available). Not needed for any other command.

Run#

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node "{baseDir}/scripts/cam" <command> [args]

Commands#

• list — cameras with online/offline state
• thumbnail <name> — latest cached thumbnail URL (fast, dependency-free; may lag by minutes and isn't available on every model)
• snapshot <name> [outpath] — capture a live frame to a JPG and print the path (needs the optional WebRTC deps; works on newer wired models — older V1 cams and some battery models can't negotiate a stream)
• on <name> / off <name> — power the camera on/off
• siren <name> on|off
• floodlight <name> on|off (alias spotlight, light)
• motion <name> on|off — motion detection
• notifications <name> on|off — push notifications
• recording <name> on|off — motion-triggered recording

<name> is a case-insensitive substring of the camera's nickname and must match exactly one camera (it lists the conflicts if not).

Getting an image#

Prefer thumbnail first — it's instant and needs no extra deps. Use snapshot when you need a current frame and the camera supports WebRTC. Attach the resulting image to the user.

Safety#

• The siren is loud — only fire it on an explicit, specific request, and confirm before turning it on.
• Some Wyze cameras drive a garage-door controller. Treat any camera whose name implies a door/garage/opener with the same caution as a door: confirm first.
• Act on the user's named camera, not all cameras at once.

Configuration (env vars)#

• WYZE_NODE_DIR (default ~/code/wyze-node) or an npm-installed wyze-node
• WYZE_ENV (default ~/.openclaw/secrets/wyze.env)
• WYZE_TOKEN_DIR (default: WYZE_NODE_DIR if present, else ~/.openclaw/wyze)

Notes#

• Cameras are product_type Camera. Thumbnails are signed, time-limited URLs.
• License: MIT. Backed by the open-source wyze-node client.