Ring (Amazon)
Ring Indoor Camera (2nd Gen)
- Cloud integration
- Cloud required
- Wi-Fi
Prices verified September 2026
See more cameras picks on our Amazon storefront →Our verdict
Only worth buying if you're already committed to Ring/Alexa — otherwise TP-Link's Tapo C210 undercuts it at around £25 (this camera is now back to its £39.99 RRP after a temporary sale) with local RTSP streaming and no subscription, while this camera's HA integration is entirely cloud-polled with no RTSP path at all. Event history needs a Ring Home subscription (£3.49/month in the UK) just to see recordings older than live view. Colour night vision is a genuine strength over the Tapo's monochrome-only IR, and the swivel privacy cover is a nice physical touch, but Home Assistant can't see or control it. Buy for ecosystem convenience, not local control.
What can Home Assistant control on the Ring Indoor Camera (2nd Gen)?
| Control | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Live view | Camera | Cloud-relayed stream; no local RTSP/ONVIF path exists for this camera. |
| Last recording | Camera | Snapshot/clip of the most recent motion event, pulled from Ring cloud storage rather than a live feed. |
| Motion detection | Switch | Toggles the camera's motion-triggered event capture on/off; the only entity that meaningfully changes the camera's behaviour on demand. |
| Privacy cover | Unsupported | The physical swivel cover has no corresponding entity — not readable, not controllable — it's twist-operated by hand only. |
| Siren | Unsupported | No siren entity is created for this device; it lacks the onboard siren hardware that Ring's outdoor stick-up cameras have. |
Unlike Ring's video doorbells, this camera exposes no entity for the physical swivel privacy cover at all — HA's ring integration has no switch or binary sensor tied to it, so the dashboard can't tell you whether it's open or closed, let alone drive it. It also won't get a siren switch, since that's gated behind stick-up-cam siren hardware the plug-in Indoor Cam doesn't have, and HA's live view has no two-way audio support at all, so talk-down only works from the Ring app itself. The one real automation lever is the shared motion-detection switch entity: flipping it off on arrival is a software stand-in for closing the camera, since the cover itself is invisible to Home Assistant.
Specs
| power | mains, 1.9m Micro USB cable + adapter (plug-in) |
|---|---|
| extras | swivel privacy cover, two-way talk with noise cancellation |
| placement | indoor |
| streaming | cloud only — no RTSP/ONVIF; HA ring integration exposes camera snapshots, motion and last-recording (subscription required for recordings) |
| dimensions | 49 x 49 x 96mm (incl. ball joint plate and mount) |
| resolution | 1080p HD |
| night vision | colour night vision (infrared range not published by Ring) |
| field of view | 143° diagonal / 115° horizontal / 59° vertical |
| wifi requirement | 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz, min. 2Mbps upload speed |
How does the Ring Indoor Camera (2nd Gen) compare?
| Product | From | Protocol | Local control | Integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ring Indoor Camera (2nd Gen) (this product) | £39.99 | Wi-Fi | Cloud | Cloud |
| Aqara Camera E1 | £48.98 | Wi-Fi | Yes | Native |
| Aqara Camera Hub G3 | £119.99 | Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Matter | Yes | Native |
| Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro (Wi-Fi) | £159.98 | Wi-Fi, Zigbee, Thread, Matter | Yes | Native |
Frequently asked questions
- Does the Ring Indoor Camera (2nd Gen) work with Home Assistant locally?
- Partly. The Ring Indoor Camera (2nd Gen) connects to Home Assistant through the manufacturer's cloud integration (ring), which relies on the Ring (Amazon) cloud. It works in Home Assistant, but commands go via the internet and stop working during an outage of your connection or the Ring (Amazon) service.
- Which protocol does the Ring Indoor Camera (2nd Gen) use, and do I need a hub?
- The Ring Indoor Camera (2nd Gen) uses Wi-Fi. To pair it with Home Assistant you need no hub — it joins your Wi-Fi network directly. Ring (Amazon)'s own hub is not required when you integrate through the manufacturer's cloud integration (ring).
- How much does the Ring Indoor Camera (2nd Gen) cost in the UK?
- The lowest price we have listed for the Ring Indoor Camera (2nd Gen) is £39.99 at Amazon UK. Prices were last checked in September 2026 and change often, so confirm on the retailer's page before buying.