Reolink
Reolink Video Doorbell (Battery)
- Works with HA
- Local control
- Wi-Fi
Prices verified September 2026
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Reolink's cordless option, and still Platinum-certified Works with Home Assistant — but budget for more than the £99.59 sticker price: proper local storage and the full local API need a separate Reolink Home Hub (roughly £50 extra), since standalone mode drops both. What you get for that is genuine no-drill install — mount anywhere within WiFi range, no bell wiring or transformer needed — plus HDR night vision that holds up well after dark. If you already have bell wiring, the wired WiFi model is the simpler HA setup: no hub dependency, no battery-aware polling throttling to work around.
What can Home Assistant control on the Reolink Video Doorbell (Battery)?
| Control | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Battery | Sensor (%) | Reported battery charge level; updates instantly on wake events despite the throttled polling for other entities. |
| Battery state | Sensor | Discharging, charging, or charge-complete status. |
| Battery temperature | Sensor | Battery pack temperature; useful for flagging cold-weather charge/discharge issues on an outdoor-mounted doorbell. |
| Sleep status | Binary sensor | Awake/sleeping state of the camera; the recommended automation trigger since it fires instantly and avoids acting on throttled polling cycles. |
| PIR sensitivity / interval | Number | Tunes motion-wake trigger sensitivity and the minimum interval between wake events — the main lever for trading event responsiveness against battery drain. |
In Home Assistant terms, standalone isn't actually a supported configuration — the Reolink integration only ever talks to this doorbell through a Home Hub or NVR acting as a bridge, so there's no direct camera-to-HA fallback the way there is with the wired models. Once bridged, entity polling is battery-aware: camera-waking entities refresh only on a PIR wake event, after a period of silence, or on a shared multi-hour ceiling across all battery cameras sharing the hub, versus the wired doorbells' flat 60-second poll. Push-capable entities (battery percentage, battery state, sleep status) still update near-instantly outside that throttling, which makes sleep-status-becomes-awake the right automation trigger — chaining notification/snapshot actions off that single transition avoids re-triggering on every polled refresh during one visitor interaction.
Specs
| power | battery (7000mAh, ~5 months) or 8-24V AC/24V DC wired; USB-C charging |
|---|---|
| storage | microSD up to 256GB; Home Hub (sold separately, built-in 64GB + 2x512GB expansion) recommended for full local recording |
| ip rating | IP65 |
| streaming | Reolink local API + RTSP/RTMP/FLV; best local behaviour needs a Home Hub |
| dimensions | 160 x 48 x 29.5mm, 231g |
| resolution | 4MP (2K), 2048x2048 @ 15fps |
| night vision | infrared with HDR, no-drill battery install |
| field of view | 150° horizontal, 150° vertical, 180° diagonal |
| two way audio | dual mic + speaker, noise reduction and echo suppression |
How does the Reolink Video Doorbell (Battery) compare?
| Product | From | Protocol | Local control | Integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reolink Video Doorbell (Battery) (this product) | £99.59 | Wi-Fi | Yes | Works with HA |
| Aqara Doorbell Camera Hub G410 | £109.99 | Wi-Fi, Thread, Matter | Yes | Native |
| Arlo Essential Video Doorbell | £134.08 | Wi-Fi | Cloud | HACS |
| Blink Video Doorbell | £23 | Wi-Fi | Cloud | Cloud |
Frequently asked questions
- Does the Reolink Video Doorbell (Battery) work with Home Assistant locally?
- Yes. The Reolink Video Doorbell (Battery) is controlled locally in Home Assistant through a certified "Works with Home Assistant" integration (reolink), so it keeps working if your internet connection or the Reolink cloud goes down. Control and state updates stay on your own network.
- Which protocol does the Reolink Video Doorbell (Battery) use, and do I need a hub?
- The Reolink Video Doorbell (Battery) uses Wi-Fi. To pair it with Home Assistant you need no hub — it joins your Wi-Fi network directly. Reolink's own hub is not required when you integrate through a certified "Works with Home Assistant" integration (reolink).
- How much does the Reolink Video Doorbell (Battery) cost in the UK?
- The lowest price we have listed for the Reolink Video Doorbell (Battery) is £99.59 at Reolink UK. Prices were last checked in September 2026 and change often, so confirm on the retailer's page before buying.