Wyze Cam v3 and HomeKit: Full HomeBridge Setup Guide (2025)

Wyze has never supported Apple HomeKit natively. The company's business model is built on selling affordable cameras that funnel users into Wyze's own subscription service (Cam Plus) for cloud storage and AI features. Adding HomeKit support would allow users to use iCloud storage instead, cutting into that revenue stream.

That said, Wyze's local API is well-documented, and the homebridge-wyze-smart-home plugin is one of the most mature and actively maintained HomeBridge plugins available. You can get full HomeKit integration for all Wyze cameras, plugs, bulbs, and sensors.

A running HomeBridge server (Raspberry Pi, Mac, or Windows PC — see our HomeBridge Raspberry Pi guide), a Wyze account with at least one camera linked, and the camera on firmware that supports the local RTSP stream or Wyze API. Most Wyze Cam v3 units work out of the box with the plugin.

For HomeKit Secure Video recording (encrypted storage to iCloud), you'll need an iCloud+ subscription: 50 GB handles one camera, 200 GB handles up to five.

In the HomeBridge UI, go to Plugins and search for 'homebridge-wyze-smart-home'. Install the plugin, then go to the Config tab and add a new config block. You'll need your Wyze account email and password (or a Wyze API key if you've enabled two-factor authentication — the plugin's README has instructions for generating an API key without storing your password).

After saving and restarting HomeBridge, your Wyze cameras should appear in the Home app within 60–90 seconds. The plugin exposes each camera as a HomeKit Secure Video accessory, along with motion sensors, contact sensors (for Wyze Entry Sensors), and switches (for Wyze Plugs and bulbs).

Live view in the Home app shows a delayed stream (typically 5–10 seconds behind real-time). This is expected and is a limitation of how HomeKit Secure Video streams are encoded — not a bug with the Wyze plugin. The native Wyze app will always have faster live view than the HomeKit integration.

Recording quality depends on your iCloud+ plan. With HomeKit Secure Video, motion-triggered clips are recorded at up to 1080p and stored end-to-end encrypted in iCloud — even Wyze and Apple cannot access the footage. Face recognition and activity zones from HomeKit work on top of Wyze's motion detection.

The most common source of instability is Wyze account authentication. When Wyze updates their app or API, the plugin may temporarily fail to authenticate. Check the homebridge-wyze-smart-home GitHub page for updates — maintainers typically push fixes within a few days of Wyze API changes.

Assign your HomeBridge Pi a static IP address in your router settings. This ensures the HomeKit bridge address never changes, preventing the 'Bridge Unavailable' error that occurs when the Pi gets a new IP after a router reboot.