Sorry I wasn’t clear. I’m referring to the python SDK, and looking for guidance about using area_clean
Thanks for clarifying
Bumping this again. I’ve seen API keys added recently, but is there any chance we get actual documentation? So much of my interest in buying lightbulbs to begin with was the potential ability to control them on my own code.
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And now IFTTT webhooks are a paid feature, so wyze integration using it is basically an extended subscription 
Can’t integrate Wyze cameras with home automation through IFTTT anymore. Could we get an API please?
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Did IFTTT just take away webhooks from free accounts, or did they take away other things too?
Using a second cloud control system is so much worse than using one.
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Yeah, don’t get me wrong, I use Home Assistant for most of my automations now. I’m about to run my Wyze Cams to it through either Scrypted or Docker Wyze Bridge. My Wyze lights now all seem to run locally (HA says they work locally) and quickly and more reliably. I boycotted IFTTT back when they first reneged on stuff for greed (companies were already paying them to use the system, so they were already profitable, then they wanted to get paid twice, and took away stuff that was already free. I don’t like that. I left. I was just curious what IFTTT changed now. I only use them when I am doing verification testing to help someone out or confirm an issue, but generally avoid them now.
THIS
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I’ve been asking about this for years all my wyze investment got trash by me 2 years ago.
It had such promise it was going to be an awesome product, a game changer.
But instead it turned into another closed ecosystem making it all useless junk.
Their actions in the V3 product line was clear they were never going to make an API.
I’ve fully given up. And from time to time I get notified of this forum that I go out of my way to write this post about how disappointed I am.
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I have the same idea.
We have determined that Wyze has no intention of supporting the API we expect for the time being, and we believe we have no choice but to look for a different solution.
If you find another method, please let me know.
I would also like to share if I find a better method.
Currently, I’m thinking about developing a new camera with people who have the same needs.
never going to happen
What is the purpose if the API key that you can get from wyze?
I checked back after several years to see if Wyze had finally gotten with the program and opened up support for third-party apps. Nope—same closed system. Honestly, it’s baffling that a company would refuse to give customers such a basic option.
It’s been about five years since I bought some Wyze cameras, and I would have gladly purchased more of their products. But I run Home Assistant, and I won’t buy anything that isn’t compatible. Instead, I’ve started switching to Reolink cameras, which integrate perfectly with Home Assistant. Little by little, the Wyze cameras are being replaced.
Wyze may keep selling to uninformed buyers who don’t realize the limitations, but sooner or later those customers will be disappointed too. It’s a short-sighted strategy and, in my view, a path to irrelevance. The smart home industry is moving toward openness and interoperability—companies like Reolink understand that. Wyze clearly doesn’t.
All Wyze needs to do is look at the number of views this one issue has! That is tens of thousands of potential customers that are turned off. If they ever decide to go public that is one company I would not invest in.
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Yeah, they will be forced into this eventually if they want to survive. The question is how painful it has to become before they decide to follow the market trends (support Home Assistant, offer local Edge AI detections for free, and other standard improvements).
I have seen some positive signs recently though. They recently committed to implementing RTSP on future cameras and some of the most popular existing models. They are aiming for the end of the year as a timeline, but can’t make promises yet since things can come up from development.
I do think finally implementing RTSP is a great step.
In addition, Wyze did recently launch official API access:
https://support.wyze.com/hc/en-us/articles/16129834216731-Creating-an-API-Key
There is some basic SDK documentation here:
But it is currently very limited. They are simply giving people secure access but leaving it up to the community to do development for now.
I think we will see some huge shifts in the smart camera industry over the next 3-18 months. Matter camera libraries are FINALLY on target to be released by the end of the year. That will likely cause a major market shift in the smart camera industry. Wyze and other companies will finally have to plan out their future roadmap with how to move forward. Many will simply implement it on all future cameras while others may update existing cams to support it, and some will simply launch legacy bridges for existing devices. Those who do nothing will find severe consequences within 2 years or less.
Personally, I think right now is one of the worst times to buy [noncritical, discretionary] new cameras that may be fairly deprecated within the next couple of years. I’m really interested to see what companies do with their roadmaps as soon as the CSA Matter camera libraries are finalized and launched. I think it will take a lot of companies 6-12 months to fully adjust their existing roadmaps (I guess they’d adjust their roadmaps sooner than that, but the R&D shift may take 6-12 months before the customers start seeing dramatic general market shifts, and up to another 12 months before it really picks up strongly with a lot of competition and consumer demand).
I think Wyze is coming to realize this given their token efforts toward this demand by committing to RTSP and giving official API access, but I don’t think they will do a lot more until the Matter Camera libraries launch first. But I totally agree that they are going to get a harsh wakeup call if they don’t start to take the Open Home Foundations (Home Assistant) and other interoperability more seriously. Some of this interoperability stuff is becoming strongly nonnegotiable for more and more people and even if the majority of basic users don’t use it, the influencial users do, and they will recommend people use a company that supports the things that work better for their needs, which will lead even the basic users elsewhere.
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