Reolink Talk (Two-Way Audio) for Home Assistant

Expose Reolink cameras that support two-way audio as media_player entities, so you can play:

• MP3/WAV files (local media or URLs)
• Home Assistant TTS output (anything that resolves to audio)

This integration piggybacks on the official Reolink integration for credentials and device selection, but it does not depend on go2rtc, Frigate, or Docker for talkback.

Install (HACS)

1. Add this repository to HACS as a custom repository (category: Integration).
2. Install Reolink Talk (Two-Way Audio).
3. Restart Home Assistant.
4. Add the integration in Settings -> Devices & Services.

Requirements

• Home Assistant with the official Reolink integration configured.
• ffmpeg available in your Home Assistant environment (used to decode/transcode audio before sending).

Usage

After setup, you will get one media_player per selected Reolink config entry:

• media_player.<something> (shown in UI as "Reolink Talk ")

You can:

• Use the media browser to pick local files from media/.
• Call media_player.play_media from automations/scripts.
• Use the volume slider (software volume; some camera models may also support hardware speak volume).

Compatible Cameras

This integration only works for cameras that expose Reolink TalkAbility with audioType=adpcm via the Baichuan protocol (that is what the official Reolink app uses for talkback).

Confirmed Working

• Reolink Video Doorbell series (tested on a doorbell in this Home Assistant setup)

Expected To Work (Needs Community Confirmation)

In general, models that support Two-Way Audio in the official Reolink app/client are good candidates, as long as they are set up as standalone devices in Home Assistant (not behind an NVR/Home Hub limitation) and expose ADPCM TalkAbility.

Reolink maintains an official list of models that support Two-Way Audio:

• Which Reolink Cameras Support Two-Way Audio

Important caveats from Reolink:

• If a camera is connected to an NVR, two-way audio may not be usable in some configurations. See: Introduction to Two-Way Audio.

If you test a model successfully, please open a GitHub issue/PR and add it to the “Confirmed Working” list (include your model name and whether it is PoE/WiFi/battery).

Stability / Compatibility Notes

• Cameras are only usable for talkback if the device reports TalkAbility with audioType=adpcm.
• Firmware differences exist. This integration tries to pick FDX + mixAudioStream automatically when supported.
• If a camera is offline during startup, it may still show as available; the definitive check happens when you actually play media.

Troubleshooting

This repo includes two debug scripts (optional):

• scripts/reolink_talk_debug.py: send a sine tone or a file to a specific camera using the same stored credentials as HA.
• scripts/reolink_talk_e2e_capture_test.py: capture RTSP audio while sending talk to confirm speaker output is present.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.