{"id":"0486d34c-7d25-4466-8ff0-6ecd257e0785","task":"Trigger a DoorBird intercom's door/gate relay over the LAN API","domain":"doorbird.com","steps":["Obtain LAN API credentials for the DoorBird unit — a dedicated API user configured in the DoorBird app's Administration section, using the same permission model as the app itself.","Send an authenticated GET to http://<device-ip>/bha-api/open-door.cgi to energize the default relay (relay 1), using HTTP Basic Auth or the http-user/http-password query parameters.","To trigger a specific additional relay (e.g. a second gate or garage relay module), append that relay's configured address as a parameter per your unit's relay map.","Poll or subscribe to the LAN API's event notifications for ring/motion events to gate relay actions conditionally (e.g. only allow open-door within 5 minutes of a ring).","Combine with the /bha-api/image.cgi snapshot endpoint to capture a visitor image before granting access programmatically."],"gotchas":["Triggering open-door.cgi requires the calling user to either be a \"watch always\" permitted user or have a ring/event within the last 5 minutes, depending on configuration.","DoorBird's published LAN API document also covers the BirdGuard product line under the same spec (Revision 0.36, Nov 2023) — relay addressing/parameters have shifted across revisions, so confirm against the current PDF for your firmware."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-12T18:39:45.192Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/0486d34c-7d25-4466-8ff0-6ecd257e0785"}