How to share Blink camera access
You share Blink camera access through the Blink app by inviting other people to your account. The person you invite gets a notification, accepts it, and then sees your cameras in their own app. They can watch live video and recorded clips, but you control what they can do — you decide whether they can arm and disarm the system, delete recordings, or just view the feed.
The process takes about two minutes. You need the other person's email address, and they need to have the Blink app installed on their phone or access to it through a web browser. Once they accept your invitation, they stay connected until you remove them.
Key Takeaways
- Invitations are sent through the Blink app using the other person's email address, and they must accept before they can see your cameras.
- You can set different permission levels for each person — some can only view cameras, while others can arm and disarm the system.
- Shared access works across phones, tablets, and web browsers, so the other person can check cameras from any device.
- You can remove someone's access at any time from the app, and they will no longer see your cameras or be able to control anything.
Steps to invite someone to your Blink account
Open the Blink app and tap the menu icon (three horizontal lines) in the bottom right corner. Select Account, then tap Invite User. Enter the email address of the person you want to share access with, then tap Send Invite.
The other person will receive an email notification with a link to accept the invitation. They click the link, sign into their Blink account (or create one if they don't have one), and then your cameras appear in their app. If they don't see the invitation email within a few minutes, ask them to check their spam folder.
Once they accept, they can open the Blink app and see all the cameras you've shared with them. The cameras appear in their camera list just like cameras they own themselves.
Setting permissions for each person
When you invite someone, you choose what they can do. Go to Account > Invite User, and before you send the invitation, you'll see options for what that person can access. The most common setup is to let them view cameras and recordings but not change any settings.
You can give someone permission to arm and disarm the system, which is useful if they live in the house or need to control the cameras themselves. You can also let them delete recordings, though most people keep this turned off so that shared users can't erase evidence of something that happened. Each person you invite can have different permissions — one family member might be able to arm the system while another can only watch.
To change someone's permissions after you've invited them, go to Account > Manage Users, select their name, and adjust the toggles next to each permission.
What shared users can and cannot do
A person with view-only access can watch live video from your cameras, look at recorded clips, and get notifications when motion is detected. They cannot arm or disarm the system, change camera settings, delete recordings, or invite other people to your account.
If you give someone permission to arm and disarm, they can turn the system on and off from their phone, which is helpful for family members or trusted friends who need to control the cameras. They still cannot change settings like motion sensitivity or recording length unless you give them that permission separately. Admin access — which you should only give to people you trust completely — lets someone do almost everything you can do, including inviting other users and changing account settings.
Removing someone's access
Open the Blink app, go to Account > Manage Users, and find the person you want to remove. Tap their name and select Remove User. They will no longer see your cameras in their app, and any invitations you sent them that they haven't accepted yet will be cancelled.
Removing someone happens when ready — they lose access as soon as you confirm. They won't receive a notification that you've removed them, but they'll notice when they open the app and the cameras are gone. If you want to give them access again later, you can send a new invitation.
Sharing access across devices and browsers
Once someone accepts your invitation, they can view your cameras from any device where they sign into the Blink app. If they have the app on their phone, they can also open Blink through a web browser on a computer by going to the Blink website and signing in with the same email address. The cameras and recordings appear the same way on all devices.
This means a family member can check on your house from their work computer, their phone, or a tablet — whichever is convenient. The permissions you set explore across all devices, so if you've only given them view access, they can't arm the system from a web browser even though they could on their phone (they can't do either, in this case).
Troubleshooting shared access problems
If someone says they didn't receive an invitation email, ask them to check their spam or junk folder — sometimes email providers filter out Blink notifications. You can also resend the invitation by going to Account > Invite User and entering their email address again. If they've already accepted a previous invitation, sending a new one won't cause problems.
If cameras aren't showing up in their app after they accept the invitation, have them close the app completely and reopen it. Sometimes the app needs to refresh to display newly shared cameras. If that doesn't work, they can sign out of their Blink account and sign back in. If the problem continues, check that you actually sent the invitation to the correct email address — if you made a typo, they won't receive anything.
If someone can see cameras but can't perform an action they should be able to do (like arming the system), go back to Manage Users and verify that you've turned on the right permissions for them. Permissions sometimes don't sync when ready, so have them close and reopen the app.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I share access to just one camera instead of all of them?
No — when you invite someone to your Blink account, they see all the cameras you own. You can't restrict access to individual cameras. If you need to share only one camera with someone, you would need to create a separate Blink account with just that camera and invite them to that account instead.
What happens if I change my Blink password after sharing access?
Changing your password does not affect people you've already invited. They keep their access and can continue viewing cameras. Your password change only affects your own login — it doesn't log out shared users or require them to update anything.
Can someone I've shared access with invite other people to see my cameras?
Only if you give them admin permissions. If you've only given them view access or the ability to arm and disarm, they cannot invite other people. If you're concerned about this, stick with lower permission levels for people you don't know well.
Do shared users get notifications when motion is detected?
Yes, if you've turned on notifications for them. When you set up their permissions, you can choose whether they receive motion alerts and other notifications. You can change this at any time from the Manage Users screen.
Can I see when a shared user watches my cameras?
The Blink app doesn't show you a log of when other people view your cameras or what they watched. You can see activity history for the cameras themselves (like when motion was detected), but not who accessed them.