Using Event History and Event Summary

Event History is a video timeline that provides easy access to all events recorded¹ by your Video Doorbells or Security Cameras with a Ring subscription (sold separately). Event History features icons on a timeline, letting you know when certain events happened.

Event Summary lets you see a daily digest of all the events and recordings at your location.

This feature requires a Ring Home Standard or Premium subscription.

Types of events

Event types may vary, depending on your device(s).

  • Missed ring (Video Doorbells)
  • Answered ring (Video Doorbells)
  • Motion
  • Live View
  • Person detected
  • Linked Device

With a Ring subscription you also get access to Snapshot Capture², which are recurring photo snapshots taken throughout the day that appear in your Event History.

View your Event History

To see your Event History timeline for an individual device:

  1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

  2. Tap more (•••) on the camera you want to access.

  3. Tap your device's Settings.

  4. Tap the
    Event History
    tile.

To see your Event History for all devices:

  1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.

  2. Tap the menu (☰).

  3. Tap
    History
    .

Filter events in your Event History

To filter events, tap the Events drop-down in the Ring app. Then choose Ring, Motion, Live View, Linked Devices, or Favourite. Then tap Filter Events.

View your Event Summary

This feature requires a Ring Home Standard or Premium subscription.

To see your Event Summary in the Ring app:

  1. Tap the menu (☰).

    Note:
    Make sure you have selected a specific location at the top of the menu, and not All Cameras. To select a location, tap the dropdown at the top of the menu.
  2. Tap
    History
    .
  3. Tap more (•••) on the camera you want to access.

  4. Tap
    Event Summary
    .

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