Keeping your community safe with Search Party

Search Party enables your outdoor Ring cameras and doorbells to help you reunite lost dogs with their families. When a neighbour reports a missing dog and activates a Search Party, your outdoor cameras use AI to spot the missing dog. If your camera spots a possible match, you can choose if you want to share relevant videos to help your neighbours.

Where is Search Party available? 

• Search Party is available to neighbours in the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK). 
• Search Party is available on all Ring doorbells and outdoor cameras. 

Important note: All Stick Up Cam and Outdoor Cam versions must have the Install Type set as Outdoor. 

Turning Search Party on or off

You can turn Search Party on or off at any time in the Ring app:

1. Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.
2. Tap the menu (☰).
3. Tap

   Control Centre

   .
4. Select

   Search Party

   .
5. Tap

   Enable or Disable

   Search for Lost Pets.
   • Tap the blue Pet icon next to Search for Lost Pets to turn the feature on or off for each camera.

Neighbours helping neighbours to find your lost dog 

Understanding Search Party for Dogs 

Search Party helps find lost dogs in your neighbourhood. When a neighbour reports a missing dog in the Ring app, your outdoor Ring cameras and doorbells use AI to look for matches in your recordings. 

Reviewing recorded video on your Ring cameras and doorbells requires a Ring subscription. Learn more about Ring subscriptions. 

If your camera spots what might be the lost dog, you'll get an alert with: 

• A picture of the missing dog 
• Video footage from your camera 

You can choose to ignore the alert or respond to the alert and share the info with your neighbour. Nothing is ever shared without your consent. 

Initiating a Search Party for your dog 

Anyone can create a Lost Dog post in the Neighbours section of the Ring app. Ring users with an active Ring device can initiate a Search Party to look for their lost dog through the Ring app. Search Party will be available to all Ring app users soon, even if you don't have an active Ring device.

You do not need a Ring subscription to use this feature.  

When you create a Lost Dog Post in the Ring app, the app guides you through activating the Search Party feature, if eligible. This feature lets you share details about your lost dog. To learn how to create a Lost Dog Post, visit Keeping your pets safe with Ring Pet Profiles.

Ending Search Party when your dog is found 

If you have an active Search Party, you'll see a Search Party banner below your post. If you don't have an active Search Party you will have a drop down banner on your post that lets you add this feature. 

Search Party ends automatically after a few hours, unless you confirm you're still looking. When you find your dog, you can update your Lost Dog Post to let everyone know.  

Found your pet using Search Party? Share your story at ukstories@ring.com. For more information about Search Party, visit our Neighbours page on ring.com.