Managing your Ring Videos
Download, share, and replay recorded videos of every doorbell ring, motion event, and Live View event for up to 180 days. Learn how to change your video storage time.
You can manage your videos from the Ring app or by logging into your account on Ring.com. Learn more about Event History and event types.
Reviewing previously recorded video on your Ring cameras and doorbells requires a Ring Home subscription.
Download your Ring videos
You can download one video clip at a time from the Ring app, or download multiple videos at once from your account on Ring.com.
Note: The number of videos that you can download at one time will vary based on the length of your videos.
Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.
Tap the History tile in the shortcut bar.
- Scroll to the video you want to download, then tapmore (•••).
- SelectDownload.
How to download videos from a web browser:
- Go toHistory.
- SelectManage(pencil icon).
- Select the videos you want to download.
- SelectDownload.
Note: Videos are time stamped and downloaded to your computer as a .zip file. Once unzipped, each .mp4 file can be opened and viewed individually.
Share your Ring videos
Open the Ring app to the main dashboard.
Tap the History tile in the shortcut bar.
- Scroll to the video you want to download, then tapmore (•••).
- TapShareand select how you would like to share this video.
How to share videos from a web browser:
- Go toHistory.
- SelectManage(pencil icon).
- Select the videos you want to share.
- ClickShareand select how you would like to share this video.
Unshare your Ring videos
When you unshare a video, the removal process begins immediately. However, the share link might work temporarily while processing. This process does not delete the video from your account, and deleting private videos does not unshare them.
Tap the menu (☰).
- TapControl Center.
- SelectVideo and Snapshot Storage.
- SelectManageon either Active Cameras or Past cameras.
- Tap thepencil iconin the top right.
- Select the box next to the video you want to unshare.
- Tap unshare near the top.
- ConfirmUnshare Video.
How to unshare videos from a web browser:
- Go toHistory.
- SelectShared Videos.
- SelectManage (pencil icon).
- Choose the video to unshare and selectUnshare.
- ChooseUnshare Video.
Delete your Ring videos
Deleting Ring videos is permanent and irreversible. Unsharing videos does not delete them, and deleting private videos does not unshare them.
Tap the menu (☰).
- TapHistory.
- Tap thepencil iconon the top right.
- Select the desired events.
- You can also selectDelete Allto delete everything at once.
- TapDelete.
- TapDeleteagain.
How to delete videos from a web browser:
- Go toHistory.
- SelectManage (pencil icon).
- Choose the video to delete.
- You can also chooseSelect Multipleto delete multiple events.
- SelectDelete.
- SelectYesto delete this video.