This article describes Blink's storage options for your video clips, also known as motion clips. Your storage options depend on the equipment, account type and subscription plan you have.

Storage options for newer cameras

Camera / Device model	Subscription based Cloud Storage	Clip backup on USB	Local Storage on USB
Outdoor 4
Indoor & Outdoor (3rd Gen)
Video Doorbell
Mini
Wired Floodlight

Storage options for legacy devices and legacy accounts (created on or before April 15, 2020)

*Up to 5 Sync Modules can be added to a legacy account.

Note:  Legacy Blink cameras XT, XT2, and Indoor (1st Gen) cannot make use of Local Storage or Clip Backup with a Sync Module and USB flash drive. However, these cameras continue to receive 7200 seconds of cloud storage. When these cameras reach their 7,200 second limit, the oldest clips are deleted as new ones are stored in the cloud.

Storage options

Subscription based Cloud Storage

Blink Subscription Plans safely store your motion clips and Live View sessions on Blink's cloud servers. Cloud-based clips are viewed in the Blink app. Subscriptions can be applied to all Blink cameras, but newer features are exclusive to newer devices.

Note:  Legacy Blink cameras XT, XT2, and Indoor (1st Gen) cannot make use of Local Storage or Clip Backup with a Sync Module and USB flash drive. However, these cameras continue to receive 7200 seconds of cloud storage. When these cameras reach their 7,200 second limit, the oldest clips are deleted as new ones are stored in the cloud.

Purchase a Blink Subscription at any time, and cancel when you wish. When you cancel, you have the option to end your plan on or before the renewal date. If you cancel, your subscription plan will end immediately and you will be refunded for any unused portion of it. Your clips stay viewable in the Blink app until they are manually deleted, or the clip reaches its auto-deletion time (60 days US or 30 days in the EU/UK). With a Blink Subscription plan, you also have unlimited cloud video recording.

Clip Backup with USB

Clip Backup is one of the benefits of a Blink Subscription Plan, which allows you to store cloud-based clips to a USB drive. Your cloud-based clips are only viewable in the Blink app.

Note:  Legacy Blink cameras XT, XT2, and Indoor (1st Gen) cannot make use of Local Storage or Clip Backup with a Sync Module and USB flash drive. However, these cameras continue to receive 7200 seconds of cloud storage. When these cameras reach their 7,200 second limit, the oldest clips are deleted as new ones are stored in the cloud.

Your backup clips are automatically saved to the flash drive every 24 hours. Clip Backups can be viewed on the USB drive after it is safely ejected from the Sync Module 2 and inserted into a PC.

For Clip Backup to occur, you need the following:

• A Sync Module 2-managed system with a USB flash drive plugged into it.
• An active Blink Subscription Plan or legacy account.

Learn more about how to use Clip Backup.

Local Storage - Sync Module 2 with USB

If you don't have a subscription but want to use Local Storage, you need the following:

• You have a Sync Module 2 managed system with a USB flash drive plugged into it.
• You don't have an active Blink Subscription Plan.

Local Storage clips are viewed in the Blink app by tapping Clips . Learn more about using Local Storage with the Sync Module 2.

Note:  Legacy Blink cameras XT, XT2, and Indoor (1st Gen) cannot make use of Local Storage or Clip Backup with a Sync Module and USB flash drive. However, these cameras continue to receive 7200 seconds of cloud storage. When these cameras reach their 7,200 second limit, the oldest clips are deleted as new ones are stored in the cloud.

Legacy device storage

• Legacy devices include the Indoor (1st Gen), XT, and XT2.
• Devices released before April 15, 2020 have 7200 seconds of free cloud storage per Sync Module.
  • Up to 5 Sync Modules can be added to a legacy account.

Note:  Legacy Blink cameras XT, XT2, and Indoor (1st Gen) cannot make use of Local Storage or Clip Backup with a Sync Module and USB flash drive. However, these cameras continue to receive 7200 seconds of cloud storage. When these cameras reach their 7,200 second limit, the oldest clips are deleted as new ones are stored in the cloud.

Legacy account storage

• Accounts that were created on or before April 15, 2020 have 7200 seconds of free cloud storage per Sync Module.
  • Up to 5 Sync Modules can be added to a legacy account.
• New Blink Mini cameras receive 7200 seconds of free cloud storage. If additional Minis are purchased, the 7200 seconds of free cloud storage are shared between the Mini cameras.

Note: Legacy Blink cameras XT, XT2, and Indoor (1st Gen) cannot make use of Local Storage or Clip Backup with a Sync Module and USB flash drive. However, these cameras continue to receive 7200 seconds of Cloud storage. Clips will auto-delete when their 7,200 second limit is reached OR when the existing clips are saved for longer than 60 days, whichever comes first.

No storage option

Alerts and Live View

Without a Blink Subscription, or existing cloud storage, certain Blink cameras receive Motion Notifications in the Blink app. Simply tap the notification to enter the camera's Live View. No clips are saved, but you have two-way audio and video from the camera through the Blink app.

Live View sessions are never saved to USB, but you can save them to the cloud with a Blink Subscription.