diff --git a/ring_doorbell/__init__.py b/ring_doorbell/__init__.py
index a05d3d58..3e391364 100644
--- a/ring_doorbell/__init__.py
+++ b/ring_doorbell/__init__.py
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ def query(self,
               attempts=RETRY_TOKEN,
               method='GET',
               raw=False,
-              extra_params=None):
+              extra_params=None,
+              json=None):
         """Query data from Ring API."""
         if self.debug:
             _LOGGER.debug("Querying %s", url)
@@ -189,7 +190,7 @@ def query(self,
                 elif method == 'PUT':
                     req = self.session.put((url), params=urlencode(params))
                 elif method == 'POST':
-                    req = self.session.post((url), params=urlencode(params))
+                    req = self.session.post((url), params=urlencode(params), json=json)
 
                 if self.debug:
                     _LOGGER.debug("_query %s ret %s", loop, req.status_code)
diff --git a/ring_doorbell/const.py b/ring_doorbell/const.py
index e3e1d2da..ccbba380 100644
--- a/ring_doorbell/const.py
+++ b/ring_doorbell/const.py
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 NEW_SESSION_ENDPOINT = '/clients_api/session'
 RINGTONES_ENDPOINT = '/ringtones'
 SIREN_ENDPOINT = DOORBELLS_ENDPOINT + '/siren_{1}'
+SNAPSHOT_ENDPOINT = "/clients_api/snapshots/image/{0}"
+SNAPSHOT_TIMESTAMP_ENDPOINT = "/clients_api/snapshots/timestamps"
 TESTSOUND_CHIME_ENDPOINT = CHIMES_ENDPOINT + '/play_sound'
 URL_DOORBELL_HISTORY = DOORBELLS_ENDPOINT + '/history'
 URL_RECORDING = '/clients_api/dings/{0}/recording'
diff --git a/ring_doorbell/doorbot.py b/ring_doorbell/doorbot.py
index 699f8007..81695793 100644
--- a/ring_doorbell/doorbot.py
+++ b/ring_doorbell/doorbot.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 import os
 import pytz
+import time
 
 
 from ring_doorbell.generic import RingGeneric
@@ -14,7 +15,8 @@
     API_URI, DOORBELLS_ENDPOINT, DOORBELL_VOL_MIN, DOORBELL_VOL_MAX,
     DOORBELL_EXISTING_TYPE, DINGS_ENDPOINT, FILE_EXISTS,
     LIVE_STREAMING_ENDPOINT, MSG_BOOLEAN_REQUIRED, MSG_EXISTING_TYPE,
-    MSG_VOL_OUTBOUND, URL_DOORBELL_HISTORY, URL_RECORDING)
+    MSG_VOL_OUTBOUND, SNAPSHOT_ENDPOINT, SNAPSHOT_TIMESTAMP_ENDPOINT,
+    URL_DOORBELL_HISTORY, URL_RECORDING)
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -342,3 +344,18 @@ def volume(self, value):
     def connection_status(self):
         """Return connection status."""
         return self._attrs.get('alerts').get('connection')
+
+    def get_snapshot(self, retries=3, delay=1):
+        """Take a snapshot and download it"""
+        url = API_URI + SNAPSHOT_TIMESTAMP_ENDPOINT
+        payload = {"doorbot_ids": [self._attrs.get('id')]}
+        self._ring.query(url, json=payload)
+        request_time = time.time()
+        for _ in range(retries):
+            time.sleep(delay)
+            response = self._ring.query(url, method="POST", json=payload,
+                                                            raw=1).json()
+            if response["timestamps"][0]["timestamp"] / 1000 > request_time:
+                return self._ring.query(API_URI + SNAPSHOT_ENDPOINT.format(
+                                  self._attrs.get('id')), raw=True).content
+        return False