Home Assistant API Integrations
Build and run workflows using the Home Assistant API. Use 1000s of source-available triggers and actions across 2,000+ apps. Or write custom code to integrate any app or API in seconds.
Overview#
The Home Assistant API unlocks the potential to automate and interact with your smart home devices programmatically. With Pipedream, you can tap into this power, triggering workflows based on events in your home, such as motion detection or door openings, and controlling devices based on external data sources or schedules. This integration allows for the creation of personalized, complex scenarios that can enhance security, energy efficiency, and convenience within your smart home.
import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
props: {
home_assistant: {
type: "app",
app: "home_assistant",
}
},
async run({steps, $}) {
return await axios($, {
url: `https://${this.home_assistant.$auth.hostname}/api`,
headers: {
Authorization: `Bearer ${this.home_assistant.$auth.token}`,
"Content-Type": `application/json`,
},
})
},
})
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Example Use Cases#
Smart Energy Management: Automate the control of smart thermostats or lights with Home Assistant based on real-time data from weather APIs on Pipedream. For example, adjust the thermostat setting when the outside temperature drops or turn off lights when the local sunrise time is reached.
Intruder Alert System: Tie in motion sensors or cameras with communication apps like Twilio or Slack on Pipedream. If unexpected movement is detected while the system is armed, Home Assistant can trigger a workflow that sends an SMS or a message to a Slack channel, alerting you immediately.
Effortless Entertainment Setup: Simplify your movie night by creating a workflow that dims the lights, lowers the blinds, and sets your entertainment system to the right input when you start playing a movie on a service like Plex. This workflow could also pause your media player when a doorbell is pressed, integrating with a device like Ring.
Authentication#
Home Assistant uses API keys for authentication. When you connect your Home Assistant account, Pipedream securely stores the keys so you can easily authenticate to Home Assistant APIs in both code and no-code steps.
All API calls have to be accompanied by the header Authorization: Bearer ABCDEFGH, where ABCDEFGH is replaced by your token. You can obtain a token by going to your profile. For hostname, the default would be IP_ADDRESS:8123 but user-configured values such as home.family.network:8824 can also work.