From b0ce321869058a469f894b2a897d2cf69bbd6969 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fabian Affolter Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2019 19:41:29 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Remove legacy API password --- docs/external_api_rest.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/external_api_rest.md b/docs/external_api_rest.md index 10953d64..54a7022d 100644 --- a/docs/external_api_rest.md +++ b/docs/external_api_rest.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Home Assistant runs a web server accessible on port 8123. * http://IP_ADDRESS:8123/ is an interface to control Home Assistant. * http://IP_ADDRESS:8123/api/ is a Rest API. -The API accepts and returns only JSON encoded objects. All API calls have to be accompanied by the header `X-HA-Access: YOUR_PASSWORD` (YOUR_PASSWORD as specified in your `configuration.yaml` file in the [`http:` section](https://www.home-assistant.io/components/http/)). +The API accepts and returns only JSON encoded objects. All API calls have to be accompanied by the header `Authorization: Bearer ABCDEFGH`. If you are not using the [`frontend`](https://www.home-assistant.io/components/frontend/) in your setup then you need to add the [`api` component](https://www.home-assistant.io/components/api/) to your `configuration.yaml` file.