From 2a759f5acd0f45e3171be954756d59ef1f4cd99e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paulus Schoutsen Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 11:53:42 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update SolarEdge instructions (#27156) Co-authored-by: Franck Nijhof --- source/_integrations/solaredge.markdown | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/_integrations/solaredge.markdown b/source/_integrations/solaredge.markdown index 6818f8548a0..6ed953b1202 100644 --- a/source/_integrations/solaredge.markdown +++ b/source/_integrations/solaredge.markdown @@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ ha_codeowners: ha_integration_type: device --- -The `solaredge` platform uses the [SolarEdge Monitoring API](https://www.solaredge.com/sites/default/files/se_monitoring_api.pdf) to allow you to get details from your SolarEdge solar power setup and integrate these in your Home Assistant installation. +The SolarEdge integration allows you to get details from your SolarEdge solar power setup and integrate these in your Home Assistant installation. -
+To integrate it, you need your installation ID and an API key. You can get these by logging in to your [SolarEdge web portal](https://www.solaredge.com). Note: if your portal is not in English, the labels will be different. -The SolarEdge Monitoring API has a daily rate limit of 300 requests. In order to stay under this limit, and allow for some additional requests, the `solaredge` platform will update the site overview every 15 minutes. +- Click on Admin and scroll down to API Access +- Click on "Generate key" +- Click on Save -
+Data is updated every 15 minutes to stay within the daily rate limit of 300 requests per day. {% include integrations/config_flow.md %}