diff --git a/source/_components/thingspeak.markdown b/source/_components/thingspeak.markdown index 386b0931404..e0409dc36d3 100644 --- a/source/_components/thingspeak.markdown +++ b/source/_components/thingspeak.markdown @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- layout: page -title: "Thingspeak" -description: "Record one entity in Thingspeak" +title: "ThingSpeak" +description: "Record one entity in ThingSpeak" date: 2016-10-24 15:45 sidebar: true comments: false @@ -15,25 +15,21 @@ The `thingspeak` components makes Home Assistant communicate with the [ThingSpea For now, it records exactly one entity at once, which is great for testing purposes. For long-time storage you should rely on the [InfluxDB component](https://home-assistant.io/components/influxdb/). -```yaml -# Example configuration.yaml entry -thingspeak: -``` - You will have to create a [new channel](https://thingspeak.com/channels/new) on ThingSpeak and grab your API key from your [account page](https://thingspeak.com/account). -Configuration variables: -- **api_key**: Yout ThingSpeak API key -- **id**: The ID of your desired ThingSpeak channel -- **whitelist**: The name of the entity whose states should be sent to the channel. - -## {% linkable_title Examples %} - -### {% linkable_title Full configuration %} +To setup the ThinkSpeak component in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file: ```yaml +# Example configuration.yaml entry thingspeak: api_key: MY_API_KEY id: 1337 whitelist: sensor.yr_temperature -``` \ No newline at end of file +``` + +Configuration variables: + +- **api_key** (*Required*): Yout ThingSpeak API key. +- **id** (*Required*): The ID of your desired ThingSpeak channel. +- **whitelist** (*Required*): The name of the entity whose states should be sent to the channel. +