diff --git a/source/_components/sensor.rest.markdown b/source/_components/sensor.rest.markdown
index 59bfb47f70a..f8ca476ef45 100644
--- a/source/_components/sensor.rest.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/sensor.rest.markdown
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ Always want to know your external IP address. [JSON Test](http://www.jsontest.co
 To display the IP address, the entry for a sensor in the `configuration.yaml` file will look like this.
 
 ```yaml
-# Example configuration.yaml entry
   - platform: rest
     resource: http://ip.jsontest.com
     name: External IP
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ The [glances](/components/sensor.glances/) sensor is doing the exact same thing
 Add something similar to the entry below to your `configuration.yaml` file:
 
 ```yaml
-# Example configuration.yaml entry
   - platform: rest
     resource: http://IP_ADRRESS:61208/api/2/mem/used
     name: Used mem
@@ -93,3 +91,16 @@ Add something similar to the entry below to your `configuration.yaml` file:
     unit_of_measurement: MB
 ```
 
+### {% linkable_title Value for other Home Assistant instance %}
+
+The Home Assistant [API](developers/rest_api/) is exposing the data from your attached sensors. If you are running multiple Home Assistant instances which are not [connected](/developers/architecture/#multiple-connected-instances) you can still get information from them.
+
+
+```yaml
+  - platform: rest
+    resource: http://IP_ADDRESS:8123/api/states/sensor.weather_temperature
+    name: Temperature
+    value_template: {% raw %}'{{ value_json.state }}'{% endraw %}
+    unit_of_measurement: "°C"
+```
+