Add iot class and other minor changes

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Fabian Affolter 2016-09-20 17:13:07 +02:00
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ha_category: Sensor
ha_release: 0.25
ha_iot_class: "Local Polling"
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layout: page
title: "Imap E-mail Content"
description: "Instructions how to integrate imap email content sensor into Home Assistant."
title: "IMAP Email Content"
description: "Instructions how to integrate IMAP email content sensor into Home Assistant."
date: 2016-09-09 12:30
sidebar: true
comments: false
sharing: true
footer: true
ha_category: Sensor
ha_iot_class: "Local Polling"
ha_release: 0.25
---
The `imap email content` sensor platform will read emails from an imap email server and report them as a state change within Home Assistant.
This is useful if you have a device that only reports its state via email.
The `imap_email_content` sensor platform will read emails from an IMAP email server and report them as a state change within Home Assistant. This is useful if you have a device that only reports its state via email.
To enable this sensor, add the following lines to your `configuration.yaml` file:
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- **server** (*Required*): The IP address or hostname of the IMAP server.
- **port** (*Required*): The port where the server is accessible.
- **name** (*Optional*): Name of the IMAP sensor.
- **name** (*Optional*): Name of the IMAP sensor to use in the frontend.
- **username** (*Required*): Username for the IMAP server.
- **password** (*Required*): Password for the IMAP server.
- **senders** (*Required*): A list of sender email addresses that are allowed to report state via email. Only emails recieved from these addresses will be processed.