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You can check if the local API works by finding the IP address of your inverter and visiting it in a browser. If it supports the local API, you'll see a HTML page with the SolarEdge logo and a "Commissioning" menu.
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+Recent firmware updates have disabled the local API on many inverters. Please enter the IP address of your inverter in a browser before attempting to use this component. If the local API is enabled, you'll see a web page with the SolarEdge logo and a "Commissioning" menu. See [this issue](https://github.com/jbuehl/solaredge/issues/124) and [this issue](https://github.com/drobtravels/solaredge-local/issues/24) for additional details.
If your inverter does not support the local API, you can use the [cloud based version](/integrations/solaredge/)
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## Configuration
To use the SolarEdge sensors in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file: