---
title: Tailscale
description: Instructions on how to integrate Tailscale within Home Assistant.
ha_category:
  - Binary Sensor
  - Sensor
  - Network
ha_release: 2021.12
ha_iot_class: Cloud Polling
ha_config_flow: true
ha_codeowners:
  - '@frenck'
ha_domain: tailscale
ha_platforms:
  - binary_sensor
  - sensor
ha_quality_scale: platinum
---

The Tailscale integration integrates the [Tailscale](https://www.tailscale.com) API
with Home Assistant; giving you the possibility to monitor and automate on
the state of the devices in your Tailscale VPN network (Tailnet).

## Prerequisites

To use the Tailscale integration, you will need to obtain an API key,
you can create one in the [Tailscale Admin Panel](https://login.tailscale.com/admin/settings/authkeys).

Additionally, you will need to know the Tailnet name of your Tailscale network.
You can find it in the top left corner in the [Tailscale Admin Panel](https://login.tailscale.com/admin/settings/authkeys)
(beside the Tailscale logo).

{% include integrations/config_flow.md %}