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title: "Nest thermostat support"
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The nest thermostat platform let you control a thermostat from [Nest](https://nest.com).

To set it up, add the following information to your `configuration.yaml` file:

```yaml
thermostat:
  platform: nest
  username: USERNAME
  password: PASSWORD
```

Configuration variables:

- **username** (*Required*): Your Nest username.
- **password** (*Required*): Your Nest password.

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