---
layout: page
title: "Last.fm"
description: "Instructions on how to integrate Last.fm sensors into Home Assistant."
date: 2016-05-18 09:00
sidebar: true
comments: false
sharing: true
footer: true
logo: lastfm.png
ha_category: Social
ha_iot_class: "Cloud Polling"
ha_release: "0.20"
---


The `lastfm` sensor platform will allow you to see whenever a user starts scrobbling, their play count, last song played, and top song played on [Last.fm](http://www.last.fm).

## {% linkable_title Setup %}

To get an API key you need to create an [API account](http://www.last.fm/api/account/create).

## {% linkable_title Configuration %}

To use Last.fm sensor with your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  - platform: lastfm
    api_key: YOUR_API_KEY
    users:
      - user1
      - user2
```

{% configuration %}
api_key:
  description: Your Last.fm API key.
  required: true
  type: string
users:
  description: List of users.
  required: true
  type: map
  keys:
    username:
      description: Username of the user to monitor.
{% endconfiguration %}