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---
title: "RESTful Notifications"
description: "Instructions on how to add RESTful notifications to Home Assistant."
ha_category:
- Notifications
ha_release: 0.13
ha_domain: rest
---
The `rest` notification platform allows you to deliver [RESTful](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer) notifications from Home Assistant to another party.
To enable the REST notification in your installation, add the following to your {% term "`configuration.yaml`" %} file:
```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
notify:
- name: NOTIFIER_NAME
platform: rest
resource: http://IP_ADDRESS/ENDPOINT
```
{% configuration %}
name:
description: Setting the optional parameter `name` allows multiple notifiers to be created. The notifier will bind to the `notify.NOTIFIER_NAME` action.
required: false
default: notify
type: string
resource:
description: The resource or endpoint that will receive the value.
required: true
type: string
method:
description: The method of the request. Valid options are `GET`, `POST` or `POST_JSON`.
required: false
default: GET
type: string
verify_ssl:
description: Verify the SSL certificate of the endpoint.
required: false
type: boolean
default: True
authentication:
description: Type of the HTTP authentication. `basic` or `digest`.
required: false
default: basic
type: string
username:
description: The username for accessing the REST endpoint.
required: false
type: string
password:
description: The password for accessing the REST endpoint.
required: false
type: string
headers:
description: The headers for the request.
required: false
type: string
message_param_name:
description: Parameter name for the message.
required: false
default: message
type: string
title_param_name:
description: Parameter name for the title.
required: false
type: string
target_param_name:
description: Parameter name for the target.
required: false
type: string
data:
description: Dictionary of extra parameters to send to the resource.
required: false
type: string
data:
description: Template dictionary of extra parameters to send to the resource.
required: false
type: template
{% endconfiguration %}
To use notifications, please see the [getting started with automation page](/getting-started/automation/).
{% include integrations/using_templates.md %}