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---
title: GitHub
description: How to integrate the GitHub sensor into Home Assistant.
ha_category:
- Sensor
ha_release: 0.88
ha_iot_class: Cloud Polling
ha_domain: github
---
The GitHub sensor integrates data from [GitHub](https://github.com/) to monitor your favorite repositories.
## Setup
To set up this sensor you will need a [personal access token](https://github.com/settings/tokens). You will need to check the `repo` scope for the sensor to function.
## Configuration
To enable this platform, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
- platform: github
access_token: !secret github_access_token
repositories:
- path: 'home-assistant/core'
```
{% configuration %}
access_token:
description: Your GitHub Access Token
required: true
type: string
url:
description: If you are using a GitHub Enterprise server, add it's URL here. For example, `https://mygithubserver.com`
required: false
type: string
repositories:
description: A list of repository paths and optionally a name
required: true
type: list
keys:
path:
description: Path to the repository. For Home Assistant this will be `home-assistant/core`
required: true
type: string
name:
description: Name of the sensor. Gives the sensor a custom name in Home Assistant. Defaults to the repository name from GitHub if not specified.
required: false
type: string
{% endconfiguration %}