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layout: page
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title: "RESTful Binary Sensor"
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description: "Instructions how to integrate REST binary sensors into Home Assistant."
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date: 2015-12-17 19:10
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sidebar: true
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comments: false
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sharing: true
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footer: true
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ha_category: Binary Sensor
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---
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The `rest` binary sensor platform is consuming a given endpoint which is exposed by a [RESTful API](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representational_state_transfer) of a device, an application, or a web service. The binary sensor has support for GET and POST requests.
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To enable this sensor, add the following lines to your `configuration.yaml` file for a GET request:
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```yaml
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# Example configuration.yaml entry
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sensor:
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platform: rest
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resource: http://IP_ADDRESS/ENDPOINT
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method: GET
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name: REST GET binary sensor
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value_template: '{% raw %}{{ value_json.state }}{% endraw %}'
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```
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or for a POST request:
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```yaml
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# Example configuration.yaml entry
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sensor:
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platform: rest
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resource: http://IP_ADDRESS/ENDPOINT
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method: POST
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value_template: '{% raw %}{{ value_json.state }}{% endraw %}'
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payload: '{ "device" : "door" }'
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name: REST POST binary sensor
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```
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Configuration variables:
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- **resource** (*Required*): The resource or endpoint that contains the value.
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- **method** (*Optional*): The method of the request. Default is GET.
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- **value_template** (*Optional*): Defines a [template](/getting-started/templating/) to extract the value.
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- **payload** (*Optional*): The payload to send with a POST request. Usualy formed as a dictionary.
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- **name** (*Optional*): Name of the REST binary sensor.
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<p class='note warning'>
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Make sure that the URL matches exactly your endpoint or resource.
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</p>
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