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---
title: Browser
description: Instructions on how to setup the browser integration with Home Assistant.
ha_category:
- Utility
ha_release: pre 0.7
ha_iot_class: Local Push
ha_quality_scale: internal
ha_domain: browser
ha_integration_type: integration
---
The `browser` integration provides a service to open URLs in the default browser on the host machine.
## Configuration
To load this integration, add the following lines to your `configuration.yaml`:
```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
browser:
```
### Services
Once loaded, the `browser` platform will expose services that can be called to perform various actions.
Available services: `browser/browse_url`.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
| ---------------------- | -------- | ----------- |
| `url` | no | The URL to open.
### Usage
To use this service, choose **Call Service** from the **Developer Tools**. Choose the service *browser/browse_url* from the list of **Available services:** and enter the URL into the **Service Data** field and hit **CALL SERVICE**.
```json
{"url": "http://www.google.com"}
```
This will open the given URL on the host machine.