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layout: page
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title: "API"
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description: "Instructions on how to setup the RESTful API within Home Assistant."
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date: 2018-01-21 08:00
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logo: home-assistant.png
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ha_category: "Other"
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---
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The `api` component exposes a RESTful API and allows one to interact with a Home Assistant instance that is running headless. This component depends on the [`http` component](/components/http/).
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<p class='note warning'>
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It is HIGHLY recommended that you set the `api_password`, especially if you are planning to expose your installation to the internet.
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</p>
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```yaml
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# Example configuration.yaml entry
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api:
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```
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For details to use the API, please refer to the [REST API](/developers/rest_api/) or the [Python REST API documentation](/developers/python_api/) in the "Developer" section.
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