Erik Montnemery cfa5d4824b
Document sensor not supported for unlimited plans (#28604)
* Document sensor not supported for unlimited plans

* Replace incorrect use of bandwidth with data
2023-08-18 19:25:44 +02:00

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---
title: Start.ca
description: Instructions on how to integrate Start.ca data usage within Home Assistant.
ha_category:
- Network
ha_release: 0.64
ha_iot_class: Cloud Polling
ha_domain: startca
ha_platforms:
- sensor
ha_integration_type: integration
---
Integrate your [Start.ca](https://www.start.ca/) account information into Home Assistant.
## Setup
You can get your API key from: [Start.ca Usage API](https://portal.start.ca/account/usage/api)
## Configuration
To use your Start.ca sensor in your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:
```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
- platform: startca
api_key: API_KEY
total_bandwidth: 400
monitored_variables:
- usage
- usage_gb
- limit
- used_download
- used_upload
- used_total
- grace_download
- grace_upload
- grace_total
- total_download
- total_upload
- used_remaining
```
{% configuration %}
api_key:
description: The Start.ca API key to access the service.
required: true
type: string
total_bandwidth:
description: Your data limit in gigabytes. Set to `0` for unlimited plans without a cap.
required: true
type: string
monitored_conditions:
description: Conditions to display in the frontend.
required: true
type: list
keys:
usage:
description: Data usage (percentage). This sensor is not supported for unlimited plans.
usage_gb:
description: Data usage (gigabytes).
limit:
description: Monthly data limit (gigabytes). This sensor is not supported for unlimited plans.
used_download:
description: Data used by download outside the grace period (gigabytes).
used_upload:
description: Data used by upload outside the grace period (gigabytes).
used_total:
description: Total data (download and upload sum calculation) used outside the grace period (gigabytes).
grace_download:
description: Data used by download during the grace period (gigabytes).
grace_upload:
description: Data used by upload during the grace period (gigabytes).
grace_total:
description: Total data (download and upload sum calculation) used during the unlimited period (gigabytes).
total_download:
description: Total data download (Grace + Used) (gigabytes).
total_upload:
description: Total data upload (Grace + Used) (gigabytes).
used_remaining:
description: Remaining bandwidth calculated from used and supplied total bandwidth (gigabytes). This sensor is not supported for unlimited plans.
{% endconfiguration %}