homelab-docs/HOMEASSISTANT.md

Home Assistant

Overview

Setting	Value
VM ID	110
Host	PVE (10.10.10.120)
IP Address	10.10.10.210 (DHCP - should be static)
Port	8123
Web UI	http://10.10.10.210:8123
OS	Home Assistant OS 16.3
Version	2025.11.3 (update available: 2025.12.3)

API Access

Home Assistant uses Long-Lived Access Tokens for API authentication.

Getting an API Token

1. Go to http://10.10.10.210:8123
2. Click your profile (bottom left)
3. Scroll to "Long-Lived Access Tokens"
4. Click "Create Token"
5. Name it (e.g., "Claude Code")
6. Copy the token (only shown once!)

API Configuration

API_URL: http://10.10.10.210:8123/api
API_TOKEN: eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpc3MiOiIwZThjZmJjMzVlNDA0NzYwOTMzMjg3MTQ5ZjkwOGU2NyIsImlhdCI6MTc2NTk5MjQ4OCwiZXhwIjoyMDgxMzUyNDg4fQ.r743tsb3E5NNlrwEEu9glkZdiI4j_3SKIT1n5PGUytY

API Examples

# Set these variables
HA_URL="http://10.10.10.210:8123"
HA_TOKEN="your-token-here"

# Check API is working
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" "$HA_URL/api/"

# Get all states
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" "$HA_URL/api/states" | jq

# Get specific entity state
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" "$HA_URL/api/states/light.living_room" | jq

# Turn on a light
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"entity_id": "light.living_room"}' \
  "$HA_URL/api/services/light/turn_on"

# Turn off a light
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"entity_id": "light.living_room"}' \
  "$HA_URL/api/services/light/turn_off"

# Call any service
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"entity_id": "switch.my_switch"}' \
  "$HA_URL/api/services/switch/toggle"

Common Tasks

List All Entities

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" "$HA_URL/api/states" | jq '.[].entity_id'

List Entities by Domain

# All lights
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" "$HA_URL/api/states" | jq '[.[] | select(.entity_id | startswith("light."))]'

# All switches
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" "$HA_URL/api/states" | jq '[.[] | select(.entity_id | startswith("switch."))]'

# All sensors
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" "$HA_URL/api/states" | jq '[.[] | select(.entity_id | startswith("sensor."))]'

Get Entity History

# Last 24 hours for an entity
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" \
  "$HA_URL/api/history/period?filter_entity_id=sensor.temperature" | jq

Device Summary

265 total entities

Domain	Count	Examples
scene	87	Lighting scenes
light	41	Kitchen, Living room, Bedroom, Office, Cabinet, etc.
switch	36	Automations, Sonos controls, Motion sensors
sensor	28	Various sensors
number	21	Settings/controls
event	17	Event triggers
binary_sensor	13	Motion, door sensors
media_player	8	Sonos speakers (Bedroom, Living Room, Kitchen, Console)

Lights by Room

• Kitchen: Kitchen light
• Living Room: Living room, Living Room Lamp, TV Bias
• Bedroom: Bedroom, Bedside Lamp 1 & 2, Dresser
• Office: Office, Office Floor Lamp, Office Lamp
• Guest Room: Guest Bed Left, Guest Lamp Right
• Other: Cabinet 1 & 2, Pantry, Bathroom, Front Porch, etc.

Sonos Speakers

• Bedroom (with surround)
• Living Room (with surround)
• Kitchen
• Console

Motion Sensors

• Kitchen Motion
• Office Sensor

Integrations

• Philips Hue - Lights
• Sonos - Speakers
• Motion Sensors - Various locations

Automations

TODO: Document key automations

TODO

• Set static IP (currently DHCP at .210, should be .110)
• Add API token to this document
• Document installed integrations
• Document automations
• Set up Traefik reverse proxy (ha.htsn.io)