REST sensor help

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I have some sensors that are able to call a single URL to log values. There is no place to put header values, etc. I would like to create a REST sensor in HA that would get updated via calling a URL.

So, the sensor would call something like this
http://192.168.1.82:8123/api/states/sensor.tempinhell?value=32

and HA would display the sensor and state. I have read a lot of posts and docs and I just can’t seem to get through my head how to do this - if someone could give me a quick example I would be very grateful.

Thanks

Rob

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The rest api for HA is documented here

But you should note that the only way to enter data in to HA is by using a POST command. I am not aware of any way of entering data into HA with just a GET command.

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Thanks, it has the option to do a POST. I did see the API docs, just couldn’t seem to get through my head how to set it up. But I did manage to start getting sensor data in with POST finally, so I’m good now, ty.

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