Gitter

This gitter integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] allows one to monitor a Gitter.im chatroom for unread messages.

Configuration

Visit Gitter Developer Apps to retrieve your “Personal Access Token”.

To use a Gitter integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] in your installation, add the following to your configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file. After changing the configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file, restart Home Assistant to apply the changes. The integration is now shown on the integrations page under Settings > Devices & services. Its entities are listed on the integration card itself and on the Entities tab.

# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  - platform: gitter
    api_key: YOUR_API_TOKEN

Configuration Variables

api_key string Required

Your Gitter.im API token.

room string (Optional)

Gitter room to monitor.

Default:

home-assistant/home-assistant