Browser
The Browser integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] provides a service to open URLs in the default browser on the host machine.
Configuration
To load this integration, add the following lines 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.
# Example configuration.yaml entry
browser:
Services
Once loaded, the browser platform will expose servicesA service carries out one specific task, for example: turn on the light in the living room. A service has targets and data and can be called by actions, a dashboard, or via voice command.
[Learn more] that can be called to perform various actionsActions are used in several places in Home Assistant. As part of a script or automation, actions define what is going to happen once a trigger is activated. In scripts, an action is called sequence.
[Learn more].
Available services: browser/browse_url.
| Service data attribute | Optional | Description |
|---|---|---|
url |
no | The URL to open. |
Usage
To use this serviceA service carries out one specific task, for example: turn on the light in the living room. A service has targets and data and can be called by actions, a dashboard, or via voice command. [Learn more], choose Call Service from the Developer Tools. Choose the service browser/browse_url from the list of Available services: and enter the URL into the Service Data field and hit CALL SERVICE.
{"url": "http://www.google.com"}
This will open the given URL on the host machine.