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Kaiterra

The kaiterra integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] allows you to view the readings from your Laser Egg or Sensedge device using the Kaiterra REST API.

To use the integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more], you need to get the API key by signing up at Kaiterra dashboard, registering the device and create the key under Settings -> Profile -> Developer.

Configuration

To enable kaiterra 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
kaiterra:
  api_key: YOUR_API_KEY
  devices:
    - device_id: YOUR_DEVICE_ID
      type: YOUR_DEVICE_TYPE

Configuration Variables

Looking for your configuration file?
api_key string Required

Your personal API key from Kaiterra Dashboard.

aqi_standard string (Optional, default: us)

The standard of Air Quality Index. Available values us, in, cn.

scan_interval integer (Optional, default: 30)

The interval to scan for sensor state changes in seconds.

preferred_units list (Optional)

The list of preferred units. Available values in the list x, %, C, F, mg/m³, µg/m³, ppm, ppb.

devices list Required

The devices you want to get reading from.

device_id string Required

The UUID of the device you want to monitor. You can take it from Kaiterra Dashboard.

type string Required

The device type. Available values laseregg and sensedge.

name string (Optional)

The custom name of your device.

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