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Start.ca

Integrate your Start.ca account information into Home Assistant.

Setup

You can get your API key from: Start.ca Usage API

Configuration

To use your Start.ca sensor in your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  - platform: startca
    api_key: API_KEY
    total_bandwidth: 400
    monitored_variables:
      - usage
      - usage_gb
      - limit
      - used_download
      - used_upload
      - used_total
      - grace_download
      - grace_upload
      - grace_total
      - total_download
      - total_upload
      - used_remaining

Configuration Variables

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api_key string Required

The Start.ca API key to access the service.

total_bandwidth string Required

Your data limit in gigabytes. Set to 0 for unlimited plans without a cap.

monitored_conditions list Required

Conditions to display in the frontend.

usage

Data usage (percentage). This sensor is not supported for unlimited plans.

usage_gb

Data usage (gigabytes).

limit

Monthly data limit (gigabytes). This sensor is not supported for unlimited plans.

used_download

Data used by download outside the grace period (gigabytes).

used_upload

Data used by upload outside the grace period (gigabytes).

used_total

Total data (download and upload sum calculation) used outside the grace period (gigabytes).

grace_download

Data used by download during the grace period (gigabytes).

grace_upload

Data used by upload during the grace period (gigabytes).

grace_total

Total data (download and upload sum calculation) used during the unlimited period (gigabytes).

total_download

Total data download (Grace + Used) (gigabytes).

total_upload

Total data upload (Grace + Used) (gigabytes).

used_remaining

Remaining bandwidth calculated from used and supplied total bandwidth (gigabytes). This sensor is not supported for unlimited plans.