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Redo the homeassistant service call API setup instructions (#3631)

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Co-authored-by: Jesse Hills <3060199+jesserockz@users.noreply.github.com>
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@ -75,20 +75,35 @@ Configuration variables:
.. _api-actions:
.. note::
Before a newly added ESPHome device can interact with the Home Assistant API it needs to be allowed to communicate
with it. This setting can be found in the ESPHome integration (NOT in the Add-On) by clicking "CONFIGURE" for
that device and enabling the "Allow device to make service calls" option.
Actions
-------
Before using any of the actions below, you'll need to tell Home Assistant to allow your device to
make service calls.
Open the ESPHome integration page on your Home Assistant instance:
.. raw:: html
<a href="https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/integration/?domain=esphome" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><img src="https://my.home-assistant.io/badges/integration.svg" alt="Open your Home Assistant instance and show an integration." /></a>
Then:
#. Fnd your device in the device list
#. Click the "configure" button next to it
#. Check the "Allow the device to make Home Assistant service calls" box
#. Then click "submit".
.. _api-homeassistant_event_action:
``homeassistant.event`` Action
******************************
.. note::
Be sure to :ref:`follow the instructions above <api-actions>` to tell Home Assistant to allow
your device to make service calls.
When using the native API with Home Assistant, you can create events in the Home Assistant event bus
straight from ESPHome :ref:`Automations <automation>`.
@ -117,6 +132,11 @@ Configuration variables:
``homeassistant.service`` Action
********************************
.. note::
Be sure to :ref:`follow the instructions above <api-actions>` to tell Home Assistant to allow
your device to make service calls.
When using the native API with Home Assistant, you can create Home Assistant service
calls straight from ESPHome :ref:`Automations <automation>`.
@ -189,6 +209,11 @@ Then, in ESPHome:
``homeassistant.tag_scanned`` Action
************************************
.. note::
Be sure to :ref:`follow the instructions above <api-actions>` to tell Home Assistant to allow
your device to make service calls.
When using the native API with Home Assistant, you can push tag_scanned to Home Assistant
straight from ESPHome :ref:`Automations <automation>`.