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:keywords: Native API, ESPHome, Home Assistant
The ESPHome native API is used to communicate with clients directly, with a highly-optimized
network protocol. Currently, only the esphome tool and Home Assistant use this native API.
network protocol. Currently, only the ESPHome tool and Home Assistant use this native API.
After adding an ``api:`` line to your esphome configuration you can go to the Home Assistant
webinterface and navigate to the "Integrations" screen in the "Configuration" panel. Then wait
After adding an ``api:`` line to your ESPHome configuration you can go to the Home Assistant
web interface and navigate to the "Integrations" screen in the "Configuration" panel. Then wait
for the ESPHome device to show up under the discovered section (can take up to 5 minutes) or add
the device manually by clicking "CONFIGURE" on the ESPHome integration and entering
"<NODE_NAME>.local" as the address.
the device manually by choosing "ESPHome" from the integration overview and entering
"<NODE_NAME>.local" or the IP address of the unit in the "Host" field.
The ESPHome native API is based on a custom TCP protocol using protocol buffers. You can find
the protocol data structure definitions here: https://github.com/esphome/esphome/blob/dev/src/esphome/components/api/api.proto
A python library that implements this protocol can be found `here <https://github.com/esphome/aioesphomeapi>`__.
A Python library that implements this protocol is `aioesphomeapi <https://github.com/esphome/aioesphomeapi>`__.
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3. Go to your Home Assistant configuration folder and go to the ``.storage`` folder (might be hidden
depending on your operating system). In there you will find a file called ``core.entity_registry`` - open
the file with a text editor and paste the contents below
the file with a text editor and paste the contents below:
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