Gitter Sensor


This gitter sensor allows one to monitor a Gitter.im chatroom for unread messages.

Visit Gitter Developer Apps to retrieve your “Personal Access Token”.

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

# Example configuration.yml entry
sensor:
  - platform: gitter
    api_key: YOUR_API_TOKEN

Configuration variables:

  • api_key (Required): Your Gitter.im API token.
  • room (Optional): Gitter room to monitor. Defaults to home-assistant/home-assistant