Start.ca

Integrate your Start.ca account information into Home Assistant.

You can get your API key from:

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

api_key

(string)(Required)The Start.ca API key to access the service.

total_bandwidth

(string)(Required)Your bandwidth limit in gigabytes. Set to 0 for unlimited plans without a cap.

monitored_conditions

(list)(Required)Conditions to display in the frontend.

usage: Bandwidth usage (percentage).
usage_gb: Bandwidth usage (gigabytes).
limit: Monthly bandwidth limit (gigabytes).
used_download: Bandwidth used by download outside the grace period (gigabytes).
used_upload: Bandwidth used by upload outside the grace period (gigabytes).
used_total: Total bandwidth (download and upload sum calculation) used outside the grace period (gigabytes).
grace_download: Bandwidth used by download during the grace period (gigabytes).
grace_upload: Bandwidth used by upload during the grace period (gigabytes).
grace_total: Total bandwidth (download and upload sum calculation) used during the unlimited period (gigabytes).
total_download: Total bandwidth upload (Grace + Used) (gigabytes).
used_remaining: Remaining bandwidth calucated from used and supplied total bandwidth (gigabytes).