export HA_URL="http://homeassistant.local:8123"
export HA_TOKEN="your-long-lived-access-token"

Getting a Long-Lived Access Token

Open Home Assistant → Profile (bottom left)
Scroll to "Long-Lived Access Tokens"
Click "Create Token", name it (e.g., "ThinkFleetBot")
Copy the token immediately (shown only once)

Quick Reference

List Entities

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" "$HA_URL/api/states" | jq '.[].entity_id'

Get Entity State

curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" "$HA_URL/api/states/light.living_room"

Control Devices

# Turn on
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "$HA_URL/api/services/light/turn_on" -d '{"entity_id": "light.living_room"}'

# Turn off
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "$HA_URL/api/services/light/turn_off" -d '{"entity_id": "light.living_room"}'

# Set brightness (0-255)
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  "$HA_URL/api/services/light/turn_on" -d '{"entity_id": "light.living_room", "brightness": 128}'

Run Scripts & Automations

# Trigger script
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" "$HA_URL/api/services/script/turn_on" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"entity_id": "script.goodnight"}'

# Trigger automation
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" "$HA_URL/api/services/automation/trigger" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"entity_id": "automation.motion_lights"}'

Activate Scenes

curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer $HA_TOKEN" "$HA_URL/api/services/scene/turn_on" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"entity_id": "scene.movie_night"}'

Common Services

Domain	Service	Example entity_id
`light`	`turn_on`, `turn_off`, `toggle`	`light.kitchen`
`switch`	`turn_on`, `turn_off`, `toggle`	`switch.fan`
`climate`	`set_temperature`, `set_hvac_mode`	`climate.thermostat`
`cover`	`open_cover`, `close_cover`, `stop_cover`	`cover.garage`
`media_player`	`play_media`, `media_pause`, `volume_set`	`media_player.tv`
`scene`	`turn_on`	`scene.relax`
`script`	`turn_on`	`script.welcome_home`
`automation`	`trigger`, `turn_on`, `turn_off`	`automation.sunrise`

Inbound Webhooks (HA → ThinkFleetBot)

To receive events from Home Assistant automations:

1. Create HA Automation with Webhook Action

# In HA automation
action:
  - service: rest_command.notify_thinkfleetbot
    data:
      event: motion_detected
      area: living_room

2. Define REST Command in HA

# configuration.yaml
rest_command:
  notify_thinkfleetbot:
    url: "https://your-thinkfleetbot-url/webhook/home-assistant"
    method: POST
    headers:
      Authorization: "Bearer {{ webhook_secret }}"
      Content-Type: "application/json"
    payload: '{"event": "{{ event }}", "area": "{{ area }}"}'

3. Handle in ThinkFleetBot

ThinkFleetBot receives the webhook and can notify you or take action based on the event.

CLI Wrapper

The scripts/ha.sh CLI provides easy access to all HA functions:

# Test connection
ha.sh info

# List entities
ha.sh list all          # all entities
ha.sh list lights       # just lights
ha.sh list switch       # just switches

# Search entities
ha.sh search kitchen    # find entities by name

# Get/set state
ha.sh state light.living_room
ha.sh states light.living_room   # full details with attributes
ha.sh on light.living_room
ha.sh on light.living_room 200   # with brightness (0-255)
ha.sh off light.living_room
ha.sh toggle switch.fan

# Scenes & scripts
ha.sh scene movie_night
ha.sh script goodnight

# Climate
ha.sh climate climate.thermostat 22

# Call any service
ha.sh call light turn_on '{"entity_id":"light.room","brightness":200}'

Troubleshooting

401 Unauthorized: Token expired or invalid. Generate a new one.
Connection refused: Check HA_URL, ensure HA is running and accessible.
Entity not found: List entities to find the correct entity_id.

API Reference

For advanced usage, see references/api.md.

home-assistant

Home Assistant

Setup

Option 1: Config File (Recommended)

Option 2: Environment Variables