Pedro Lamas 7/8/2021

Monitoring changes in webpages with Home Assistant

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This technical tutorial explains two methods for monitoring webpage changes with Home Assistant to trigger automations. It details using the ETag HTTP header via a HEAD request and, as a fallback, creating a hash of the page content. Step-by-step code examples for sensors and automations are provided for implementing these monitoring solutions.

Monitoring changes in webpages with Home Assistant

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