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title: "NZBGet"
description: "Instructions how to integrate NZBGet within Home Assistant."
date: 2016-04-08 19:59
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ha_category: Sensor
ha_iot_class: "Local Polling"
ha_release: 0.17
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The `nzbget` platform will allow you to monitor your downloads with [NZBGet](http://NZBGet.net) from within Home Assistant and setup automation based on the information.

To use NZBGet with your installation, add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file:

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
sensor:
  platform: nzbget
  base_url: http://192.168.1.18:6789
  username: apiuser
  password: apipass
  monitored_variables:
    - ArticleCacheMB
    - DownloadRate
    - DownloadPaused
    - FreeDiskSpaceMB
    - PostPaused
    - RemainingSizeMB
```

Configuration variables:

- **base_url** (*Required*): The URL to your NZBGet installation.
- **username** (*Optional*): The username to access your NZBGet installation.
- **password** (*Optional*): The password to access your NZBGet installation.
- **monitored_variables** (*Required*): Array of monitored details.
