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Extend and update API documentation (#4485)

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@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Home Assistant runs a web server accessible on port 8123.
The API accepts and returns only JSON encoded objects. All API calls have to be accompanied by the header `X-HA-Access: YOUR_PASSWORD` (YOUR_PASSWORD as specified in your `configuration.yaml` file in the [`http:` section](/components/http/)).
If you are not using the [`frontend`](/components/frontend/) in your setup then you need to add the [`api` component](/components/api/) to your `configuration.yaml` file.
There are multiple ways to consume the Home Assistant Rest API. One is with `curl`:
```bash