diff --git a/components/sensor.rest/index.html b/components/sensor.rest/index.html
index 4f40a62203..38ec1d6dcf 100644
--- a/components/sensor.rest/index.html
+++ b/components/sensor.rest/index.html
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ Make sure that the URL matches exactly your endpoint or resource.
The Home Assistant API exposes the data from your attached sensors. If you are running multiple Home Assistant instances which are not connected you can still get information from them.
-If the Home Assistant instance in the resource variable is protected by an API password, you can append ?api_password=YOUR_PASSWORD
to the resource url to authenticate.
+If the Home Assistant instance in the resource variable is protected by an API password, you can append ?api_password=YOUR_PASSWORD
to the resource URL to authenticate or use headers:
.
sensor:
- platform: rest
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ Make sure that the URL matches exactly your endpoint or resource.
unit_of_measurement: "°C"
+
Accessing a HTTP authentication protected endpoint
The REST sensor supports HTTP authentication and customized headers.
diff --git a/sitemap.xml b/sitemap.xml
index 4cd46b43cc..4b81957a70 100644
--- a/sitemap.xml
+++ b/sitemap.xml
@@ -2308,62 +2308,62 @@
https://home-assistant.io/demo/frontend.html
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+2016-10-29T08:16:50+00:00
https://home-assistant.io/demo/index.html
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+2016-10-29T08:16:50+00:00
https://home-assistant.io/demo/panels/ha-panel-dev-event.html
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+2016-10-29T08:16:50+00:00
https://home-assistant.io/demo/panels/ha-panel-dev-info.html
-2016-10-29T08:13:51+00:00
+2016-10-29T08:16:50+00:00
https://home-assistant.io/demo/panels/ha-panel-dev-service.html
-2016-10-29T08:13:51+00:00
+2016-10-29T08:16:50+00:00
https://home-assistant.io/demo/panels/ha-panel-dev-state.html
-2016-10-29T08:13:51+00:00
+2016-10-29T08:16:50+00:00
https://home-assistant.io/demo/panels/ha-panel-dev-template.html
-2016-10-29T08:13:51+00:00
+2016-10-29T08:16:50+00:00
https://home-assistant.io/demo/panels/ha-panel-history.html
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+2016-10-29T08:16:50+00:00
https://home-assistant.io/demo/panels/ha-panel-iframe.html
-2016-10-29T08:13:51+00:00
+2016-10-29T08:16:50+00:00
https://home-assistant.io/demo/panels/ha-panel-logbook.html
-2016-10-29T08:13:51+00:00
+2016-10-29T08:16:50+00:00
https://home-assistant.io/demo/panels/ha-panel-map.html
-2016-10-29T08:13:51+00:00
+2016-10-29T08:16:50+00:00
https://home-assistant.io/googlef4f3693c209fe788.html
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+2016-10-29T08:16:50+00:00
https://home-assistant.io/static/fonts/roboto/DESCRIPTION.en_us.html
-2016-10-29T08:13:51+00:00
+2016-10-29T08:16:50+00:00
https://home-assistant.io/static/fonts/robotomono/DESCRIPTION.en_us.html
-2016-10-29T08:13:51+00:00
+2016-10-29T08:16:50+00:00
https://home-assistant.io/static/mdi-demo.html
-2016-10-29T08:13:51+00:00
+2016-10-29T08:16:50+00:00