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layout: page
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title: "OwnTracks (via HTTP)"
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description: "Instructions how to use Owntracks via HTTP to track devices in Home Assistant."
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date: 2017-09-28 07:00
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sidebar: true
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comments: false
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sharing: true
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footer: true
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logo: owntracks.png
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ha_category: Presence Detection
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featured: true
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ha_release: 0.55
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---
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OwnTracks is a free and open source application that allows you to track your location in Home Assistant. This is a platform that supports OwnTracks via their HTTP publishing method.
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<p class='note'>
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The Android app for OwnTracks is no longer developed or supported. Consider [GPS Logger](/components/device_tracker.gpslogger/) as an alternative.
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</p>
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To integrate Owntracks tracking via HTTP in Home Assistant, add the following section to your `configuration.yaml` file:
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```yaml
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# Example configuration.yaml entry
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device_tracker:
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- platform: owntracks_http
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```
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For configuration options and usage instructions, read the documentation for the [OwnTracks platform](/components/device_tracker.owntracks/).
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## {% linkable_title Configuring OwnTracks to submit data via HTTP %}
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Open OwnTracks and go to Connection preferences:
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- Mode: Select **Private HTTP**
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- Host: [Home Assistant URL]:[port]/api/owntracks/[your name]/[device name]
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- Identification: Turn **Authentication** on, username `homeassistant` and password is your API password that you use to login to Home Assistant.
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Host example: If I host my Home Assistant at `https://example.duckdns.org`, my name is Paulus and my phone is a Pixel I would set the host to be `https://example.duckdns.org/api/owntracks/paulus/pixel`. This will result in an entity with an ID of `device_tracker.paulus_pixel`. You can pick any name for the user and the device.
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