Webhooks in Home Assistant: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide (with Automations & Node-RED)

Title: Webhooks in Home Assistant: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide (with Automations & Node-RED)

In this step-by-step guide, I’ll walk you through how to send and receive webhooks in Home Assistant — perfect for beginners looking to trigger automations from external apps or devices.

We'll cover:

- What webhooks are and why they’re useful in Home Assistant
- Installing and using Postman to test your setup
- Receiving webhooks in native Home Assistant automations
- Sending webhooks from automations using rest_command
- How to send and receive webhooks in Node-RED
- Plus a live demo to tie it all together!

🔗 Links Referenced in This Video
📦 Postman (Free API Testing Tool):
https://www.postman.com/downloads/
🛠️ How to Install HACS (Home Assistant Community Store):
https://youtu.be/z2Z9kpgtPgw

💻 Get the Code (Node-RED Flows, Arduino, YAML Templates):
https://github.com/LazyTechGeek/Webhooks

📚 Home Assistant Docs:
Automations: https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/
Rest Command: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/rest_command/
Webhooks: https://www.home-assistant.io/docs/automation/trigger/#webhook-trigger

🧠 JSONPath Tester (for condition-based automations):
https://jsonpath.com/

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⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – Intro
00:53 – What Are Webhooks? (And Why You Should Care)
04:06 – Install Postman (Free API Testing Tool)
04:48 – Receive a Webhook in Home Assistant Automations
14:25 – Send a Webhook from Home Assistant: Step 1 (REST Command)
20:06 – Send a Webhook from Home Assistant: Step 2 (Automation Setup)
24:48 – Node-RED: Send & Receive Webhooks – Prerequisites
27:32 – Node-RED: Send & Receive Webhooks – Setup and Flow
35:05 – Live Webhook Demo
38:55 – Outro (Final Thoughts & Tips)

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Intro Track: Powerful Action Rock Trailer
🎤 Artist: RocknStock
🎧 Source: Pixabay
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