Turn an Ably city alert into an air quality check
When a city comes up in an Ably event, get its current AQI and pollutant readings without opening another dashboard.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Get Air Quality by City
Tool to retrieve real-time air quality data for a specific city. use when you have a valid city name and need current aqi and pollutant levels.
Why this helps
Environmental details can get lost when a location alert arrives in a busy channel.
- Check AQI and pollutant levels for a named city.
- Summarize the reading alongside the triggering event.
- Avoid a separate manual lookup when a location is mentioned.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Ably and Ambee once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation in Notis or describe it from any channel.
- 3In one instruction, ask Notis to check the event's city and summarize current AQI and pollutants.
- 4Choose the Notis webhook trigger and have the existing Ably event flow send its request to that webhook.
- 5Choose a run-report destination and test with one real city event.
Questions about this workflow
Does Ably provide a native trigger for this automation?
No. This workflow starts with a Notis webhook. An existing Ably event flow must send an HTTP request to that webhook.
What location does it use?
The request or instruction needs to provide a valid city name.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Ably to Ambee. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
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Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Air Quality by City
Tool to retrieve real-time air quality data for a specific city. use when you have a valid city name and need current aqi and pollutant levels.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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