Get current city AQI from an Ably request
Give a location question in an Ably-driven flow a quick, current air quality answer.
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 after obtaining a valid city name when current aqi and pollutant levels are needed.
Why this helps
Looking up AQI manually interrupts the conversation or operational flow where the city was mentioned.
- Retrieve current AQI and pollutant levels for a valid city.
- Handle city-based requests through a Notis webhook.
- Return a readable summary for the run report.
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 retrieve current AQI and pollutants for the city supplied in the request.
- 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 request containing a valid city.
Questions about this workflow
What input is required?
A valid city name must be included in the request.
How is this different from the other city action?
Both listed actions retrieve current air quality by city. This workflow uses the listed action and focuses on responding to an Ably-driven request.
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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.
Ably triggers
Ambee actions
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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