Check Census Variable Details on Request
Validate a variable request with its Census metadata before investing time in analysis.
Trigger
Webhook received
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Action
Get Variable Details
Tool to retrieve metadata for a specific variable in a census dataset for a given year. use when you need the label, concept, data type, attribute codes, and valid-value constraints.
Why this helps
A variable code without its label or valid values can send a research task in the wrong direction.
- See a variable's label and concept before interpreting it.
- Review data type and valid-value constraints.
- Catch unsupported or incomplete variable requests early.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Census bureau once in the Notis portal.
- 2Create an automation prompt to read a variable, dataset, and year from each request and summarize the returned metadata.
- 3Pick the webhook trigger and use its HTTP endpoint for requests.
- 4Choose a report destination and test with one real variable lookup.
Questions about this workflow
What information should the request include?
Include the variable identifier, Census dataset, and year so the metadata lookup has the required context.
Does this retrieve estimate values?
This workflow retrieves variable metadata such as label, concept, data type, attribute codes, and valid-value constraints. Use a data retrieval action when you need estimates.
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