Check local air quality from a Slack direct message
A postal code in a direct message can be enough to start a focused Ambee air quality lookup.
Trigger
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Action
Get Air Quality by Postal Code
Tool to retrieve real-time air quality data for a specific postal code and country. use when you need hyper-local air quality insights by postal code.
Why this helps
Small personal or team requests in DMs are easy to lose when answering them requires another manual lookup.
- Handle a location question where it arrives, in a direct message.
- Use a postal code and country for hyper-local air quality insights.
- Reduce the chance that a small lookup gets forgotten.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Ambee to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or tell Notis what you need in a plain-language request.
- 3Write one instruction asking Notis to retrieve Ambee air quality when a DM contains a postal code, country, and air quality question.
- 4Choose Direct Message Received as the trigger and select where run reports should go.
- 5Test with a real DM that includes a postal code and country.
Questions about this workflow
What must the message include?
Include a postal code and its country, along with a request for air quality.
Why use a postal code?
The postal code action is intended for hyper-local air quality insights.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Ambee. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Ambee actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
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New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
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Channel Message Received
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Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
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Tool to transform a place name or address into geographic coordinates. use after confirming the location name to get precise latitude and longitude.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Air Quality by Country Code
Tool to retrieve real-time air quality data for a specific country using a 3-letter iso code. use after acquiring the country code and when you want a national overview of air quality.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Get Air Quality by Latitude and Longitude
Tool to retrieve real-time air quality data for a specific latitude and longitude. use when you need hyper-local air quality readings for given coordinates.
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