Check nearby city air quality from a location in Slack
Use coordinates or an IP supplied in a direct message to find the nearest city's current air and weather conditions.
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 Nearest City Air Quality
Tool to retrieve air quality data for the nearest city based on latitude/longitude or IP. Use when you have precise location data or want to geolocate an IP for air quality.
Why this helps
Translating a precise location into a useful city lookup adds an unnecessary manual step to a quick question.
- Look up the nearest city from coordinates or an IP.
- Get current air quality and weather information for that nearby city.
- Avoid manually resolving a location before checking conditions.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and IQAir AirVisual to Notis once in the portal.
- 2Create an automation from the portal or ask Notis for one in plain language.
- 3Tell Notis to use the nearest-city lookup when a Slack DM requests air conditions and provides coordinates or an IP.
- 4Select the Slack direct message trigger, choose a run-report channel, and test with a real location-based request.
Questions about this workflow
Can this work with only a city name?
This workflow is for precise location data such as coordinates or an IP. Use a city lookup when the city is already known.
What does the action return?
It retrieves air quality data for the nearest city based on the supplied location.
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Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Iqair airvisual. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Iqair airvisual actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Get Air Quality Forecast Data
Tool to retrieve air quality forecast data for a specified city, state, and country. Use after confirming location details.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Get Cities
Tool to list supported cities in a specified state and country. Use when you need to retrieve cities for a given state/country.
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Get City Air Quality
Tool to retrieve air quality data for a specific city. Use when you need current pollution and weather data by specifying city, state, and country.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Get supported countries
Tool to list all supported countries. Use when you need to know which countries are supported by the AirVisual API.
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Get Historical AQI Data
Tool to retrieve historical air quality data for a city. Use after confirming city, state, and country when you need AQI readings over time.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Nearest City Air Quality
Tool to retrieve air quality data for the nearest city based on latitude/longitude or IP. Use when you have precise location data or want to geolocate an IP for air quality.
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Get Nearest Station Air Quality
Tool to get nearest station air quality. Use when you have GPS coordinates and need closest station’s AQI.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Get States
Tool to list supported states in a specified country. Use when you need to retrieve states/provinces for a given country.
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