Get postal code air quality from Slack
Answer neighborhood level air quality questions in the team channel.
Trigger
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
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
City level data can be too broad for site visits, deliveries, and local events.
- Supports neighborhood level checks
- Keeps requests visible to the team
- Reduces manual location searches
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slackbot and Ambee in Notis once.
- 2Create a new automation and name it.
- 3Tell Notis to extract the postal code and country from the message, retrieve air quality, and summarize the local insight.
- 4Pick Channel Message Received as the trigger.
- 5Choose a report channel, then test with one postal code request.
Questions about this workflow
What must the message include?
A postal code and its country are required for the lookup.
Is this more local than a city lookup?
Yes, postal code data is intended for hyperlocal air quality insights.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slackbot to Ambee. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slackbot triggers
Ambee actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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New Channel Created Trigger
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Reaction Added Trigger
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Get Air Quality by Latitude and Longitude
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Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slackbot and Ambee, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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