Get hyperlocal air quality from a Slack DM
Answer location-specific air quality questions right where they are asked.
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 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.
Why this helps
People delay decisions because precise air quality data requires a separate lookup and context switch.
- Supports precise location checks
- Answers requests in the existing DM flow
- Cuts repeated manual lookups
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 read latitude and longitude from each DM, retrieve current air quality, and explain the result plainly.
- 4Pick Direct Message Received as the trigger.
- 5Choose where run reports go, then test with one DM containing coordinates.
Questions about this workflow
Can the DM contain only coordinates?
Yes, provide valid latitude and longitude values in the message.
Does Ambee return pollutant details?
The action retrieves the current air quality data available for those coordinates.
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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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
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.
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
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Geocode by Place
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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
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Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
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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.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slackbot and Ambee, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
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