Integrate the AirNow API with the Data Stores API

The AirNow API provides access to real-time air quality data from across the United States, offering insights into the AQI (Air Quality Index) for various pollutants. With this data, developers can create applications that inform users about the air quality in their immediate environment or trigger actions based on changes in pollution levels. On Pipedream, one can leverage AirNow's data to automate notifications, integrate environmental data into smart home systems, or even drive data analysis and reporting for health and safety monitoring.

Connect AirNow#

import { axios } from "@pipedream/platform"
export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    airnow: {
      type: "app",
      app: "airnow",
    }
  },
  async run({steps, $}) {
    return await axios($, {
      url: `https://www.airnowapi.org/aq/forecast/zipCode/`,
      params: {
        format: `application/json`,
        API_KEY: `${this.airnow.$auth.api_key}`,
        zipCode: `YOUR_ZIP_CODE`,
      },
    })
  },
})

Overview of Data Stores#

Data Stores are a key-value store that allow you to persist state and share data across workflows. You can perform CRUD operations, enabling dynamic data management within your serverless architecture. Use it to save results from API calls, user inputs, or interim data; then read, update, or enrich this data in subsequent steps or workflows. Data Stores simplify stateful logic and cross-workflow communication, making them ideal for tracking process statuses, aggregating metrics, or serving as a simple configuration store.

Connect Data Stores#

export default defineComponent({
  props: {
    myDataStore: {
      type: "data_store",
    },
  },
  async run({ steps, $ }) {
    await this.myDataStore.set("key_here","Any serializable JSON as the value")
    return await this.myDataStore.get("key_here")
  },
})