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Get an email when Awair detects an increase in your air's VOC levels

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How this automation works

Get an email alert if VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) level rises above certain level. Awair provides a healthy index for VOCs where 1 represents 'healthy' and 5 means it needs your immediate attention.

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Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires if the Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) levels measured from your Awair device rises above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds.
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Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will send an email to up to twenty recipients from your Gmail account.
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18 triggers, queries, and actions

Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) alert

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires if the concentration of Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) measured from your Awair device rises above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds.

Dust level alert

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires if the level of dust concentration measured from your Awair device rises above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds.

Glow Motion Detection

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires continuously whenever motion is detected, allowing you to log motion events over time.

High humidity alert

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires when the humidity measured from your Awair device rises above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds.

High temperature alert

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires when the temperature measured from your Awair device rises above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds.

Low humidity alert

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires when the humidity measured from your Awair device dropped below the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds.

Low temperature alert

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires when the temperature measured from your Awair drops below the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds.

VOCs alert

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires if the Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) levels measured from your Awair device rises above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds.

History of Carbon Dioxide (CO?) alert

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of times when the concentration of Carbon Dioxide (CO?) measured from your Awair device rises above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is create

History of dust level alert

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of if the level of dust concentration measured from your Awair device rises above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.

History of High humidity alerts

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of times when the humidity measured from your Awair device rises above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.

History of low humidity alerts

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when the humidity measured from your Awair device has dropped below the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.

History of VOCs alerts

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of instances when the Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) levels measured from your Awair device rised above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is c

History of when temperature rose above a threshold

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when the temperature measured from your Awair device rose above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.

Control an Awair Glow switch

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will control an Awair Glow's switch, sending an "On" or "Off" command to the connected device.

Send an email

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This Action will send an email to up to twenty recipients from your Gmail account.

Send yourself an email

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will send yourself an email. HTML, images and links are supported.

Update Awair Glow display mode

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will update the display mode of your Awair Glow's LEDs.

Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) alert

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires if the concentration of Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) measured from your Awair device rises above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds.

Control an Awair Glow switch

Action
An action is the task your Applet carries out after the trigger occurs. It defines what happens as the result of your automation and completes the workflow.
This action will control an Awair Glow's switch, sending an "On" or "Off" command to the connected device.

Dust level alert

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires if the level of dust concentration measured from your Awair device rises above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds.

Glow Motion Detection

Polling trigger
Polling Applets run after IFTTT reaches out to the trigger service and finds a new trigger event. These trigger checks occur every 5 minutes for Pro and Pro+ users, and every hour for Free users.
This trigger fires continuously whenever motion is detected, allowing you to log motion events over time.

High humidity alert

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires when the humidity measured from your Awair device rises above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds.

High temperature alert

Realtime trigger
Realtime Applets run after the trigger service notifies IFTTT of a new trigger event. Since IFTTT is notified proactively of new trigger events, realtime Applets normally run within a few seconds of a trigger event occurring.
This Trigger fires when the temperature measured from your Awair device rises above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds.

History of Carbon Dioxide (CO?) alert

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of times when the concentration of Carbon Dioxide (CO?) measured from your Awair device rises above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is create

History of dust level alert

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of if the level of dust concentration measured from your Awair device rises above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.

History of High humidity alerts

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of times when the humidity measured from your Awair device rises above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.

History of low humidity alerts

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when the humidity measured from your Awair device has dropped below the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.

History of VOCs alerts

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Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of instances when the Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) levels measured from your Awair device rised above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is c

History of when temperature rose above a threshold

Pro plus icon
Query
A query lets your Applet retrieve extra data that isn't included in the trigger, so that your automation can include more complete or useful information.
This query returns a list of when the temperature measured from your Awair device rose above the threshold you specified for more than 30 seconds. Note: this query will only return future events after this Applet is created.

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