Monitors local air quality via the IQAir API and sends email alerts when AQI falls or rises into a new quality zone.
I live in WA state. During the major West Coast wildfires of September 2020, I wanted to keep track of major changes in my town's air quality without having to continuously refresh the AirNow website. Waiting anxiously until I can go back out and run again.
You will need to configure your Google account with credentials for the Gmail API. Follow steps 1 and 2 here.
Rename credentials.json from step 1 to gmail_credentials.json.
You will need an IQAir API key. You can sign up for a free community edition here.
Update iq_air_credentials.json with your API key.
Lastly, update config.json with all the email addresses you'd like to send email alerts to and update the location information if necessary. Right now the app is configured for Seattle, WA by default.
Run python3 ./runner.py from the repo directory. The first time you run the script, you will be prompted to log into your google account via a browser popup and authenticate. You should not be asked to authenticate for subsequent runs.