How to integrate OpenWeatherMap with Slack to receive daily weather forecasts from OpenWeatherMap and notify on Slack

Step 1: Connect OpenWeatherMap and Slack to My Apps

Register OpenWeatherMap and Slack as My Apps to connect them to Yoom.
Registering My Apps first makes automation settings easier.

First, register OpenWeatherMap as My App.
Click "My Apps" → "New Connection" on the left side of the Yoom screen.

A list of apps and a search bar will be displayed, use either to select OpenWeatherMap.
On the displayed screen, enter "Account Name" and "Access Token", then click "Add".

This completes the My App connection for OpenWeatherMap.

Next, proceed to register Slack as My App.
Similarly, search for Slack from the app list or use the search bar.

Enter the workspace URL and click "Continue".

Click "Authorize" on the following screen to complete the My App connection for Slack.
If you have any questions, please refer to here.

Once both My App registrations are complete, OpenWeatherMap and Slack will be displayed in My Apps.

Next, proceed with the settings using the Flowbot template.
Log in to Yoom and click "Try it" on the banner below.

The message "Template has been copied!" will be displayed, and clicking "OK" will complete the copy.

Step 2: Set the Trigger

First, set up the schedule trigger. Click "When the specified schedule is reached".

Please set the schedule to trigger this flow as desired.
After setting, click "Save".

Next, set the OpenWeatherMap trigger. Click "Get data from geographic coordinates".

Check the "Account information to integrate with OpenWeatherMap".
You can freely change the title, but keep the action as is, and click "Next".

Next, set up the "API connection settings".
Enter the "City name" and "Country", and click "Test".

When you run the test, information will be displayed in the output.
Confirm that the information is displayed and click "Save".

Next, click "Get current weather data".

As before, check the "Account information to integrate with OpenWeatherMap".
You can freely change the title, but keep the action as is, and click "Next".

Set up the "API connection settings".
Enter the "Latitude" and "Longitude" from the output obtained in "Get data from geographic coordinates".
Set "Measurement units" and "Language" as desired.

After setting, click "Test".

When you run the test, information will be displayed in the output.
Confirm that the information is displayed and click "Save".

Step 3: Set the Action

Next, set the Slack action. Click "Send a message to the channel".

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Check the "Account information to integrate with Slack".
You can freely change the title, but do not change the execution action.

Next, set up the "API connection settings".
Select the "Channel ID to post to" from the options.

In the "Message", enter the content you want to notify as desired.
You can input the information obtained from "Get current weather data" from the "Output".

After setting, click "Test" and if "Test successful" is displayed, click "Save".

Step 4: Verify the Automation of OpenWeatherMap and Slack

Finally, click "Turn on trigger" to complete the automation setup.
With this, the weather forecast will be obtained from OpenWeatherMap daily and automatically notified on Slack.

Here is the template used this time.

Other Automation Examples Using OpenWeatherMap

There are many other automation examples using OpenWeatherMap in Yoom, so here are a few introductions.

1. A flow to obtain weather forecasts from OpenWeatherMap daily and notify Discord‍

With this integration, you can automatically obtain weather forecasts from OpenWeatherMap daily and notify Discord.
For example, by notifying the weather forecast obtained from OpenWeatherMap to the Discord of the delivery department, delivery plans based on the weather can be made, and delays can be prevented.
This can lead to improved customer satisfaction and service quality.

2. A flow to obtain weather forecasts from OpenWeatherMap daily and notify LINE WORKS

With this integration, you can notify LINE WORKS of the weather forecast obtained from OpenWeatherMap daily.
For example, by automatically notifying LINE WORKS of the weather forecast obtained from OpenWeatherMap, quick information sharing across the team is possible.
This is expected to eliminate the hassle of manually checking the weather forecast and prevent missing important information.

3. Flow to Obtain Daily Weather Forecast from OpenWeatherMap and Notify via Chatwork

With this integration, you can automatically notify Chatwork with weather forecasts obtained from OpenWeatherMap.
For example, by notifying the daily weather forecast and maximum temperature to the Chatwork of departments with frequent fieldwork, it contributes to ensuring employee safety.
This allows for risk management related to weather and is expected to improve operational efficiency.

Summary

The integration of OpenWeatherMap and Slack supports operational efficiency, risk management, and service quality improvement.
This is expected to enhance information sharing, improve business planning based on weather, and increase customer satisfaction.

Additionally, Yoom's app integration can be set up without any coding, allowing anyone to start immediately. Please consider implementing it.