* QuickApp no longer working without a paid subscription *
Tomorrow.io focuses on commercial accounts and unfortunately do not offer a paid plan that fits the needs of private use.
This QuickApp gives access to real-time pollen count and risk category for grass pollen, weed pollen and tree pollen of any location from Tomorrow.io
Pollen is a fine powder produced by trees and plants
Pollen can severely affect people, especially those with different ailments such as asthma and respiratory issues.
Version 0.1 (15th August 2021)
Initial working version
Pollen:
Grass Pollen: Pollen grains from grasses
Weed Pollen: Weeds are annual and perennial herbs and shrubs. A single plant may produce about a billion grains of pollen per season.
Tree Pollen: Pollen from trees such as Birch and Oak
Risk:
0: None
1: Very low
2: Low
3: Medium
4: High
5: Very High
IMPORTANT
You need an API key from https://app.tomorrow.io
The API is free up to 500 calls / per day, 25 calls / per hour, 3 calls / per second (Pollen is 5% of rate limit)
You need to create your location in https://app.tomorrow.io/locations to get a location ID and copy it to the QuickApp variable
Variables (mandatory):
Variables (mandatory):
apiKey = Get your free API key from Tomorrow.io
location = Tomorrow.io location ID (created in https://app.tomorrow.io/locations)
interval = [number] in seconds time to get the data from the API
timeout = [number] in seconds for http timeout
debugLevel = Number (1=some, 2=few, 3=all, 4=simulation mode) (default = 1)
icon = [numbber] User defined icon number (add the icon via an other device and lookup the number)
Download the QuickApp here (download the file and un-zip):
https://github.com/GitHub4Eddy/Tomorrow.io_Pollen/archive/refs/tags/tomorrow_io_pollen-01.zip
How to install:
Open the Configuration Interface
Go to Settings > Devices
Click +
Choose Other Device
Choose Upload File
Choose file from your computer with .fqa