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Suppress Duplicate Sensor Alerts and Track Open Faults in Airtable

Deduplicates repeated anomaly webhooks from the same sensor within a cooldown window.

CategoryOther
Enginesim
Difficultyintermediate
Triggerwebhook
Steps6
Setup~15 min

How it runs

The automated pipeline, trigger to output.

  • TriggerSensor anomaly arrives via webhookHTTP webhook
  • LogicCheck Airtable for matching open fault in cooldown window
  • ActionIncrement repeat counter on existing fault rowAirtableAirtable
  • ActionCreate new fault record when first seenAirtableAirtable
  • ActionNotify Slack only on first occurrenceSlack
  • OutputReturn fault ID and dedupe statusHTTP webhook

What it does

Flapping sensors and re-firing alerts create alert fatigue. This workflow ensures each genuine fault is recorded and escalated exactly once, while still tracking how many times it re-triggered.

When to use it

Use it when a single failing unit (a sticking damper, a noisy vibration sensor) hammers your webhook with the same anomaly every few seconds. You want one clean record per fault and a count of repeats, not 200 Slack pings.

How it works

  1. 1An HTTP webhook receives each anomaly event keyed by sensor ID and fault type.
  2. 2A logic step checks Airtable for an open fault matching that key inside the cooldown window.
  3. 3If it's a duplicate, an action increments the repeat counter and last-seen timestamp on the existing Airtable row, then exits quietly.
  4. 4If it's new, an action creates a fresh fault record in the Airtable register with status Open.
  5. 5For new faults only, a Slack message notifies the facilities channel.
  6. 6The output returns the fault record ID and whether it was deduped.

Set it up

What you configure once, before turning it on.

  1. 1
    Connect HTTP webhookTrigger any URL on agent actions.
  2. 2
    Connect AirtableBases, tables, views, automations.
  3. 3
    Connect SlackChannels, DMs, threads, mentions.
  4. 4
    Set each agent's modelWe leave models unset so you pick the tier — fast + cheap, or top-quality.
  5. 5
    Tune it to your dataEdit the prompts, filters, and field mappings so it matches how your team works.
  6. 6
    Test, then turn it onRun once against a sample, confirm the output, then enable the trigger.

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