Export data on IQAir Dashboard
Outdoor public device
If you have an AirVisual device monitoring outdoor air quality, you can choose to publish it to access free features with IQAir dashboard for public stations, such as widgets for your station, data export and device API.
Private indoor/outdoor device
For private AirVisual device, no matter indoor or outdoor monitors, subscribe to IQAir dashboard service to access device measurements. You can download data from both your devices and groups, including raw measurements and aggregated hourly data for a set or specific time range.
Below are the options to access your AirVisual device data on IQAir dashboard:
1. Download data in csv file
To access the device data for your monitor, simply log into your IQAir dashboard, go to 'Analytics & Reports' on the left menu bar, and select the desired device, parameters and timeframe of the data you'd like to export.
2. Integrate data via device API
On your dashboard, click any desired device and access its detail page. Scroll down to the bottom of the page -> device API link on the bottom-right menu.
Using Samba from computer
To copy the log data using Samba:
1) Connect the Node/Pro to a Wi-Fi network.
2) Connect your computer to the same Wi-Fi network with the Node/Pro.
3) On the Node/Pro, press the center button for "Settings Menu" > "Network" > "Access Pro data". This displays the information needed to access your data.
a. Windows
Open File Explorer --> type the Windows URL into the search bar, indicated in red.
Type the displayed Windows URL (e.g. '\\192.168.1.xxx\airvisual') into the search bar, and hit Enter.
Enter the username and password shown on your AirVisual Pro's screen, and you now have access to your device's internal data files.
b. Mac Open Finder, click the 'Go' dropdown menu at the top of your screen and choose 'Connect to Server'. Type the displayed Mac OS URL (e.g. 'smb://192.168.1.xxx/airvisual') into 'Server Address' box and click 'Connect'. Enter the username and password when prompted.
c. Linux Open your file navigator and click on "Connect to server" with the IP address. Enter the username and password when prompted.
4) The log files are given as CSV text files. To import to Excel, first save the text files to your computer, and open Excel.
a. Windows: Click the 'Data' tab, then from 'Get External Data' choose 'From Text', and select the saved text files. In the Text Format Wizard, choose 'Delimited' as Original Data Type > for Delimiters, select 'Semicolon' > choose your column data preferences, and Finish.
b. Mac: From the File menu, choose 'Import' and 'CSV', and follow the steps.
5) Explore your findings!
Please note, If you are importing the data into Excel in another language which marks a decimal point as a comma, this may affect the formatting of your data. For instance, the number "8.6" in device's reading will be automatically changed to "86" when being imported if user's computer only marks and recognizes "8,6" instead of "8.6".
If you are having trouble downloading the data to your computer via Samba, please check these troubleshooting steps.
Using Samba with your mobile phone
If there is no computer at hand or Samba doesn’t work, an alternative is to use file explorer apps on the phone. Below, we list two commonly used apps on iOS and Android for your reference.
iOS:
1. Search File Explorer and install it.
2. Connect your AirVisual Pro with your phone Wi-Fi hotspot. On the AirVisual Pro, Menu->Network->Access Pro data
3. Open FileExplorer app, click the “+” button on the top right-hand corner.
4. Click NAS.
5. Fill out Host Name/IP line with the address after Windows URL (Do not type the back slash and airvisual). Fill out User Name with airvisual and Samba password. Click Save and back to the home page.
6. In Connections category, you can see a device connected. Click it and you can see airvisual folder.
7. In airvisual folder, all historical data are saved by month. Click the three dots under the file and share it via social apps or email.
8. Receive the file on your computer and import the data into an Excel document for easy reading.
9. Delete the device in Connections.
Android:
1. Install FX File Explorer
2. Connect your AirVisual Pro to your phone Wi-Fi hotspot. On the AirVisual Pro, Menu->Network->Access Pro data
3. Open FX app, click “Network”
4. Click “+” sign and choose “Windows Host (SMB)”.
5. Fill out “Host computer name or IP address” with the address after Windows URL (Numbers only. Do not type the back slash and airvisual). Fill out “User name” with “airvisual”. Make sure authentication is “Ask for password each time”. Click OK.
6. You can see a device on the Network page. Enter Samba password and click OK.
7. In “airvisual” folder, all historical data are saved by month. Long press the file and download.
8. Receive the file on your computer and import the data into an Excel document for easy reading.
9. Long press to delete the device in LAN before next use.
