def aqi(keyword):
    #first tries to search for overall city data matching the keyword
    url = "https://api.waqi.info/feed/"
    response = requests.request("GET", url + keyword + "/?token=" + token)
    print(response.text)
    aqiapi = json.loads(response.content.decode('UTF-8'))

    status = aqiapi['status']
    if status != 'ok':
        #if no result then make a search query
        station = aqisearch(keyword)
        try:
            url = "https://api.waqi.info/feed/"
            response2 = requests.request("GET", url + "@" + str(station) + "/?token=" + token)
            #using the stationID to get detailed data - @ must come before stationID
            print(response2.text)
            aqiapi = json.loads(response2.content.decode('UTF-8'))
            #load new data into aqiapi
        except:
                print("Error1")

    else:
        pass

    #Continue parsing data from city/station feed
    try:
        CurrentAQI = aqiapi['data']['aqi']
        location = aqiapi['data']['city']['name']
        readingtime = aqiapi['data']['time']['s']
        mainpol = aqiapi['data']['dominentpol']
        sendmsg("[" + location + "]  " + "AQI: " + str(CurrentAQI) + " | Air Quality Rating: " + airrating(CurrentAQI) + " | Main pollutant: " + polformat(mainpol) + " | Reading taken: " + readingtime + " (local time)")
    except Exception as e:
        pass