Integrations / Developer Tools
Connect Algolia to WhatsApp: records and tasks by chat
Flann is an AI agent your business talks to on WhatsApp. Connect Algolia once, then ask Flann to look things up in it or get work done in it, by text or voice note. Most owners hear about technical problems when a customer does. That order is backwards. With Algolia connected, Flann can tell you what is wrong and who on your team is best placed to fix it, ideally before the complaints start.
127 actions in Algolia. 72 only look things up, and 55 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Algolia
Send any of these on WhatsApp, in your own words. Flann finds the right Algolia action and fills in the details from the conversation.
“Look up the task status in Algolia.”
“Show me my task runs in Algolia.”
“Show me my ingestion tasks in Algolia.”
“Create an ingestion task in Algolia.”
“Update the task in Algolia.”
“Create a source in Algolia.”
What Flann can work with in Algolia
Algolia gives Flann 127 actions across 38 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Records | adddeletelook up | 4 |
| Ingestion tasks | createlook up | 2 |
| Tasks | update | 2 |
| Authentications | createdeletelook upsearchupdate | 6 |
| Destinations | createdeletelook upsearchupdate | 6 |
| Sources | createdeletelook upsearchupdate | 6 |
| Transformations | createdeletelook upsearchupdate | 6 |
| Rules | deleteexportlook upupdate | 4 |
Doing it yourself, wiring up a rule, or asking an agent: here is how they compare for Algolia.
| Compare | Opening AlgoliaLog in, find it, do it | A fixed workflowTriggers built in advance | Algolia through FlannAsk and get it done |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getting started on a job | Log in and click through the screens | Only what was wired up in advance | Text or voice note, in your own words |
| Looking things up about records | By hand, screen by screen | Only the look-ups someone built | 72 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | Run unchecked once built | 55 changes, made from a message |
| Algolia records | All of them, one screen at a time | Only the ones you wire up | 38 kinds, from one chat |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | Someone builds and maintains each flow | Your Algolia API key, once |
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Step by step: Algolia jobs you can hand to Flann
Each step below names the Algolia action Flann actually runs.
Create a record from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a record in Algolia with these details.”
- Flann runs
Get Record from Indexin Algolia and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Add Record to Indexin Algolia. - Flann creates it in Algolia and confirms in the chat.
Fix an authentication without opening Algolia
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the authentication in Algolia: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
List Authenticationsin Algolia and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update Authenticationin Algolia. - Flann makes the change in Algolia and confirms in the chat.
Clean up destinations you no longer need
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Which destinations in Algolia are out of date? Remove the ones I confirm.”
- Flann runs
List Destinationsin Algolia and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Delete Destinationin Algolia. - Each removal is confirmed in the chat.
Repetitive Algolia work Flann takes off your plate
These are the jobs that come back every day or every week. Message Flann instead, and keep the decisions for yourself.
Who still has access
Today
Staff come and go, and old logins linger. Checking who can still get into which system is a job nobody wants.
With Flann
“Does Ana still have an account in Algolia? She left last month.”
Flann looks up Ana in Algolia and tells you exactly what access she still has. Want it removed?
What you stop doing: Closing the door behind people who left no longer depends on memory.
What changed this week
Today
Your developer ships changes regularly. You find out what changed when a customer mentions that a button has moved.
With Flann
“What did the team change on the app this week?”
Flann reads the recent changes recorded in Algolia and turns them into a short list in everyday language, pointing out anything customers will notice. This is read-only.
What you stop doing: You are no longer the last to know what changed in your own product.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Algolia
- Open Connectors in Flann and choose Algolia.
- Paste your Algolia API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Algolia account settings.
- Go back to WhatsApp and ask for what you need. Flann chooses the Algolia action and fills in the details.
Look-ups run as soon as you ask and change nothing in Algolia. You can disconnect Algolia from Connectors at any time.
Ways to use Algolia with Flann
Make a change safely
Tell Flann what to change.
Look things up fast
Ask for the record you need. Flann finds it in Algolia and brings it into the chat.
Problems in plain words
Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads Algolia and explains it without the jargon.
Everything Flann can do in Algolia
The full list of Algolia actions available to Flann once you connect it.
Looks up 72
- Browse Algolia Index
- Export Rules
- Find Object
- Get A/B Test
- Get API Key
- Get Index Settings
- Get multiple objects
- Get Object Position
- Get Recommend Rule
- Get Record from Index
- Get Rule
- Get Source
- Get Synonym
- Get Task Status
- Get Transformation
- Index Exists
- Init Insights API Client
- List AB Tests
- List API Keys
- List Destinations
- List Indices
- Search Algolia Index
- Search Facet Values
- Search Multiple Indices
- Search Recommend Rules
- Search Synonyms
- Try Transformation Before Update
- Validate Source Before Update
- Get Add to Cart Rate
- Get App Task Status
and 42 more
Changes 55
- Add AB Test
- Add or Replace Record
- Add Record to Index
- Batch Operations on Multiple Indices
- Clear Objects
- Clear Rules
- Clear Synonyms
- Clicked Object IDs
- Clicked Object IDs After Search
- Converted Object IDs
- Copy Index
- Create API Key
- Create Destination
- Create Ingestion Task
- Create or Update Recommend Rules
- Create Query Suggestions Config
- Create Source
- Create Transformation
- Delete AB Test
- Delete API Key
- Delete Authentication
- Delete Destination
- Delete Index
- Delete Multiple Records
- Delete Query Suggestions Config
- Delete Recommend Rule
- Delete Records by Filter
- Delete Rule
- Delete Source
- Delete Synonym
and 25 more
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What can Flann do with records in Algolia?
Flann can add, delete and look up records in Algolia, using 4 actions (Add Record to Index, Delete Multiple Records, Delete Records by Filter, Get Record from Index). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change records in Algolia.
What can Flann do with ingestion tasks in Algolia?
Flann can create and look up ingestion tasks in Algolia, using 2 actions (Create Ingestion Task, List Ingestion Tasks). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change ingestion tasks in Algolia.
How does Flann connect to Algolia?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Algolia and paste your Algolia API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Algolia account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 127 actions in Algolia.
Can I use Algolia from WhatsApp?
Yes. You talk to Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and Flann works in Algolia for you. You do not need to open Algolia.
Does connecting Algolia cost extra?
No. Algolia is included in every Flann plan, along with every other app Flann connects to.