Integrations / AI Web Scraping
Connect Apify to WhatsApp: schedules and actor tasks by chat
Flann is an AI agent your business talks to on WhatsApp. Connect Apify once, then ask Flann to look things up in it or get work done in it, by text or voice note. Analytics tools answer questions well, provided you know where to click. Flann does the clicking. You ask in plain words on WhatsApp, it queries Apify and replies with the figure and a sentence on what it means.
181 actions in Apify. 58 only look things up, and 123 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Apify
Send any of these on WhatsApp, in your own words. Flann finds the right Apify action and fills in the details from the conversation.
“Show me my of tasks in Apify.”
“Look up the actor task in Apify.”
“Look up the task input in Apify.”
“Create an actor task in Apify.”
“Update the task input in Apify.”
“Update the account limits in Apify.”
What Flann can work with in Apify
Apify gives Flann 181 actions across 34 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Actor tasks | deletelook upupdatecreate | 4 |
| Schedules | deletelook upupdatecreate | 4 |
| Actors | updatecreatedeletelook up | 4 |
| Datasets | createdeletelook upupdate | 4 |
| Actor runs | deletelook up | 3 |
| LinkedIn profiles | search | 3 |
| Actor builds | deletelook up | 2 |
| Builds | look up | 2 |
There are three ways to get schedules work done in Apify. Side by side:
| Compare | In Apify yourselfYou click through each job | A rules toolRuns the steps you wired up | Flann on ApifyYou ask, Flann does the clicking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asking for something | Open the app and find the right page | Only what was wired up in advance | A WhatsApp message, typed or spoken |
| Finding answers about schedules | Filters and searches you run yourself | Only the look-ups someone built | 58 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Making changes | Typed in by hand | Run unchecked once built | 123 changes, made from a message |
| Apify records | All of them, one screen at a time | Only the ones you wire up | 34 kinds, from one chat |
| Getting connected | Nothing new to set up | Someone builds and maintains each flow | Your Apify API key, once |
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Step by step: Apify jobs you can hand to Flann
Each step below names the Apify action Flann actually runs.
Create a schedule from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a schedule in Apify with these details.”
- Flann runs
Get Schedulein Apify and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create Schedulein Apify. - Flann creates it in Apify and confirms in the chat.
Fix an actor task without opening Apify
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the actor task in Apify: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
Get Actor Taskin Apify and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update Actor Taskin Apify. - Flann makes the change in Apify and confirms in the chat.
Clean up actors you no longer need
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Which actors in Apify are out of date? Remove the ones I confirm.”
- Flann runs
Get Actor Detailsin Apify and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Delete Actorin Apify. - Each removal is confirmed in the chat.
Repetitive Apify 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.
Looking up a record mid-conversation
Today
A customer on the phone asks when their membership renews or what they ordered last time. Finding the record in Apify means a laptop, a login and a search screen.
With Flann
“When does Priya Shah’s membership renew? Check Apify.”
Within the chat, Flann searches Apify for the record and replies with the renewal date, plan and last visit. If two records match, it asks which one you mean. Looking up changes nothing, so it happens straight away.
What you stop doing: Opening a laptop to answer a simple customer question is unnecessary now.
Keeping an eye on competitors
Today
Checking what nearby competitors charge means visiting several websites and writing it all down. So it happens once a year, if that.
With Flann
“Use Apify to check what the gyms near us charge for a monthly membership.”
Using Apify, Flann gathers the published membership prices from those gyms’ websites and lays them out next to yours in one short table. It notes the date it checked, since prices change. Nothing on your side changes, and nothing is sent anywhere.
What you stop doing: Visiting competitor websites one by one with a notepad is a thing of the past.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Apify
- Search for Apify in Flann’s Connectors.
- Paste your Apify API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Apify account settings.
- Go back to WhatsApp and ask for what you need. Flann chooses the Apify action and fills in the details.
Look-ups run as soon as you ask and change nothing in Apify. You can disconnect Apify from Connectors at any time.
Ways to use Apify with Flann
Spot what changed
Ask what went up or down. Flann checks Apify and tells you what moved.
A weekly summary on demand
Ask Flann for the week in brief. It reads Apify and sends the few numbers worth knowing.
Check before you decide
Before a big call, ask Flann for the figure that matters. It looks it up in Apify first.
Everything Flann can do in Apify
The full list of Apify actions available to Flann once you connect it.
Looks up 58
- Get Account Limits
- Get Actor Build
- Get Actor Details
- Get Actor Last Run Dataset Items
- Get Actor Run
- Get Actor Task
- Get all webhooks
- Get Current User Account Data
- Get Dataset
- Get dataset items
- Get Default Build
- Get Key-Value Record
- Get Key-Value Store
- Get Key-Value Store Keys
- Get last actor run
- Get last actor task run
- Get list of Actor webhooks
- Get list of Actors
- Get list of builds
- Get list of datasets
- Get list of key-value stores
- Get list of request queues
- Get list of runs
- Get list of schedules
- Get list of task runs
- Get list of task webhooks
- Get list of tasks
- Get log
- Get OpenAPI Definition
- Get Request Queue
and 28 more
Changes 123
- Abort Actor Run
- Build Actor
- Create Actor
- Create Actor Task
- Create Dataset
- Create Key-Value Store
- Create Request Queue
- Create Schedule
- Create Task Webhook
- Delete Actor
- Delete Actor Build
- Delete Actor Run
- Delete Actor Task
- Delete Request Queue
- Delete Schedule
- Delete Webhook
- Discover G2 Products
- Get CARFAX Report by VIN
- Get US Fuel Price Averages
- Run Actor Asynchronously
- Run Actor Sync
- Run Actor Sync without Input (GET)
- Run Task Asynchronously
- Run Task Sync (GET)
- Run Task Sync (POST)
- Run Task Sync & Get Dataset Items
- Run Task Sync with Input Override & Get Dataset Items
- Scrape Amazon Product Details
- Scrape Amazon Reviews
- Scrape Booking Reviews
and 93 more
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Common questions
What can Flann do with actor tasks in Apify?
Flann can delete, look up, update and create actor tasks in Apify, using 4 actions (Delete Actor Task, Get Actor Task, Update Actor Task, Create Actor Task). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change actor tasks in Apify.
What can Flann do with schedules in Apify?
Flann can delete, look up, update and create schedules in Apify, using 4 actions (Delete Schedule, Get Schedule, Update Schedule, Create Schedule). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change schedules in Apify.
How does Flann connect to Apify?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Apify and paste your Apify API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Apify account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 181 actions in Apify.
Can I use Apify from WhatsApp?
Yes. You talk to Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and Flann works in Apify for you. You do not need to open Apify.
Is Apify included in my Flann plan?
Yes. Every Flann plan includes every app, Apify included.