Integrations / Developer Tools
Connect CarsXE to WhatsApp with an AI agent
Flann turns CarsXE into something you can message. Ask on WhatsApp, by text or voice note, and Flann does the work in CarsXE for you. Devices, logins, servers and the small apps your team built all leave a trail in CarsXE. Flann can read that trail for you. Ask by text or voice note and the answer comes in sentences, not error codes.
12 actions in CarsXE. 11 only look things up, and 1 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in CarsXE
You do not need the exact wording. These are the kinds of messages Flann turns into CarsXE actions.
“Show me my vehicle images in CarsXE.”
“Check the lien in CarsXE.”
“Show me my vehicle recalls in CarsXE.”
Step by step: CarsXE jobs you can hand to Flann
How a request turns into real CarsXE actions, one step at a time.
Get answers about your vehicle images
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our vehicle images in CarsXE?”
- Flann runs
Get Vehicle Imagesin CarsXE and shows you what it found. - Nothing in CarsXE is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Check your liens from WhatsApp
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Show me where our liens in CarsXE stand.”
- Flann runs
Check Lien and Theft Recordsin CarsXE and shows you what it found. - Nothing in CarsXE is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Get answers about your recall batches
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our recall batches in CarsXE?”
- Flann runs
Get Recall Batchin CarsXE and shows you what it found. - Nothing in CarsXE is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Where Flann saves you time in CarsXE
Small jobs, repeated often, are where the time goes. Here is how they change once CarsXE is connected.
Fridge and sensor check-ins
Today
Fridges, sensors and connected equipment report into CarsXE, but nobody looks unless something has already spoiled.
With Flann
“Are the fridges and freezers all at the right temperature?”
Flann reads the latest readings from CarsXE and tells you whether anything sits outside its normal range. A unit that has been drifting is named, with how long it has been drifting.
What you stop doing: Walking round checking displays just to feel sure is no longer needed.
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 CarsXE 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 CarsXE
- Search for CarsXE in Flann’s Connectors.
- Paste your CarsXE API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your CarsXE account settings.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in CarsXE whenever a request needs it.
Of the 12 CarsXE actions, 11 only read. The other 1 create, update, send or delete. Disconnect CarsXE in Connectors whenever you like.
Ways to use CarsXE with Flann
Look things up fast
Ask for the record you need. Flann finds it in CarsXE and brings it into the chat.
Make a change safely
Tell Flann what to change.
Check status from your phone
Ask Flann whether everything is running. It checks CarsXE and answers in the chat.
How the same job compares, in CarsXE directly and through Flann.
| Compare | In CarsXE yourselfYou click through each job | Flann on CarsXEYou ask, Flann does the clicking |
|---|---|---|
| Asking for something | Open the app and find the right page | A WhatsApp message, typed or spoken |
| Finding answers | Filters and searches you run yourself | 11 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Making changes | Typed in by hand | 1 change, made from a message |
| CarsXE records | All of them, one screen at a time | 8 kinds, from one chat |
| Getting connected | Nothing new to set up | Your CarsXE API key, once |
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Everything Flann can do in CarsXE
Every CarsXE action Flann can run, split into what it reads and what it changes.
Looks up 11
- Check Lien and Theft Records
- Decode License Plate
- Decode OBD Code
- Get Recall Batch
- Get Vehicle History
- Get Vehicle Images
- Get Vehicle Market Value
- Get Vehicle Recalls
- Get Vehicle Specifications
- Get Year Make Model Data
- Recognize License Plate
Changes 1
- Submit Recall Batch
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How does Flann connect to CarsXE?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose CarsXE and paste your CarsXE API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your CarsXE account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 12 actions in CarsXE.
Do I need to open CarsXE to use it with Flann?
No. Once CarsXE is connected, you ask Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and it does the work in CarsXE.
Is CarsXE included in my Flann plan?
Yes. Every Flann plan includes every app, CarsXE included.