Integrations / Security & Identity Tools
Manage Control D services from WhatsApp
Flann connects Control D to the WhatsApp chat you already run your business from. You ask, and Flann picks the right Control D action. Devices, logins, servers and the small apps your team built all leave a trail in Control D. Flann can read that trail for you. Ask by text or voice note and the answer comes in sentences, not error codes.
54 actions in Control D. 33 only look things up, and 21 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Control D
Type it or say it in a voice note. Flann works out which Control D action you mean.
“Show me my profile folders in Control D.”
“Show me my billing payments in Control D.”
“Show me my billing products in Control D.”
“Create a device in Control D.”
“Delete the rule in Control D.”
“Create a profile in Control D.”
What Flann can work with in Control D
Control D gives Flann 54 actions across 19 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Services | look upupdate | 2 |
| Devices | deletelook upcreateupdate | 4 |
| Custom rules | createupdate | 3 |
| Custom DNS rules | look upcreate | 2 |
| External filters | look upupdate | 2 |
| Rules | deletelook up | 2 |
Side by side, the two ways of working in Control D:
| Compare | Control D on its ownEvery step is yours | With FlannThe work comes to your chat |
|---|---|---|
| How you ask | Log in and click through the screens | Text or voice note, in your own words |
| Looking things up about services | By hand, screen by screen | 33 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | 21 changes, made from a message |
| Control D records | All of them, one screen at a time | 19 kinds, from one chat |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | Your Control D API key, once |
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Step by step: Control D jobs you can hand to Flann
What happens between your message and the result in Control D.
Create a device from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a device in Control D with these details.”
- Flann runs
Get Devicesin Control D and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create Devicein Control D. - Flann creates it in Control D and confirms in the chat.
Fix a service without opening Control D
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the service in Control D: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
List Services by Categoryin Control D and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Modify Service for Profilein Control D. - Flann makes the change in Control D and confirms in the chat.
Get answers about your members
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our members in Control D?”
- Flann runs
Get Organization Membersin Control D and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Control D is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
The Control D jobs you can stop doing yourself
You stay in charge of what goes out. Flann does the reading, the drafting and the chasing.
Overnight problems, summarised
Today
Errors build up overnight. Nobody reads the logs until something breaks in front of a customer.
With Flann
“Anything go wrong overnight on our systems?”
Flann reads the overnight errors and incidents in Control D, groups the repeats and ranks what is left by how much it affects customers. You get the few things worth knowing. Nothing is changed; this is a report.
What you stop doing: No more scrolling through logs you were never meant to read.
Passing a fault to the right person
Today
When something breaks, you forward a screenshot to your developer with a vague description. They then ask the questions you could not answer.
With Flann
“Send Dan the details of this error so he can look at it.”
Flann gathers what Dan will need from Control D: when the error started, how often it happens and which part of the system is affected. It drafts a clear message to him with those facts.
What you stop doing: Your role as messenger between customers and developer comes to an end.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Control D
- Search for Control D in Flann’s Connectors.
- Paste your Control D API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Control D account settings.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in Control D whenever a request needs it.
Reading from Control D is instant. Control D stays connected until you remove it in Connectors.
Ways to use Control D with Flann
Problems in plain words
Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads Control D and explains it without the jargon.
Look things up fast
Ask for the record you need. Flann finds it in Control D and brings it into the chat.
Check status from your phone
Ask Flann whether everything is running. It checks Control D and answers in the chat.
Everything Flann can do in Control D
All 54 Control D actions, as Flann sees them.
Looks up 33
- Get Devices
- Get Analytics Endpoints
- Get Analytics Levels
- Get Analytics Log Entry
- Get Billing Payments
- Get Billing Products
- Get Device Types
- Get IP
- Get Network Stats
- Get Organization Details
- Get Organization Members
- Get Profile Analytics
- Get Profile Analytics Logs
- Get Profile Analytics Summary
- Get Profile Analytics Top Domains
- Get Profile by ID
- Get Profile Filters
- Get Profile Folders
- Get Profile Options
- Get Profile Schedule
- Get Profile Schedules
- Get Profile Services
- Get Profile Top Services
- Get Profiles
- Get Proxies
- Get Service Categories
- Get Specific Rule in Folder
- Get Sub-Organizations
- Get Users
- List Custom DNS Rules for Profile
and 3 more
Changes 21
- Create Device
- Delete Device by ID
- Modify Device
- Bulk Update Profile Filters
- Create Custom DNS Rule
- Create Custom Rules in Profile Folder
- Create Profile
- Create Profile Schedule
- Delete Profile
- Delete Profile Rule by Rule ID
- Delete Profile Schedule
- Delete Rule from Folder
- Modify Custom Rule for Profile
- Modify Organization
- Modify Profile
- Modify Profile Filter
- Modify Service for Profile
- Move Profile Rule to Folder
- Update Custom Rule by Rule ID
- Update External Filters for Profile
- Update Profile Schedule
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Common questions
What can Flann do with services in Control D?
Flann can look up and update services in Control D, using 2 actions (List Services by Category, Modify Service for Profile). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change services in Control D.
What can Flann do with devices in Control D?
Flann can delete, look up, create and update devices in Control D, using 4 actions (Delete Device by ID, Get Devices, Create Device, Modify Device). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change devices in Control D.
How does Flann connect to Control D?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Control D and paste your Control D API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Control D account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 54 actions in Control D.
How do I ask Flann to do something in Control D?
Message Flann on WhatsApp the way you would message a colleague, or send a voice note. Flann picks the Control D action that fits and asks if anything is missing.
Is Control D included in my Flann plan?
Yes. Every Flann plan includes every app, Control D included.