Integrations / Analytics
Connect Databox to WhatsApp with an AI agent
Flann turns Databox into something you can message. Ask on WhatsApp, by text or voice note, and Flann does the work in Databox for you. Databox holds data about how your business is doing. Flann turns it into answers you can read on WhatsApp.
7 actions in Databox. 2 only look things up, and 5 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Databox
You do not need the exact wording. These are the kinds of messages Flann turns into Databox actions.
“Show me my accounts in Databox.”
“Look up the dataset ingestion status in Databox.”
“Create a dataset in Databox.”
What Flann can work with in Databox
Databox gives Flann 7 actions across 3 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Data sources | createdelete | 2 |
| Datasets | createdelete | 2 |
How the same job compares, in Databox directly and through Flann.
| Compare | Databox 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 | By hand, screen by screen | 2 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | 5 changes, made from a message |
| Databox records | All of them, one screen at a time | 3 kinds, from one chat |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | Your Databox API key, once |
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Step by step: Databox jobs you can hand to Flann
How a request turns into real Databox actions, one step at a time.
Get answers about your accounts
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our accounts in Databox?”
- Flann runs
List Accountsin Databox and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Databox is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Where Flann saves you time in Databox
Small jobs, repeated often, are where the time goes. Here is how they change once Databox is connected.
Your weekly numbers on Monday morning
Today
Every Monday you log into Databox, set the date range, compare it with the week before and try to remember what normal looks like. By the time the picture is clear, the week has started without you.
With Flann
“How are we doing? Last week against the week before, from Databox.”
Flann pulls the main figures from Databox, sets them against the previous week and sends a report card in the chat with the few changes worth your attention. Ask a follow-up and it digs into the detail.
What you stop doing: Setting date ranges and comparing columns by eye every Monday is finished.
Spotting a sudden change early
Today
Drops in bookings or jumps in returns can go unnoticed for days in Databox. You find out when the month closes, too late to do much.
With Flann
“Has anything in Databox moved unusually this week?”
Scanning Databox for figures that broke from their usual pattern, Flann lists the ones that moved most and suggests a likely cause where the data points to one. You can ask it to check every morning. Reading is instant, and no changes are made.
What you stop doing: Finding problems weeks late in the monthly figures no longer happens.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Databox
- Open Connectors in Flann and choose Databox.
- Paste your Databox API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Databox account settings.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in Databox whenever a request needs it.
Of the 7 Databox actions, 2 only read. The other 5 create, update, send or delete. Disconnect Databox in Connectors whenever you like.
Ways to use Databox with Flann
Ask, do not dig
Ask how this week compares to last. Flann pulls the numbers from Databox and answers in plain words.
Check before you decide
Before a big call, ask Flann for the figure that matters. It looks it up in Databox first.
Spot what changed
Ask what went up or down. Flann checks Databox and tells you what moved.
Everything Flann can do in Databox
Every Databox action Flann can run, split into what it reads and what it changes.
Looks up 2
- Get Dataset Ingestion Status
- List Accounts
Changes 5
- Create Data Source
- Create Dataset
- Delete Data Source
- Delete Dataset
- Push Data to Dataset (V1)
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What can Flann do with data sources in Databox?
Flann can create and delete data sources in Databox, using 2 actions (Create Data Source, Delete Data Source). Each one changes something in Databox.
What can Flann do with datasets in Databox?
Flann can create and delete datasets in Databox, using 2 actions (Create Dataset, Delete Dataset). Each one changes something in Databox.
How does Flann connect to Databox?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Databox and paste your Databox API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Databox account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 7 actions in Databox.
Do I need to open Databox to use it with Flann?
No. Once Databox is connected, you ask Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and it does the work in Databox.
Does connecting Databox cost extra?
No. Databox is included in every Flann plan, along with every other app Flann connects to.