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Connect Databricks to WhatsApp: members, catalogs and users by chat
Flann is an AI agent your business talks to on WhatsApp. Connect Databricks once, then ask Flann to look things up in it or get work done in it, by text or voice note. Devices, logins, servers and the small apps your team built all leave a trail in Databricks. Flann can read that trail for you. Ask by text or voice note and the answer comes in sentences, not error codes.
410 actions in Databricks. 164 only look things up, and 246 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Databricks
Send any of these on WhatsApp, in your own words. Flann finds the right Databricks action and fills in the details from the conversation.
“Look up the genie message in Databricks.”
“Look up the IP access list in Databricks.”
“Look up the DBFS file status in Databricks.”
“Add a member in Databricks.”
“Create a genie message in Databricks.”
“Create an IP access list in Databricks.”
What Flann can work with in Databricks
Databricks gives Flann 410 actions across 76 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Catalog tables | deletelook upupdate | 4 |
| External locations | createdeletelook upupdate | 4 |
| Catalogs | deletelook up | 2 |
| Genie conversations | deletelook up | 2 |
| Genie conversation messages | deletelook up | 2 |
| Genie messages | createlook up | 2 |
| Lakeview dashboard schedules | deletelook up | 2 |
| Logged model tags | deleteupdate | 2 |
Doing it yourself, wiring up a rule, or asking an agent: here is how they compare for Databricks.
| Compare | In Databricks yourselfYou click through each job | A fixed workflowTriggers built in advance | Flann on DatabricksYou ask, Flann does the clicking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asking for something | 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 members | By hand, screen by screen | Only the look-ups someone built | 164 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | Run unchecked once built | 246 changes, made from a message |
| Databricks records | All of them, one screen at a time | Only the ones you wire up | 76 kinds, from one chat |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | Someone builds and maintains each flow | Your Databricks API key, once |
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Step by step: Databricks jobs you can hand to Flann
Each step below names the Databricks action Flann actually runs.
Create a member from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a member in Databricks with these details.”
- Flann runs
List Members of a Security Groupin Databricks and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Add Member to Security Groupin Databricks. - Flann creates it in Databricks and confirms in the chat.
Fix a cluster without opening Databricks
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the cluster in Databricks: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
List Clustersin Databricks and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Edit Databricks Clusterin Databricks. - Flann makes the change in Databricks and confirms in the chat.
Clean up metastores you no longer need
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Which metastores in Databricks are out of date? Remove the ones I confirm.”
- Flann runs
Get Metastore Detailsin Databricks and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Delete Metastorein Databricks. - Each removal is confirmed in the chat.
Repetitive Databricks 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.
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 Databricks: 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.
Fridge and sensor check-ins
Today
Fridges, sensors and connected equipment report into Databricks, 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 Databricks 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.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Databricks
- In Flann, go to Connectors and find Databricks.
- Paste your Databricks API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Databricks account settings.
- Ask Flann for what you need on WhatsApp, by text or voice note. It picks the right Databricks action itself.
Look-ups run as soon as you ask and change nothing in Databricks. You can disconnect Databricks from Connectors at any time.
Ways to use Databricks with Flann
Problems in plain words
Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads Databricks and explains it without the jargon.
Check status from your phone
Ask Flann whether everything is running. It checks Databricks and answers in the chat.
Make a change safely
Tell Flann what to change.
Everything Flann can do in Databricks
The full list of Databricks actions available to Flann once you connect it.
Looks up 164
- Export Workspace Object
- Get Catalog Details
- Get Catalog Schema
- Get Catalog Table Details
- Get Cluster Information
- Get Current Metastore Assignment
- Get Current User Information
- Get Databricks Job Details
- Get IAM Permission Levels
- Get IAM Permissions
- Get Job Permission Levels
- Get Job Policy Compliance
- Get Job Run By ID
- Get Metastore Details
- Get ML Experiment
- Get MLflow Run
- Get Secret Value
- Get Serving Endpoint Details
- Get Serving Endpoint OpenAPI Spec
- Get Serving Endpoint Permission Levels
- Get SQL Query Details
- Get SQL Warehouse Details
- Get SQL Warehouse Permission Levels
- Get SQL Warehouse Permissions
- Get User by ID
- Get Workspace IAM Group V2
- Get Workspace Warehouse Config
- List All Databricks Jobs (API 2.0)
- List Catalog Schemas
- List Catalog Tables
and 134 more
Changes 246
- Cancel Databricks Job Run
- Create Databricks Cluster
- Create Databricks Job
- Create IAM Group V2
- Create IAM User V2
- Create ML Experiment
- Create MLflow Experiment Run
- Create Provisioned Throughput Endpoint
- Create SQL Query
- Create Workspace Repo
- Delete Databricks Cluster
- Delete IAM User V2
- Delete SQL Query
- Delete SQL Warehouse
- Edit Databricks Cluster
- Edit SQL Warehouse
- Execute SQL Statement
- Import Workspace Object
- Put Secret in Scope
- Set IAM Permissions
- Start SQL Warehouse
- Submit One-Time Run
- Update Catalog Table
- Update Databricks Job By ID
- Update SQL Query
- Update Workspace Repo
- Update Workspace Repo Permissions
- Add Block to DBFS Stream
- Add Compute Instance Profile
- Add Member to Security Group
and 216 more
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What can Flann do with catalog tables in Databricks?
Flann can delete, look up and update catalog tables in Databricks, using 4 actions (Delete Catalog Table, Get Catalog Table Details, Update Catalog Table, List Catalog Tables). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change catalog tables in Databricks.
What can Flann do with external locations in Databricks?
Flann can create, delete, look up and update external locations in Databricks, using 4 actions (Create External Location, Delete External Location, Get External Location Details, Update External Location). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change external locations in Databricks.
How does Flann connect to Databricks?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Databricks and paste your Databricks API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Databricks account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 410 actions in Databricks.
Can I use Databricks from WhatsApp?
Yes. You talk to Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and Flann works in Databricks for you. You do not need to open Databricks.
Which Flann plan do I need for Databricks?
Any of them. Every Flann plan includes Databricks and every other app.