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Connect DigitalOcean to WhatsApp: images, tags and domain records by chat
Flann is an AI agent your business talks to on WhatsApp. Connect DigitalOcean once, then ask Flann to look things up in it or get work done in it, by text or voice note. Most owners hear about technical problems when a customer does. That order is backwards. With DigitalOcean connected, Flann can tell you what is wrong and who on your team is best placed to fix it, ideally before the complaints start.
48 actions in DigitalOcean. 21 only look things up, and 27 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in DigitalOcean
Send any of these on WhatsApp, in your own words. Flann finds the right DigitalOcean action and fills in the details from the conversation.
“Show me my images in DigitalOcean.”
“Show me my tags in DigitalOcean.”
“Show me my VPCs in DigitalOcean.”
“Delete the image in DigitalOcean.”
“Create a custom image in DigitalOcean.”
“Create a tag in DigitalOcean.”
What Flann can work with in DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean gives Flann 48 actions across 17 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Domain records | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| Tags | createdeletelook up | 4 |
| Images | deletelook up | 3 |
| VPCs | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| Domains | createdeletelook up | 4 |
| Droplets | createdeletelook up | 4 |
| Firewalls | createdeletelook up | 3 |
| Load balancers | createdeletelook up | 3 |
There are three ways to get images work done in DigitalOcean. Side by side:
| Compare | DigitalOcean on its ownEvery step is yours | A rules toolRuns the steps you wired up | With FlannThe work comes to your chat |
|---|---|---|---|
| How you ask | Open the app and find the right page | Only what was wired up in advance | A WhatsApp message, typed or spoken |
| Finding answers about images | Filters and searches you run yourself | Only the look-ups someone built | 21 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Making changes | Typed in by hand | Run unchecked once built | 27 changes, made from a message |
| DigitalOcean records | All of them, one screen at a time | Only the ones you wire up | 17 kinds, from one chat |
| Getting connected | Nothing new to set up | Someone builds and maintains each flow | Your DigitalOcean API key, once |
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Step by step: DigitalOcean jobs you can hand to Flann
Each step below names the DigitalOcean action Flann actually runs.
Clean up images you no longer need
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Which images in DigitalOcean are out of date? Remove the ones I confirm.”
- Flann runs
List All Imagesin DigitalOcean and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Delete Imagein DigitalOcean. - Each removal is confirmed in the chat.
Create a tag from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a tag in DigitalOcean with these details.”
- Flann runs
List All Tagsin DigitalOcean and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create New Tagin DigitalOcean. - Flann creates it in DigitalOcean and confirms in the chat.
Fix a VPC without opening DigitalOcean
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the VPC in DigitalOcean: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
List All VPCsin DigitalOcean and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update VPCin DigitalOcean. - Flann makes the change in DigitalOcean and confirms in the chat.
Repetitive DigitalOcean 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.
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 DigitalOcean, 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.
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 DigitalOcean 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 DigitalOcean
- Search for DigitalOcean in Flann’s Connectors.
- Paste your DigitalOcean API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your DigitalOcean account settings.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in DigitalOcean whenever a request needs it.
Look-ups run as soon as you ask and change nothing in DigitalOcean. You can disconnect DigitalOcean from Connectors at any time.
Ways to use DigitalOcean with Flann
Check status from your phone
Ask Flann whether everything is running. It checks DigitalOcean and answers in the chat.
Problems in plain words
Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads DigitalOcean and explains it without the jargon.
Look things up fast
Ask for the record you need. Flann finds it in DigitalOcean and brings it into the chat.
Everything Flann can do in DigitalOcean
The full list of DigitalOcean actions available to Flann once you connect it.
Looks up 21
- List Apps
- List All Databases
- List All Domains
- List All Droplets
- List All Firewalls
- List All Images
- List All Kubernetes Clusters
- List All Load Balancers
- List All Snapshots
- List All SSH Keys
- List All Tags
- List All Volumes
- List All VPCs
- List Database Options
- List Domain Records
- Retrieve Domain
- Retrieve Domain Record
- Retrieve Existing Droplet
- Retrieve Existing Image
- Retrieve Tag
- Retrieve VPC
Changes 27
- Create Custom Image
- Create Database Cluster
- Create Domain Record
- Create New Block Storage Volume
- Create New Domain
- Create New Droplet
- Create New Firewall
- Create New Kubernetes Cluster
- Create New Load Balancer
- Create New SSH Key
- Create New Tag
- Create New VPC
- Delete Block Storage Volume
- Delete Database Cluster
- Delete Domain
- Delete Domain Record
- Delete Existing Droplet
- Delete Firewall
- Delete Image
- Delete Load Balancer
- Delete SSH Key
- Delete Tag
- Delete VPC
- Tag Resource
- Untag Resource
- Update Domain Record
- Update VPC
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ContentfulCommon questions
What can Flann do with domain records in DigitalOcean?
Flann can create, delete, look up and update domain records in DigitalOcean, using 5 actions (Create Domain Record, Delete Domain Record, List Domain Records, Retrieve Domain Record and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change domain records in DigitalOcean.
What can Flann do with tags in DigitalOcean?
Flann can create, delete and look up tags in DigitalOcean, using 4 actions (Create New Tag, Delete Tag, List All Tags, Retrieve Tag). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change tags in DigitalOcean.
How does Flann connect to DigitalOcean?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose DigitalOcean and paste your DigitalOcean API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your DigitalOcean account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 48 actions in DigitalOcean.
Can I use DigitalOcean from WhatsApp?
Yes. You talk to Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and Flann works in DigitalOcean for you. You do not need to open DigitalOcean.
Is DigitalOcean included in my Flann plan?
Yes. Every Flann plan includes every app, DigitalOcean included.