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Connect Figma to WhatsApp: comments by chat
Flann is an AI agent your business talks to on WhatsApp. Connect Figma once, then ask Flann to look things up in it or get work done in it, by text or voice note. Figma makes the visuals and media your business puts out. Flann lets you work it from WhatsApp.
52 actions in Figma. 41 only look things up, and 11 create, update, send or delete. You connect with a one-click sign-in.
What you can ask Flann to do in Figma
Send any of these on WhatsApp, in your own words. Flann finds the right Figma action and fills in the details from the conversation.
“Get my images from Figma.”
“Show me my files in Figma.”
“Show me my projects in Figma.”
“Add a comment in Figma.”
“Add a reaction in Figma.”
What Flann can work with in Figma
Figma gives Flann 52 actions across 17 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Comments | adddeletelook up | 3 |
| Reactions | adddeletelook up | 3 |
| Components | look up | 2 |
| Component sets | look up | 2 |
| Styles | look up | 2 |
There are three ways to get comments work done in Figma. Side by side:
| Compare | Opening FigmaLog in, find it, do it | A rules toolRuns the steps you wired up | Figma through FlannAsk and get it done |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getting started on a job | Open the app and find the right page | Only what was wired up in advance | A WhatsApp message, typed or spoken |
| Finding answers about comments | Filters and searches you run yourself | Only the look-ups someone built | 41 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Making changes | Typed in by hand | Run unchecked once built | 11 changes, made from a message |
| Figma 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 | One sign-in to Figma |
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Step by step: Figma jobs you can hand to Flann
Each step below names the Figma action Flann actually runs.
Create a comment from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a comment in Figma with these details.”
- Flann runs
Get comments in a filein Figma and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Add a comment to a filein Figma. - Flann creates it in Figma and confirms in the chat.
Get answers about your payments
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our payments in Figma?”
- Flann runs
Get paymentsin Figma and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Figma is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Check your files from WhatsApp
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Show me where our files in Figma stand.”
- Flann runs
Get files in a projectin Figma and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Figma is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Repetitive Figma 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.
Transcribing the training session
Today
You record a staff training walkthrough so new starters can catch up later. Nobody watches a long recording, and typing it up yourself never happens.
With Flann
“Transcribe Tuesday’s training recording in Figma and turn it into a short guide for new starters.”
First the recording goes through Figma, then the transcript is shaped into a short guide with steps, warnings and who to ask. The full transcript stays alongside it in case you need the exact words.
What you stop doing: Hoping staff sit through long recordings is no longer the plan.
Updating the website for holidays
Today
Bank holidays, staff holidays and the Christmas closure all need a change on your website. Logging into Figma for one line of text is easy to put off, and customers turn up to a locked door.
With Flann
“We’re closed Boxing Day and open late on the twenty-third. Update the hours on Figma.”
Opening hours are found in every place Figma shows them, including the footer and the contact page, and the change is prepared for each. You get a before-and-after card.
What you stop doing: Logging in to fix a single line of opening hours no longer falls to you.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Figma
- Search for Figma in Flann’s Connectors.
- Sign in to your Figma account on the secure page that opens and allow access. There is no developer account or API key to set up.
- Go back to WhatsApp and ask for what you need. Flann chooses the Figma action and fills in the details.
Look-ups run as soon as you ask and change nothing in Figma. You can disconnect Figma from Connectors at any time.
Ways to use Figma with Flann
Find the file you made
Ask for last month’s poster or video. Flann finds it in Figma and brings it into the chat.
Turn a rough idea into a draft
Send Flann a voice note. It uses Figma to prepare a first version, ready for your edits.
Keep the brand consistent
Flann works from what is already in Figma, so new pieces look like your last ones.
Everything Flann can do in Figma
The full list of Figma actions available to Flann once you connect it.
Looks up 41
- Design tokens to tailwind
- Download Figma Images
- Extract design tokens
- Extract Prototype Interactions
- Get component
- Get current user
- Get file component sets
- Get file components
- Get file json
- Get file metadata
- Get file nodes
- Get files in a project
- Get local variables
- Get projects in a team
- Detect Background Layers
- Discover Figma Resources
- Get a webhook
- Get activity logs
- Get comments in a file
- Get component set
- Get dev resources
- Get file styles
- Get image fills
- Get library analytics component action data
- Get library analytics component usage data
- Get library analytics style action data
- Get library analytics style usage data
- Get library analytics variable action data
- Get library analytics variable usage data
- Get payments
and 11 more
Changes 11
- Add a comment to a file
- Add a reaction to a comment
- Create a webhook
- Create dev resources
- Create, modify, or delete variables
- Delete a comment
- Delete a reaction
- Delete a webhook
- Delete dev resource
- Update a webhook
- Update dev resources
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SmugMugCommon questions
What can Flann do with comments in Figma?
Flann can add, delete and look up comments in Figma, using 3 actions (Add a comment to a file, Delete a comment, Get comments in a file). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change comments in Figma.
What can Flann do with reactions in Figma?
Flann can add, delete and look up reactions in Figma, using 3 actions (Add a reaction to a comment, Delete a reaction, Get reactions for a comment). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change reactions in Figma.
How does Flann connect to Figma?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Figma and sign in to your Figma account on a secure page. There is no developer account or API key to set up. Once it is connected, Flann can use 52 actions in Figma.
Can I use Figma from WhatsApp?
Yes. You talk to Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and Flann works in Figma for you. You do not need to open Figma.
Is Figma included in my Flann plan?
Yes. Every Flann plan includes every app, Figma included.