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Hookdeck on WhatsApp: manage events with an AI agent
Flann turns Hookdeck into something you can message. Ask on WhatsApp, by text or voice note, and Flann does the work in Hookdeck for you. Hookdeck speaks a technical language. Flann translates. Ask whether the site is up, why an alert fired or what changed this week, and you get a plain answer drawn straight from Hookdeck.
105 actions in Hookdeck. 55 only look things up, and 50 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Hookdeck
You do not need the exact wording. These are the kinds of messages Flann turns into Hookdeck actions.
“Look up the event in Hookdeck.”
“Show me my events metrics in Hookdeck.”
“Look up the issue in Hookdeck.”
“Publish the event in Hookdeck.”
“Create an issue trigger in Hookdeck.”
“Create a source in Hookdeck.”
What Flann can work with in Hookdeck
Hookdeck gives Flann 105 actions across 21 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Events | cancellook uppublish | 5 |
| Sources | countcreatedeletelook upupdate | 7 |
| Destinations | countcreatedeletelook upupdate | 6 |
| Issue triggers | createdeletelook upupdate | 6 |
| Transformations | createdeletelook upupdate | 6 |
| Bookmarks | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| Connections | countcreatedeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| Integrations | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
Here is what changes when Hookdeck goes through Flann instead of its own screens.
| Compare | In Hookdeck yourselfYou click through each job | Flann on HookdeckYou ask, Flann does the clicking |
|---|---|---|
| Asking for something | Open the app and find the right page | A WhatsApp message, typed or spoken |
| Finding answers about events | Filters and searches you run yourself | 55 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Making changes | Typed in by hand | 50 changes, made from a message |
| Hookdeck records | All of them, one screen at a time | 21 kinds, from one chat |
| Getting connected | Nothing new to set up | Your Hookdeck API key, once |
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Step by step: Hookdeck jobs you can hand to Flann
How a request turns into real Hookdeck actions, one step at a time.
Fix an event without opening Hookdeck
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the event in Hookdeck: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
Get Eventin Hookdeck and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Publish Event to Hookdeckin Hookdeck. - Flann makes the change in Hookdeck and confirms in the chat.
Create a source from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a source in Hookdeck with these details.”
- Flann runs
Get Hookdeck Sourcein Hookdeck and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create Hookdeck Sourcein Hookdeck. - Flann creates it in Hookdeck and confirms in the chat.
Clean up destinations you no longer need
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Which destinations in Hookdeck are out of date? Remove the ones I confirm.”
- Flann runs
Get Hookdeck Destinationin Hookdeck and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Delete Hookdeck Destinationin Hookdeck. - Each removal is confirmed in the chat.
Where Flann saves you time in Hookdeck
Small jobs, repeated often, are where the time goes. Here is how they change once Hookdeck is connected.
Alerts in plain English
Today
Alert emails from Hookdeck arrive full of codes and thresholds. You cannot tell an urgent one from a routine one, so you either ignore them all or worry about every one.
With Flann
“What does this alert from Hookdeck mean? Should I worry?”
Flann reads the alert and the context around it in Hookdeck, then explains what happened in a couple of plain sentences. It says whether it looks serious and who usually handles that kind of thing.
What you stop doing: Guessing which alerts matter is no longer your job.
Who still has access
Today
Staff come and go, and old logins linger. Checking who can still get into which system is a job nobody wants.
With Flann
“Does Ana still have an account in Hookdeck? She left last month.”
Flann looks up Ana in Hookdeck and tells you exactly what access she still has. Want it removed?
What you stop doing: Closing the door behind people who left no longer depends on memory.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Hookdeck
- In Flann, go to Connectors and find Hookdeck.
- Paste your Hookdeck API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Hookdeck account settings.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in Hookdeck whenever a request needs it.
Of the 105 Hookdeck actions, 55 only read. The other 50 create, update, send or delete. Disconnect Hookdeck in Connectors whenever you like.
Ways to use Hookdeck with Flann
Problems in plain words
Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads Hookdeck and explains it without the jargon.
Check status from your phone
Ask Flann whether everything is running. It checks Hookdeck and answers in the chat.
Look things up fast
Ask for the record you need. Flann finds it in Hookdeck and brings it into the chat.
Everything Flann can do in Hookdeck
Every Hookdeck action Flann can run, split into what it reads and what it changes.
Looks up 55
- Get Event
- Get Events Metrics
- Get Hookdeck Attempt
- Get Hookdeck Integration
- Count Hookdeck Connections
- Count Hookdeck Destinations
- Count Hookdeck Sources
- Generate Event Bulk Cancel Plan
- Generate Event Bulk Retry Plan
- Generate Ignored Event Bulk Retry Plan
- Generate Request Bulk Retry Plan
- Get attempts
- Get attempts metrics
- Get Bookmark Raw Body
- Get Event Bulk Cancel Status
- Get Event Bulk Cancels
- Get Event Bulk Retries
- Get Event Bulk Retry Status
- Get Event Raw Body
- Get events
- Get events by issue metrics
- Get events pending timeseries metrics
- Get Hookdeck Bookmark
- Get Hookdeck Connection
- Get Hookdeck Destination
- Get Hookdeck Integrations
- Get Hookdeck Issue Count
- Get Hookdeck Issue Trigger
- Get Hookdeck Request
- Get Hookdeck Source
and 25 more
Changes 50
- Publish Event to Hookdeck
- Update Connection by ID
- Add Custom Domain
- Bulk Cancel Hookdeck Events
- Bulk Retry Hookdeck Events
- Cancel Event Bulk Retry
- Cancel Hookdeck Event
- Cancel Hookdeck Scheduled Retries
- Cancel Request Bulk Retry
- Create Hookdeck Bookmark
- Create Hookdeck Connection
- Create Hookdeck Destination
- Create Hookdeck Integration
- Create Hookdeck Issue Trigger
- Create Hookdeck Source
- Create Hookdeck Transformation
- Create Ignored Event Bulk Retry
- Delete Hookdeck Bookmark
- Delete Hookdeck Connection
- Delete Hookdeck Destination
- Delete Hookdeck Integration
- Delete Hookdeck Issue Trigger
- Delete Hookdeck Source
- Delete Hookdeck Transformation
- Disable Hookdeck Connection
- Disable Hookdeck Destination
- Disable Hookdeck Issue Trigger
- Disable Hookdeck Source
- Enable Hookdeck Connection
- Enable Hookdeck Destination
and 20 more
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What can Flann do with events in Hookdeck?
Flann can cancel, look up and publish events in Hookdeck, using 5 actions (Cancel Hookdeck Event, Get Event, Get events, Get events by issue metrics and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change events in Hookdeck.
What can Flann do with sources in Hookdeck?
Flann can count, create, delete, look up and update sources in Hookdeck, using 7 actions (Count Hookdeck Sources, Create Hookdeck Source, Delete Hookdeck Source, Get Hookdeck Source and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change sources in Hookdeck.
How does Flann connect to Hookdeck?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Hookdeck and paste your Hookdeck API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Hookdeck account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 105 actions in Hookdeck.
Do I need to open Hookdeck to use it with Flann?
No. Once Hookdeck is connected, you ask Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and it does the work in Hookdeck.
Which Flann plan do I need for Hookdeck?
Any of them. Every Flann plan includes Hookdeck and every other app.