Integrations / Server Monitoring
Connect Instatus to WhatsApp with an AI agent
Flann connects Instatus to the WhatsApp chat you already run your business from. You ask, and Flann picks the right Instatus action. Small businesses often rely on one developer or an IT contractor who is busy elsewhere. Flann does not replace them. It gives you a way to check Instatus yourself, understand what they are telling you and pass them the right details when something needs attention.
15 actions in Instatus. 7 only look things up, and 8 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Instatus
Type it or say it in a voice note. Flann works out which Instatus action you mean.
“Show me my status pages in Instatus.”
“Look up the incident in Instatus.”
“Look up the component in Instatus.”
“Create a component in Instatus.”
“Create an incident in Instatus.”
“Create a maintenance in Instatus.”
What Flann can work with in Instatus
Instatus gives Flann 15 actions across 5 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Components | createlook upupdate | 4 |
| Incidents | createlook upupdate | 4 |
| Maintenances | createlook upupdate | 4 |
Side by side, the two ways of working in Instatus:
| Compare | Instatus on its ownEvery step is yours | With FlannThe work comes to your chat |
|---|---|---|
| How you ask | Open the app and find the right page | A WhatsApp message, typed or spoken |
| Finding answers | Filters and searches you run yourself | 7 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Making changes | Typed in by hand | 8 changes, made from a message |
| Instatus records | All of them, one screen at a time | 5 kinds, from one chat |
| Getting connected | Nothing new to set up | Your Instatus API key, once |
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Step by step: Instatus jobs you can hand to Flann
What happens between your message and the result in Instatus.
Create a component from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a component in Instatus with these details.”
- Flann runs
List Componentsin Instatus and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create Componentin Instatus. - Flann creates it in Instatus and confirms in the chat.
Fix an incident without opening Instatus
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the incident in Instatus: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
List Incidentsin Instatus and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update Incidentin Instatus. - Flann makes the change in Instatus and confirms in the chat.
Get answers about your maintenances
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our maintenances in Instatus?”
- Flann runs
List MaintenancesandGet Maintenancein Instatus and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Instatus is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
The Instatus jobs you can stop doing yourself
You stay in charge of what goes out. Flann does the reading, the drafting and the chasing.
Security warnings explained
Today
Late at night, a suspicious sign-in report lands in your inbox. Without context you cannot tell a real threat from a member of staff on holiday.
With Flann
“Got a suspicious sign-in warning. Is it real?”
Flann checks the sign-in details in Instatus: where it came from, which account, and whether that person has signed in from there before. It gives you its reading and the reasons behind it.
What you stop doing: Warnings you could not interpret stop costing you sleep.
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 Instatus 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 Instatus
- In Flann, go to Connectors and find Instatus.
- Paste your Instatus API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Instatus account settings.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in Instatus whenever a request needs it.
Reading from Instatus is instant. Instatus stays connected until you remove it in Connectors.
Ways to use Instatus with Flann
Check status from your phone
Ask Flann whether everything is running. It checks Instatus and answers in the chat.
Problems in plain words
Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads Instatus and explains it without the jargon.
Make a change safely
Tell Flann what to change.
Everything Flann can do in Instatus
All 15 Instatus actions, as Flann sees them.
Looks up 7
- Get Component
- Get Incident
- Get Maintenance
- List Components
- List Incidents
- List Maintenances
- List Status Pages
Changes 8
- Add Incident Update
- Add Maintenance Update
- Create Component
- Create Incident
- Create Maintenance
- Update Component
- Update Incident
- Update Maintenance
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What can Flann do with components in Instatus?
Flann can create, look up and update components in Instatus, using 4 actions (Create Component, Get Component, List Components, Update Component). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change components in Instatus.
What can Flann do with incidents in Instatus?
Flann can create, look up and update incidents in Instatus, using 4 actions (Create Incident, Get Incident, List Incidents, Update Incident). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change incidents in Instatus.
How does Flann connect to Instatus?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Instatus and paste your Instatus API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Instatus account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 15 actions in Instatus.
How do I ask Flann to do something in Instatus?
Message Flann on WhatsApp the way you would message a colleague, or send a voice note. Flann picks the Instatus action that fits and asks if anything is missing.
Which Flann plan do I need for Instatus?
Any of them. Every Flann plan includes Instatus and every other app.