Integrations / URL Shortener
Manage lc.cx tags and short links from WhatsApp
Flann connects lc.cx to the WhatsApp chat you already run your business from. You ask, and Flann picks the right lc.cx action. lc.cx runs your campaigns. Flann lets you run lc.cx itself from WhatsApp, next to the customer list you already have.
10 actions in lc.cx. 4 only look things up, and 6 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in lc.cx
Type it or say it in a voice note. Flann works out which lc.cx action you mean.
“Look up the account context in lc.cx.”
“Show me my tags in lc.cx.”
“Look up the short link in lc.cx.”
“Create tags in lc.cx.”
“Create a short link in lc.cx.”
What Flann can work with in lc.cx
lc.cx gives Flann 10 actions across 3 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Short links | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| Tags | createdeletelook upupdate | 4 |
Side by side, the two ways of working in lc.cx:
| Compare | Opening lc.cxLog in, find it, do it | lc.cx through FlannAsk and get it done |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started on a job | Open the app and find the right page | A WhatsApp message, typed or spoken |
| Finding answers about tags | Filters and searches you run yourself | 4 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Making changes | Typed in by hand | 6 changes, made from a message |
| lc.cx records | All of them, one screen at a time | 3 kinds, from one chat |
| Getting connected | Nothing new to set up | Your lc.cx API key, once |
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Step by step: lc.cx jobs you can hand to Flann
What happens between your message and the result in lc.cx.
Create a tag from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a tag in lc.cx with these details.”
- Flann runs
List Tagsin lc.cx and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create Tagsin lc.cx. - Flann creates it in lc.cx and confirms in the chat.
Fix a short link without opening lc.cx
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the short link in lc.cx: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
List Short Linksin lc.cx and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update Short Linkin lc.cx. - Flann makes the change in lc.cx and confirms in the chat.
Get answers about your contexts
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our contexts in lc.cx?”
- Flann runs
Get Account Contextin lc.cx and shows you what it found. - Nothing in lc.cx is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
The lc.cx jobs you can stop doing yourself
You stay in charge of what goes out. Flann does the reading, the drafting and the chasing.
A week of social posts planned
Today
Posting happens when you remember, usually late at night and one platform at a time. Some weeks lc.cx sits empty.
With Flann
“Plan next week’s posts in lc.cx: two on the new range, one behind the scenes, one customer favourite.”
Turning your outline into captions sized for each network, Flann suggests times when your audience tends to be active and drafts the full week in lc.cx. Nothing is published or scheduled by default.
What you stop doing: Your feed stops going quiet in the busy weeks.
Segments based on what people buy
Today
You know which customers buy for their children and which only come in for themselves, but lc.cx treats them all the same. Building segments by hand never quite happens.
With Flann
“Tag everyone in lc.cx who bought kids’ shoes this year so we can tell them about the sale.”
Matching purchase history against your subscribers, Flann builds a segment in lc.cx of everyone who fits and shows you who is in and who was left out. Quick to check.
What you stop doing: Targeted emails stop needing an afternoon of filtering.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to lc.cx
- In Flann, go to Connectors and find lc.cx.
- Paste your lc.cx API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your lc.cx account settings.
- Go back to WhatsApp and ask for what you need. Flann chooses the lc.cx action and fills in the details.
Reading from lc.cx is instant. lc.cx stays connected until you remove it in Connectors.
Ways to use lc.cx with Flann
Keep lists clean
Tell Flann a customer asked to stop hearing from you. It prepares the change in lc.cx so they are not contacted again.
Write in your voice
Check what worked
Ask how last week’s campaign did. Flann pulls the results from lc.cx and tells you what to change next time.
Everything Flann can do in lc.cx
All 10 lc.cx actions, as Flann sees them.
Looks up 4
- Get Account Context
- Get Short Link
- List Short Links
- List Tags
Changes 6
- Create Short Link
- Create Tags
- Delete Short Link
- Delete Tag
- Update Short Link
- Update Tag
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Common questions
What can Flann do with short links in lc.cx?
Flann can create, delete, look up and update short links in lc.cx, using 5 actions (Create Short Link, Delete Short Link, Get Short Link, List Short Links and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change short links in lc.cx.
What can Flann do with tags in lc.cx?
Flann can create, delete, look up and update tags in lc.cx, using 4 actions (Create Tags, Delete Tag, List Tags, Update Tag). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change tags in lc.cx.
How does Flann connect to lc.cx?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose lc.cx and paste your lc.cx API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your lc.cx account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 10 actions in lc.cx.
How do I ask Flann to do something in lc.cx?
Message Flann on WhatsApp the way you would message a colleague, or send a voice note. Flann picks the lc.cx action that fits and asks if anything is missing.
Which Flann plan do I need for lc.cx?
Any of them. Every Flann plan includes lc.cx and every other app.