Integrations / Developer Tools
Connect Nango to WhatsApp with an AI agent
Flann connects Nango to the WhatsApp chat you already run your business from. You ask, and Flann picks the right Nango action. Look-ups in Nango run straight away, because reading a status or a log harms nothing.
23 actions in Nango. 10 only look things up, and 13 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Nango
Type it or say it in a voice note. Flann works out which Nango action you mean.
“Show me my providers in Nango.”
“Show me my connections in Nango.”
“Show me my environment variables in Nango.”
“Add a connection in Nango.”
“Create a connect session in Nango.”
What Flann can work with in Nango
Nango gives Flann 23 actions across 5 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Connections | addlook updeleteupdate | 5 |
| Integrations | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| Providers | look up | 2 |
Here is what changes when Nango goes through Flann instead of its own screens.
| Compare | Nango on its ownEvery step is yours | With FlannThe work comes to your chat |
|---|---|---|
| How you ask | Log in and click through the screens | Text or voice note, in your own words |
| Looking things up | By hand, screen by screen | 10 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | 13 changes, made from a message |
| Nango records | All of them, one screen at a time | 5 kinds, from one chat |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | Your Nango API key, once |
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Step by step: Nango jobs you can hand to Flann
What happens between your message and the result in Nango.
Create a connection from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a connection in Nango with these details.”
- Flann runs
List Connectionsin Nango and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Add Connectionin Nango. - Flann creates it in Nango and confirms in the chat.
Fix an integration without opening Nango
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the integration in Nango: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
List Integrationsin Nango and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update Integrationin Nango. - Flann makes the change in Nango and confirms in the chat.
Get answers about your providers
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our providers in Nango?”
- Flann runs
List ProvidersandGet Provider Detailsin Nango and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Nango is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
The Nango jobs you can stop doing yourself
You stay in charge of what goes out. Flann does the reading, the drafting and the chasing.
Alerts in plain English
Today
Alert emails from Nango 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 Nango mean? Should I worry?”
Flann reads the alert and the context around it in Nango, 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.
Fridge and sensor check-ins
Today
Fridges, sensors and connected equipment report into Nango, but nobody looks unless something has already spoiled.
With Flann
“Are the fridges and freezers all at the right temperature?”
Flann reads the latest readings from Nango and tells you whether anything sits outside its normal range. A unit that has been drifting is named, with how long it has been drifting.
What you stop doing: Walking round checking displays just to feel sure is no longer needed.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Nango
- In Flann, go to Connectors and find Nango.
- Paste your Nango API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Nango account settings.
- Go back to WhatsApp and ask for what you need. Flann chooses the Nango action and fills in the details.
Reading from Nango is instant. Nango stays connected until you remove it in Connectors.
Ways to use Nango with Flann
Check status from your phone
Ask Flann whether everything is running. It checks Nango and answers in the chat.
Problems in plain words
Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads Nango and explains it without the jargon.
Make a change safely
Tell Flann what to change.
Everything Flann can do in Nango
All 23 Nango actions, as Flann sees them.
Looks up 10
- Get Connection with Credentials
- Get Environment Variables
- Get Integration
- Get Provider Details
- List Connections
- List Integrations
- List Providers
- Proxy GET Request
- Get Integration Functions Configuration
- Get Sync Status
Changes 13
- Add Connection
- Create Connect Session
- Create Integration
- Delete Connection
- Delete Integration
- Edit Connection
- Proxy PUT Request
- Reconnect Session
- Set Connection Metadata
- Trigger Nango Action
- Trigger Sync
- Update Connection Metadata
- Update Integration
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Common questions
What can Flann do with connections in Nango?
Flann can add, look up, delete and update connections in Nango, using 5 actions (Add Connection, List Connections, Delete Connection, Edit Connection and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change connections in Nango.
What can Flann do with integrations in Nango?
Flann can create, delete, look up and update integrations in Nango, using 5 actions (Create Integration, Delete Integration, Get Integration, List Integrations and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change integrations in Nango.
How does Flann connect to Nango?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Nango and paste your Nango API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Nango account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 23 actions in Nango.
How do I ask Flann to do something in Nango?
Message Flann on WhatsApp the way you would message a colleague, or send a voice note. Flann picks the Nango action that fits and asks if anything is missing.
Which Flann plan do I need for Nango?
Any of them. Every Flann plan includes Nango and every other app.