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Connect Nextdns to WhatsApp with an AI agent
Flann connects Nextdns to the WhatsApp chat you already run your business from. You ask, and Flann picks the right Nextdns action. Most owners hear about technical problems when a customer does. That order is backwards. With Nextdns connected, Flann can tell you what is wrong and who on your team is best placed to fix it, ideally before the complaints start.
68 actions in Nextdns. 28 only look things up, and 40 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Nextdns
Type it or say it in a voice note. Flann works out which Nextdns action you mean.
“Show me my parental control categories in Nextdns.”
“Show me my profiles in Nextdns.”
“Look up the allowlist in Nextdns.”
“Create a profile in Nextdns.”
“Add a blocked TLD in Nextdns.”
“Update the linked IP in Nextdns.”
What Flann can work with in Nextdns
Nextdns gives Flann 68 actions across 23 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Parental control categories | adddeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| Parental control services | adddeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| Allowlist entries | adddeleteupdate | 3 |
| Denylist domains | addlook updelete | 3 |
| Privacy blocklists | adddeleteupdate | 3 |
| Allowlists | look upupdate | 2 |
| Blocked TLDs | adddelete | 2 |
| DNS rewrite rules | adddelete | 2 |
Side by side, the two ways of working in Nextdns:
| Compare | Nextdns 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 | 28 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | 40 changes, made from a message |
| Nextdns records | All of them, one screen at a time | 23 kinds, from one chat |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | Your Nextdns API key, once |
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Step by step: Nextdns jobs you can hand to Flann
What happens between your message and the result in Nextdns.
Create a parental control category from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a parental control category in Nextdns with these details.”
- Flann runs
Get Parental Control Categoriesin Nextdns and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Add Parental Control Categoryin Nextdns. - Flann creates it in Nextdns and confirms in the chat.
Fix a parental control service without opening Nextdns
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the parental control service in Nextdns: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
Get Parental Control Servicesin Nextdns and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update Parental Control Servicein Nextdns. - Flann makes the change in Nextdns and confirms in the chat.
Get answers about your allowlists
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our allowlists in Nextdns?”
- Flann runs
Get Allowlistin Nextdns and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Nextdns is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
The Nextdns jobs you can stop doing yourself
You stay in charge of what goes out. Flann does the reading, the drafting and the chasing.
Is the website up right now
Today
A customer says the site will not load. You open Nextdns, cannot find the right screen and end up texting your developer to ask.
With Flann
“Is the website down? A customer says checkout isn’t loading.”
Flann checks the status in Nextdns and tells you whether the site and checkout are responding, and if not, since when. A problem is described plainly, with a suggestion of who to tell. Looking it up changes nothing, so the answer is immediate.
What you stop doing: Finding out whether there is a problem no longer needs your developer.
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 Nextdns? She left last month.”
Flann looks up Ana in Nextdns 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 Nextdns
- Search for Nextdns in Flann’s Connectors.
- Paste your Nextdns API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Nextdns account settings.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in Nextdns whenever a request needs it.
Reading from Nextdns is instant. Nextdns stays connected until you remove it in Connectors.
Ways to use Nextdns with Flann
Problems in plain words
Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads Nextdns and explains it without the jargon.
Look things up fast
Ask for the record you need. Flann finds it in Nextdns and brings it into the chat.
Check status from your phone
Ask Flann whether everything is running. It checks Nextdns and answers in the chat.
Everything Flann can do in Nextdns
All 68 Nextdns actions, as Flann sees them.
Looks up 28
- Download Logs
- Get Allowlist
- Get Analytics Blocking Reasons
- Get Analytics Destinations
- Get Analytics Devices
- Get Analytics DNSSEC
- Get Analytics Domains
- Get Analytics Encryption
- Get Analytics IP Versions
- Get Analytics IPs
- Get Analytics Protocols
- Get Analytics Query Types
- Get Analytics Status
- Get Block Page Settings
- Get DNS Rewrites
- Get Logging Settings
- Get Logs
- Get Parental Control Categories
- Get Parental Control Services
- Get Parental Control Settings
- Get Performance Settings
- Get Privacy Settings
- Get Profile Details
- Get Profile Settings
- Get Security TLDs
- List Denylist Domains
- List Profiles
- List Security Settings
Changes 40
- Add Allowlist Entry
- Add Blocked TLD
- Add Denylist Domain
- Add DNS Rewrite Rule
- Add Parental Control Category
- Add Parental Control Service
- Add Privacy Blocklist
- Add Privacy Native Tracker
- Clear Logs
- Create Profile
- Delete Allowlist Entry
- Delete DNS Rewrite Rule
- Delete NextDNS Configuration
- Delete Parental Control Category
- Delete Parental Control Service
- Delete Privacy Blocklist
- Delete Privacy Native Tracker
- Log Client IPs
- Remove Blocked TLD
- Remove Denylist Domain
- Rename Configuration
- Replace Allowlist
- Replace Denylist
- Replace Parental Control Categories
- Replace Parental Control Services
- Replace Privacy Blocklists
- Replace Privacy Native Tracking Services
- Replace Security TLDs
- Toggle Domain Logging
- Update Allowlist Entry
and 10 more
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CursorCommon questions
What can Flann do with parental control categories in Nextdns?
Flann can add, delete, look up and update parental control categories in Nextdns, using 5 actions (Add Parental Control Category, Delete Parental Control Category, Get Parental Control Categories, Replace Parental Control Categories and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change parental control categories in Nextdns.
What can Flann do with parental control services in Nextdns?
Flann can add, delete, look up and update parental control services in Nextdns, using 5 actions (Add Parental Control Service, Delete Parental Control Service, Get Parental Control Services, Replace Parental Control Services and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change parental control services in Nextdns.
How does Flann connect to Nextdns?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Nextdns and paste your Nextdns API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Nextdns account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 68 actions in Nextdns.
How do I ask Flann to do something in Nextdns?
Message Flann on WhatsApp the way you would message a colleague, or send a voice note. Flann picks the Nextdns action that fits and asks if anything is missing.
Is Nextdns included in my Flann plan?
Yes. Every Flann plan includes every app, Nextdns included.