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Ngrok on WhatsApp: manage event subscriptions with an AI agent
Flann turns Ngrok into something you can message. Ask on WhatsApp, by text or voice note, and Flann does the work in Ngrok for you. 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 Ngrok yourself, understand what they are telling you and pass them the right details when something needs attention.
102 actions in Ngrok. 56 only look things up, and 46 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Ngrok
You do not need the exact wording. These are the kinds of messages Flann turns into Ngrok actions.
“Look up the event source in Ngrok.”
“Show me my event subscriptions in Ngrok.”
“Show me my HTTP response backends in Ngrok.”
“Create an event source in Ngrok.”
“Create an event subscription in Ngrok.”
“Create a vault in Ngrok.”
What Flann can work with in Ngrok
Ngrok gives Flann 102 actions across 32 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Event subscriptions | createdeletelook upupdate | 4 |
| SSH credentials | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| Vaults | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| HTTPS edges | createdeletelook up | 4 |
| HTTPS edge routes | createdeletelook upupdate | 4 |
| Credentials | deletelook upupdate | 3 |
| Event sources | createdeletelook up | 3 |
| Reserved domains | look upupdate | 3 |
Here is what changes when Ngrok goes through Flann instead of its own screens.
| Compare | Ngrok 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 about event subscriptions | By hand, screen by screen | 56 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | 46 changes, made from a message |
| Ngrok records | All of them, one screen at a time | 32 kinds, from one chat |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | Your Ngrok API key, once |
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Step by step: Ngrok jobs you can hand to Flann
How a request turns into real Ngrok actions, one step at a time.
Create an event subscription from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create an event subscription in Ngrok with these details.”
- Flann runs
List Event Subscriptionsin Ngrok and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create Event Subscriptionin Ngrok. - Flann creates it in Ngrok and confirms in the chat.
Fix a vault without opening Ngrok
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the vault in Ngrok: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
List Vaultsin Ngrok and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update Vaultin Ngrok. - Flann makes the change in Ngrok and confirms in the chat.
Clean up credentials you no longer need
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Which credentials in Ngrok are out of date? Remove the ones I confirm.”
- Flann runs
Get Credentialsin Ngrok and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Delete Credentialsin Ngrok. - Each removal is confirmed in the chat.
Where Flann saves you time in Ngrok
Small jobs, repeated often, are where the time goes. Here is how they change once Ngrok is connected.
Is the website up right now
Today
A customer says the site will not load. You open Ngrok, 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 Ngrok 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.
Fridge and sensor check-ins
Today
Fridges, sensors and connected equipment report into Ngrok, 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 Ngrok 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 Ngrok
- In Flann, go to Connectors and find Ngrok.
- Paste your Ngrok API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Ngrok account settings.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in Ngrok whenever a request needs it.
Of the 102 Ngrok actions, 56 only read. The other 46 create, update, send or delete. Disconnect Ngrok in Connectors whenever you like.
Ways to use Ngrok with Flann
Make a change safely
Tell Flann what to change.
Problems in plain words
Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads Ngrok and explains it without the jargon.
Check status from your phone
Ask Flann whether everything is running. It checks Ngrok and answers in the chat.
Everything Flann can do in Ngrok
Every Ngrok action Flann can run, split into what it reads and what it changes.
Looks up 56
- Get API Key
- Get Credentials
- Get Endpoint
- Get Event Source
- Get HTTPS Edge
- Get IP Restriction Details
- Get Reserved Domain
- Get Secret
- Get Secrets by Vault
- Get SSH Credentials
- Get Vault
- List Active Tunnels
- List All Endpoints
- List API Keys
- List Event Subscriptions
- List Failover Backends
- List HTTP Response Backends
- List HTTPS Edges
- List IP Policies
- List IP Restrictions
- List Reserved Addresses
- List Reserved Domains
- List SSH Credentials
- List Static Backends
- List Tunnel Credentials
- List Tunnel Sessions
- List Vault Secrets
- List Vaults
- List Weighted Backends
- Get Edge Route Backend Module
and 26 more
Changes 46
- Create API Key
- Create Endpoint
- Create Event Source
- Create Event Subscription
- Create HTTPS Edge
- Create HTTPS Edge Route
- Create SSH Credential
- Create Tunnel Credential
- Create Vault
- Create Vault Secret
- Delete API Key
- Delete Credentials
- Delete Edge Route Compression Module
- Delete Edge Route Request Headers Module
- Delete Edge Route Response Headers Module
- Delete Edge Route SAML Module
- Delete Edge Route User Agent Filter Module
- Delete Edge Route Webhook Verification Module
- Delete Edge Route WebSocket TCP Converter Module
- Delete Endpoint
- Delete Event Source
- Delete Event Subscription
- Delete HTTPS Edge
- Delete HTTPS Edge Route
- Delete HTTPS Edge Route Circuit Breaker Module
- Delete Reserved Domain Certificate
- Delete Reserved Domain Certificate Management Policy
- Delete Secret
- Delete SSH Credentials
- Delete Vault
and 16 more
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What can Flann do with event subscriptions in Ngrok?
Flann can create, delete, look up and update event subscriptions in Ngrok, using 4 actions (Create Event Subscription, Delete Event Subscription, List Event Subscriptions, Update Event Subscription). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change event subscriptions in Ngrok.
What can Flann do with SSH credentials in Ngrok?
Flann can create, delete, look up and update SSH credentials in Ngrok, using 5 actions (Create SSH Credential, Delete SSH Credentials, Get SSH Credentials, List SSH Credentials and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change SSH credentials in Ngrok.
How does Flann connect to Ngrok?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Ngrok and paste your Ngrok API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Ngrok account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 102 actions in Ngrok.
Do I need to open Ngrok to use it with Flann?
No. Once Ngrok is connected, you ask Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and it does the work in Ngrok.
Which Flann plan do I need for Ngrok?
Any of them. Every Flann plan includes Ngrok and every other app.