Integrations / App Builder
Noloco on WhatsApp: manage records and tables with an AI agent
Flann turns Noloco into something you can message. Ask on WhatsApp, by text or voice note, and Flann does the work in Noloco 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 Noloco yourself, understand what they are telling you and pass them the right details when something needs attention.
7 actions in Noloco. 4 only look things up, and 3 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Noloco
You do not need the exact wording. These are the kinds of messages Flann turns into Noloco actions.
“Show me my tables in Noloco.”
What Flann can work with in Noloco
Noloco gives Flann 7 actions across 2 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Records | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| Tables | look up | 2 |
How the same record job compares, in Noloco directly and through Flann.
| Compare | Opening NolocoLog in, find it, do it | Noloco through FlannAsk and get it done |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started on a job | Log in and click through the screens | Text or voice note, in your own words |
| Looking things up about records | By hand, screen by screen | 4 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | 3 changes, made from a message |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | Your Noloco API key, once |
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Step by step: Noloco jobs you can hand to Flann
How a request turns into real Noloco actions, one step at a time.
Create a record from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a record in Noloco with these details.”
- Flann runs
List Recordsin Noloco and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create Recordin Noloco. - Flann creates it in Noloco and confirms in the chat.
Get answers about your tables
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our tables in Noloco?”
- Flann runs
List TablesandDescribe Tablein Noloco and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Noloco is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Where Flann saves you time in Noloco
Small jobs, repeated often, are where the time goes. Here is how they change once Noloco is connected.
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 Noloco: 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 Noloco 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 Noloco
- In Flann, go to Connectors and find Noloco.
- Paste your Noloco API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Noloco account settings.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in Noloco whenever a request needs it.
Of the 7 Noloco actions, 4 only read. The other 3 create, update, send or delete. Disconnect Noloco in Connectors whenever you like.
Ways to use Noloco with Flann
Look things up fast
Ask for the record you need. Flann finds it in Noloco and brings it into the chat.
Make a change safely
Tell Flann what to change.
Check status from your phone
Ask Flann whether everything is running. It checks Noloco and answers in the chat.
Everything Flann can do in Noloco
Every Noloco action Flann can run, split into what it reads and what it changes.
Looks up 4
- Describe Table
- Get Record
- List Records
- List Tables
Changes 3
- Create Record
- Delete Record
- Update Record
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TailscaleCommon questions
What can Flann do with records in Noloco?
Flann can create, delete, look up and update records in Noloco, using 5 actions (Create Record, Delete Record, Get Record, List Records and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change records in Noloco.
What can Flann do with tables in Noloco?
Flann can look up tables in Noloco, using 2 actions (Describe Table, List Tables). All of them only look things up, so they run straight away.
How does Flann connect to Noloco?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Noloco and paste your Noloco API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Noloco account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 7 actions in Noloco.
Do I need to open Noloco to use it with Flann?
No. Once Noloco is connected, you ask Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and it does the work in Noloco.
Which Flann plan do I need for Noloco?
Any of them. Every Flann plan includes Noloco and every other app.