Integrations / File Management & Storage
OneDrive on WhatsApp: manage items, files and folders with an AI agent
Flann turns OneDrive into something you can message. Ask on WhatsApp, by text or voice note, and Flann does the work in OneDrive for you. Once OneDrive is connected, Flann can open what you have stored, compare versions and pull the key lines out of a long document. Trust builds job by job.
86 actions in OneDrive. 48 only look things up, and 38 create, update, send or delete. You connect with a one-click sign-in.
What you can ask Flann to do in OneDrive
You do not need the exact wording. These are the kinds of messages Flann turns into OneDrive actions.
“Find items in OneDrive.”
“Find drive items in OneDrive.”
“Show me my site lists in OneDrive.”
“Move the item in OneDrive.”
“Create a SharePoint list item in OneDrive.”
“Upload a file in OneDrive.”
What Flann can work with in OneDrive
OneDrive gives Flann 86 actions across 35 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Items | copydeletedownloadlook upmovesearch | 9 |
| Files | downloadupload | 3 |
| Drive items | look upsearch | 2 |
| Folders | createsearch | 2 |
| SharePoint list items | createlook up | 2 |
| Workbook worksheets | adddeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| Workbook ranges | deletelook upupdate | 3 |
| Drives | look up | 2 |
Side by side, the two ways of working in OneDrive:
| Compare | OneDrive on its ownEvery step is yours | With FlannThe work comes to your chat |
|---|---|---|
| How you ask | Open the app and find the right page | A WhatsApp message, typed or spoken |
| Finding answers about items | Filters and searches you run yourself | 48 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Making changes | Typed in by hand | 38 changes, made from a message |
| OneDrive records | All of them, one screen at a time | 35 kinds, from one chat |
| Getting connected | Nothing new to set up | One sign-in to OneDrive |
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Step by step: OneDrive jobs you can hand to Flann
How a request turns into real OneDrive actions, one step at a time.
Create an item from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create an item in OneDrive with these details.”
- Flann runs
List OneDrive Shared Itemsin OneDrive and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Copy Itemin OneDrive. - Flann creates it in OneDrive and confirms in the chat.
Get answers about your files
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our files in OneDrive?”
- Flann runs
Download a fileandDownload file by pathin OneDrive and shows you what it found. - Nothing in OneDrive is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Add a folder while you are on the move
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Add a folder to OneDrive: here are the details.”
- Flann runs
Find Folderin OneDrive and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create folderin OneDrive. - Flann creates it in OneDrive and confirms in the chat.
Where Flann saves you time in OneDrive
Small jobs, repeated often, are where the time goes. Here is how they change once OneDrive is connected.
Turning supplier invoices into a list
Today
Paper and PDF invoices arrive all week. Someone has to copy the supplier, date, amount and due date into OneDrive before anything can be paid.
With Flann
“Read this week’s supplier invoices in OneDrive and tell me what’s due before month end.”
Scanned, photographed or emailed, each invoice goes through OneDrive and comes back as supplier, number, amount and due date. You get one tidy list in the chat, sorted by what is due first.
What you stop doing: Copying invoice details into a spreadsheet one by one is something you leave behind.
Writing up a site visit
Today
After a visit to a client, the details live in your head or on the back of an envelope. Proper notes in OneDrive get pushed to tomorrow.
With Flann
“Voice note from the Greenway visit. Make it a proper note in OneDrive under that client.”
Your voice note is transcribed, sorted under headings such as what was agreed, measurements and next steps, and matched to the right client in OneDrive. It reads like notes written at a desk.
What you stop doing: Writing up visits from memory the next morning is no longer necessary.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to OneDrive
- Search for OneDrive in Flann’s Connectors.
- Sign in to your OneDrive account on the secure page that opens and allow access. There is no developer account or API key to set up.
- Go back to WhatsApp and ask for what you need. Flann chooses the OneDrive action and fills in the details.
Of the 86 OneDrive actions, 48 only read. The other 38 create, update, send or delete. Disconnect OneDrive in Connectors whenever you like.
Ways to use OneDrive with Flann
Find it without searching
Ask for last month’s price list or the signed agreement. Flann searches OneDrive and brings it into the chat.
Keep things in order
Tell Flann where something belongs.
Start a document by voice
Send Flann the gist in a voice note. It prepares the document in OneDrive for you to check.
Everything Flann can do in OneDrive
Every OneDrive action Flann can run, split into what it reads and what it changes.
Looks up 48
- Get Drive
- Get Drive Root Folder
- Get DriveItem by Sharing URL
- Get Drives Following
- Get Group Drive
- Get Item Metadata
- Get Item Permissions
- Get Item Thumbnails
- Get Item Versions
- Get SharePoint List Items
- Get SharePoint Site Page Content
- Get Site Details
- Get User Profile
- Inspect Workbook Table
- List Drive Activities
- List Drive Item Activities
- List Drives
- List OneDrive Shared Items
- List Root Drive Changes
- List SharePoint Item Permissions
- List SharePoint List Items Delta
- List Site Columns
- List Site Drive Items Delta
- List Site Lists
- List Site Subsites
- List Subscriptions
- List Workbook Worksheets
- Preview Drive Item
- Read Workbook Range
- Search Drive Items
and 18 more
Changes 38
- Check In Drive Item
- Checkout Drive Item
- Close Workbook Session
- Copy Item
- Create Drive Item Permission
- Create SharePoint List Item
- Create Sharing Link
- Create Workbook Session
- Delete Drive Following
- Delete Drive Item Permission
- Delete Item
- Delete SharePoint Item Permission
- Delete Shares Permission
- Discard Checkout
- Format Workbook Range
- Grant SharePoint Item Permission
- Grant Shares Permission
- Invite User to Drive Item
- Move Item
- Permanently Delete Drive Item
- Restore Deleted Item
- Restore Item Version
- Update Drive Item Metadata
- Update Drive Item Permissions
- Update SharePoint Item Permission
- Update SharePoint List Item Fields
- Write Workbook Cell
- Add Workbook Worksheet
- Clear Workbook Range
- Create a new text file
and 8 more
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Common questions
What can Flann do with items in OneDrive?
Flann can copy, delete, download, look up and move items in OneDrive, using 9 actions (Copy Item, Delete Item, Download item as format, Get Shared Item by ShareId and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change items in OneDrive.
What can Flann do with files in OneDrive?
Flann can download and upload files in OneDrive, using 3 actions (Download a file, Download file by path, Upload file). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change files in OneDrive.
How does Flann connect to OneDrive?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose OneDrive and sign in to your OneDrive account on a secure page. There is no developer account or API key to set up. Once it is connected, Flann can use 86 actions in OneDrive.
Do I need to open OneDrive to use it with Flann?
No. Once OneDrive is connected, you ask Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and it does the work in OneDrive.
Is OneDrive included in my Flann plan?
Yes. Every Flann plan includes every app, OneDrive included.