Integrations / Developer Tools
Render on WhatsApp: manage projects and services with an AI agent
Flann turns Render into something you can message. Ask on WhatsApp, by text or voice note, and Flann does the work in Render for you. Render speaks a technical language. Flann translates. Ask whether the site is up, why an alert fired or what changed this week, and you get a plain answer drawn straight from Render.
94 actions in Render. 54 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 Render
You do not need the exact wording. These are the kinds of messages Flann turns into Render actions.
“Show me my tasks in Render.”
“Show me my projects in Render.”
“Show me my task runs in Render.”
“Update the project in Render.”
“Update the service in Render.”
“Add a route in Render.”
What Flann can work with in Render
Render gives Flann 94 actions across 33 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Services | deletelook upresumeupdate | 5 |
| Projects | look upupdate | 3 |
| Registry credentials | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| Environment groups | createlook upupdate | 4 |
| Environment variables | look upupdate | 4 |
| Environments | createdeletelook up | 3 |
| Routes | addlook upupdate | 3 |
| Custom domains | createlook up | 2 |
Here is what changes when Render goes through Flann instead of its own screens.
| Compare | Opening RenderLog in, find it, do it | Render through FlannAsk and get it done |
|---|---|---|
| Getting started on a job | Open the app and find the right page | A WhatsApp message, typed or spoken |
| Finding answers about projects | Filters and searches you run yourself | 54 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Making changes | Typed in by hand | 40 changes, made from a message |
| Render records | All of them, one screen at a time | 33 kinds, from one chat |
| Getting connected | Nothing new to set up | Your Render API key, once |
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Step by step: Render jobs you can hand to Flann
How a request turns into real Render actions, one step at a time.
Fix a project without opening Render
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the project in Render: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
List Projectsin Render and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update Projectin Render. - Flann makes the change in Render and confirms in the chat.
Clean up services you no longer need
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Which services in Render are out of date? Remove the ones I confirm.”
- Flann runs
List Servicesin Render and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Delete Servicein Render. - Each removal is confirmed in the chat.
Get answers about your tasks
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our tasks in Render?”
- Flann runs
List Tasksin Render and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Render is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Where Flann saves you time in Render
Small jobs, repeated often, are where the time goes. Here is how they change once Render is connected.
Is the website up right now
Today
A customer says the site will not load. You open Render, 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 Render 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.
Passing a fault to the right person
Today
When something breaks, you forward a screenshot to your developer with a vague description. They then ask the questions you could not answer.
With Flann
“Send Dan the details of this error so he can look at it.”
Flann gathers what Dan will need from Render: when the error started, how often it happens and which part of the system is affected. It drafts a clear message to him with those facts.
What you stop doing: Your role as messenger between customers and developer comes to an end.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Render
- Open Connectors in Flann and choose Render.
- Paste your Render API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Render account settings.
- Go back to WhatsApp and ask for what you need. Flann chooses the Render action and fills in the details.
Of the 94 Render actions, 54 only read. The other 40 create, update, send or delete. Disconnect Render in Connectors whenever you like.
Ways to use Render with Flann
Problems in plain words
Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads Render and explains it without the jargon.
Make a change safely
Tell Flann what to change.
Look things up fast
Ask for the record you need. Flann finds it in Render and brings it into the chat.
Everything Flann can do in Render
Every Render action Flann can run, split into what it reads and what it changes.
Looks up 54
- List Deploys
- List Disks
- List Environment Variables for Service
- List Logs
- List Postgres Instances
- Retrieve Postgres Instance
- Retrieve Service
- Get Active Connections
- Get Bandwidth Sources
- Get CPU Limit
- Get CPU Usage
- Get Disk Capacity
- Get Disk Usage
- Get Instance Count
- Get Memory Limit
- Get Memory Target
- Get Memory Usage
- Get User
- List Application Filter Values
- List Blueprints
- List Environment Groups
- List Environments
- List Instances
- List Key Value Instances
- List Log Label Values
- List Maintenance Runs
- List Notification Overrides
- List Owners
- List Postgres Exports
- List PostgreSQL Users
and 24 more
Changes 40
- Create Postgres Instance
- Restart Service
- Update Service
- Add Header Rule
- Add or Update Secret File
- Add Resources to Environment
- Add Route
- Create Custom Domain
- Create Environment
- Create Environment Group
- Create Registry Credential
- Delete Environment
- Delete Environment Group Secret File
- Delete Environment Group Variable
- Delete Key Value
- Delete Owner Log Stream
- Delete Owner Metrics Stream
- Delete Registry Credential
- Delete Secret File
- Delete Service
- Disconnect Blueprint
- Link Service to Environment Group
- Resume Service
- Suspend Service
- Trigger Deploy
- Update Environment Group
- Update Environment Group Secret File
- Update Environment Group Variable
- Update Environment Variable
- Update Environment Variables for Service
and 10 more
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What can Flann do with services in Render?
Flann can delete, look up, resume and update services in Render, using 5 actions (Delete Service, List Services, Resume Service, Retrieve Service and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change services in Render.
What can Flann do with projects in Render?
Flann can look up and update projects in Render, using 3 actions (List Projects, Retrieve Project, Update Project). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change projects in Render.
How does Flann connect to Render?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Render and paste your Render API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Render account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 94 actions in Render.
Do I need to open Render to use it with Flann?
No. Once Render is connected, you ask Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and it does the work in Render.
Does connecting Render cost extra?
No. Render is included in every Flann plan, along with every other app Flann connects to.