Integrations / App Builder
Manage Softr records and tables from WhatsApp
Flann connects Softr to the WhatsApp chat you already run your business from. You ask, and Flann picks the right Softr action. Softr is a technical tool. If your business or your developer uses it, Flann can reach it from WhatsApp too.
21 actions in Softr. 9 only look things up, and 12 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Softr
Type it or say it in a voice note. Flann works out which Softr action you mean.
“Look up the table in Softr.”
“Look up the database in Softr.”
“Show me my table views in Softr.”
“Create a table in Softr.”
“Create a database in Softr.”
What Flann can work with in Softr
Softr gives Flann 21 actions across 4 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Records | createdeletelook upsearchupdate | 6 |
| Tables | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
| Databases | createdeletelook upupdate | 5 |
Here is what changes when Softr goes through Flann instead of its own screens.
| Compare | Softr 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 records | By hand, screen by screen | 9 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | 12 changes, made from a message |
| Softr records | All of them, one screen at a time | 4 kinds, from one chat |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | Your Softr API key, once |
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Step by step: Softr jobs you can hand to Flann
What happens between your message and the result in Softr.
Create a record from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create a record in Softr with these details.”
- Flann runs
Search Recordsin Softr and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create Recordin Softr. - Flann creates it in Softr and confirms in the chat.
Fix a table without opening Softr
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the table in Softr: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
Get Tablein Softr and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update Tablein Softr. - Flann makes the change in Softr and confirms in the chat.
Clean up databases you no longer need
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Which databases in Softr are out of date? Remove the ones I confirm.”
- Flann runs
Get Databasein Softr and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Delete databasein Softr. - Each removal is confirmed in the chat.
The Softr jobs you can stop doing yourself
You stay in charge of what goes out. Flann does the reading, the drafting and the chasing.
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 Softr: 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.
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 Softr 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 Softr
- In Flann, go to Connectors and find Softr.
- Paste your Softr API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Softr account settings.
- Go back to WhatsApp and ask for what you need. Flann chooses the Softr action and fills in the details.
Reading from Softr is instant. Softr stays connected until you remove it in Connectors.
Ways to use Softr with Flann
Look things up fast
Ask for the record you need. Flann finds it in Softr and brings it into the chat.
Make a change safely
Tell Flann what to change.
Problems in plain words
Ask what went wrong overnight. Flann reads Softr and explains it without the jargon.
Everything Flann can do in Softr
All 21 Softr actions, as Flann sees them.
Looks up 9
- Get Database
- Get Databases
- Get records from table
- Get Table
- Get Tables
- Search Records
- Get Record
- Get Table Field
- Get Table Views
Changes 12
- Create Database
- Create Record
- Create Table
- Create Table Field
- Delete database
- Delete Record
- Delete Table
- Delete Table Field
- Update a record
- Update Database
- Update Table
- Update table field
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Common questions
What can Flann do with records in Softr?
Flann can create, delete, look up, search and update records in Softr, using 6 actions (Create Record, Delete Record, Get Record, Get records from table and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change records in Softr.
What can Flann do with tables in Softr?
Flann can create, delete, look up and update tables in Softr, using 5 actions (Create Table, Delete Table, Get Table, Get Tables and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change tables in Softr.
How does Flann connect to Softr?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Softr and paste your Softr API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Softr account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 21 actions in Softr.
How do I ask Flann to do something in Softr?
Message Flann on WhatsApp the way you would message a colleague, or send a voice note. Flann picks the Softr action that fits and asks if anything is missing.
Which Flann plan do I need for Softr?
Any of them. Every Flann plan includes Softr and every other app.