Integrations / Artificial Intelligence
Connect Wit.ai to WhatsApp with an AI agent
Flann turns Wit.ai into something you can message. Ask on WhatsApp, by text or voice note, and Flann does the work in Wit.ai for you. Each AI service you sign up for usually brings another login, another interface and another habit to learn. Flann removes that layer. You describe the outcome on WhatsApp, and Flann decides when Wit.ai is the right tool for it.
31 actions in Wit.ai. 15 only look things up, and 16 create, update, send or delete. You connect with your API key.
What you can ask Flann to do in Wit.ai
You do not need the exact wording. These are the kinds of messages Flann turns into Wit.ai actions.
“Show me my utterances in Wit.ai.”
“Show me my traits in Wit.ai.”
“Show me my voices in Wit.ai.”
“Create an intent in Wit.ai.”
“Create training utterances in Wit.ai.”
“Add a value in Wit.ai.”
What Flann can work with in Wit.ai
Wit.ai gives Flann 31 actions across 9 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Apps | createdeleteexportlook upupdate | 6 |
| Intents | createdeletelook up | 4 |
| Traits | createlook up | 3 |
| Keyword synonyms | adddelete | 2 |
| Utterances | deletelook up | 2 |
| Voices | look up | 2 |
How the same job compares, in Wit.ai directly and through Flann.
| Compare | In Wit.ai yourselfYou click through each job | Flann on Wit.aiYou ask, Flann does the clicking |
|---|---|---|
| Asking for something | Log in and click through the screens | Text or voice note, in your own words |
| Looking things up | By hand, screen by screen | 15 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | 16 changes, made from a message |
| Wit.ai records | All of them, one screen at a time | 9 kinds, from one chat |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | Your Wit.ai API key, once |
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Step by step: Wit.ai jobs you can hand to Flann
How a request turns into real Wit.ai actions, one step at a time.
Create an app from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create an app in Wit.ai with these details.”
- Flann runs
List Wit.ai Appsin Wit.ai and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create Wit.ai Appin Wit.ai. - Flann creates it in Wit.ai and confirms in the chat.
Clean up intents you no longer need
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Which intents in Wit.ai are out of date? Remove the ones I confirm.”
- Flann runs
Get Intent Detailsin Wit.ai and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Delete Intentin Wit.ai. - Each removal is confirmed in the chat.
Get answers about your traits
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “What is the latest on our traits in Wit.ai?”
- Flann runs
List TraitsandGet Trait Detailsin Wit.ai and shows you what it found. - Nothing in Wit.ai is changed: these are look-ups, so they run straight away.
Where Flann saves you time in Wit.ai
Small jobs, repeated often, are where the time goes. Here is how they change once Wit.ai is connected.
Checking an AI answer before it goes out
Today
AI tools sometimes state wrong things with great confidence. Checking every claim yourself defeats the point of using them.
With Flann
“Ask Wit.ai what our returns policy should say, then check it against our current terms.”
Flann gets the draft from Wit.ai and compares it with the policy text it can find in your connected apps. It marks anything that contradicts your terms or promises something you do not offer.
What you stop doing: Fact-checking AI output line by line is no longer yours alone.
Research before a decision
Today
Before choosing a supplier or a new product line, you read around for an evening and still feel unsure.
With Flann
“Research three local packaging suppliers and compare delivery times and minimum orders.”
Flann asks Wit.ai to gather the information, then checks the sources it returns. You get a short comparison with links you can open yourself.
What you stop doing: An evening of open tabs and scribbled notes is no longer the price of a decision.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Wit.ai
- Search for Wit.ai in Flann’s Connectors.
- Paste your Wit.ai API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Wit.ai account settings.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in Wit.ai whenever a request needs it.
Of the 31 Wit.ai actions, 15 only read. The other 16 create, update, send or delete. Disconnect Wit.ai in Connectors whenever you like.
Ways to use Wit.ai with Flann
Results you can check
Anything Wit.ai produces comes back to you in WhatsApp to review before you use it.
One conversation, many tools
Ask Flann for the outcome. It decides when Wit.ai is the right tool and uses it.
No new app to learn
You keep talking to Flann. Wit.ai works in the background.
Everything Flann can do in Wit.ai
Every Wit.ai action Flann can run, split into what it reads and what it changes.
Looks up 15
- Export App Data
- Get Entity Details
- List Entities
- List Utterances
- List Wit.ai Apps
- Wit.ai Detect Language
- Get App Details
- Get Intent Details
- Get Intents
- Get Trait Details
- Get Voice Details
- List App Tags
- List Traits
- List Voices
- Wit.ai Get Message
Changes 16
- Create Wit.ai Entity
- Create Wit.ai Intent
- Create Wit.ai Training Utterances
- Add Entity Keyword
- Add Keyword Synonym
- Add Value to Trait
- Create Wit.ai App
- Create Wit.ai Trait
- Delete App
- Delete Entity
- Delete Entity Keyword
- Delete Entity Role
- Delete Intent
- Delete Keyword Synonym
- Delete Utterances
- Update Wit.ai App
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What can Flann do with apps in Wit.ai?
Flann can create, delete, export, look up and update apps in Wit.ai, using 6 actions (Create Wit.ai App, Delete App, Export App Data, Get App Details and more). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change apps in Wit.ai.
What can Flann do with intents in Wit.ai?
Flann can create, delete and look up intents in Wit.ai, using 4 actions (Create Wit.ai Intent, Delete Intent, Get Intent Details, Get Intents). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change intents in Wit.ai.
How does Flann connect to Wit.ai?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Wit.ai and paste your Wit.ai API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Wit.ai account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 31 actions in Wit.ai.
Do I need to open Wit.ai to use it with Flann?
No. Once Wit.ai is connected, you ask Flann on WhatsApp or in the Flann app, by text or voice note, and it does the work in Wit.ai.
Is Wit.ai included in my Flann plan?
Yes. Every Flann plan includes every app, Wit.ai included.