Integrations / Human Resources
Manage Workable employees and members from WhatsApp
Flann connects Workable to the WhatsApp chat you already run your business from. You ask, and Flann picks the right Workable action. Think of Flann as a careful assistant with access to Workable. Questions about your people get answered straight away.
37 actions in Workable. 25 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 Workable
Type it or say it in a voice note. Flann works out which Workable action you mean.
“Look up the employee in Workable.”
“Show me my candidates in Workable.”
“Show me my events in Workable.”
“Create an employee in Workable.”
“Invite the member in Workable.”
“Upload employee documents in Workable.”
What Flann can work with in Workable
Workable gives Flann 37 actions across 18 kinds of record. These are the ones you are most likely to use.
| Record | What Flann can do | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Employees | createlook upupdate | 4 |
| Members | look upinviteupdate | 3 |
| Accounts | look up | 2 |
| Subscriptions | deletelook up | 2 |
| Departments | deletelook upcreateupdate | 4 |
Side by side, the two ways of working in Workable:
| Compare | Workable 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 employees | By hand, screen by screen | 25 look-ups, answered straight away |
| Creating and updating | Typed in by hand | 12 changes, made from a message |
| Workable records | All of them, one screen at a time | 18 kinds, from one chat |
| Set-up | Nothing new to set up | Your Workable API key, once |
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Step by step: Workable jobs you can hand to Flann
What happens between your message and the result in Workable.
Create an employee from a voice note
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Create an employee in Workable with these details.”
- Flann runs
List Employeesin Workable and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Create Employeein Workable. - Flann creates it in Workable and confirms in the chat.
Fix a member without opening Workable
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Change the member in Workable: here is what is different.”
- Flann runs
Get Membersin Workable and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Update Memberin Workable. - Flann makes the change in Workable and confirms in the chat.
Clean up subscriptions you no longer need
- You message Flann on WhatsApp: “Which subscriptions in Workable are out of date? Remove the ones I confirm.”
- Flann runs
Get Subscriptionsin Workable and shows you what it found. - Flann runs
Delete Subscriptionin Workable. - Each removal is confirmed in the chat.
The Workable jobs you can stop doing yourself
You stay in charge of what goes out. Flann does the reading, the drafting and the chasing.
Sick days logged as they happen
Today
A staff member calls in sick early in the morning. Recording it in Workable slides down the list, and the absence record drifts out of date.
With Flann
“Marco’s off sick today. Log it and tell me who can cover.”
Two things happen at once. Flann prepares the absence entry in Workable and checks who is free to cover the shift, then sends you the entry and a short list of options together.
What you stop doing: Juggling the sick call, the record and the cover search at once is behind you.
Sensitive issues to the right person
Today
Grievances and awkward staff matters reach you through whatever channel is nearest. They deserve proper handling, yet they often sit unanswered while the day runs away.
With Flann
“Jess raised a complaint about her manager. Who should handle it?”
Flann looks up Jess’s team and reporting line in Workable and suggests who on your side should take it. It drafts a short, neutral handover note with the facts you gave.
What you stop doing: Sensitive issues no longer wait in your head until you find a quiet moment.
More on this: how to hand repetitive tasks to an AI agent on WhatsApp.
How Flann connects to Workable
- Open Connectors in Flann and choose Workable.
- Paste your Workable API key into the secure form Flann opens. You will find the key in your Workable account settings.
- From then on, message Flann on WhatsApp. It works in Workable whenever a request needs it.
Reading from Workable is instant. Workable stays connected until you remove it in Connectors.
Ways to use Workable with Flann
Who is in this week
Ask Flann who is off this week. It checks Workable and tells you before you plan the rota.
Handle requests quickly
A staff member asks for time off.
Keep records current
Tell Flann what changed.
Everything Flann can do in Workable
All 37 Workable actions, as Flann sees them.
Looks up 25
- Get Candidates
- Get Employee
- List Departments
- List Employees
- Get Account
- Get Accounts
- Get Background Check Packages
- Get Background Check Providers
- Get Events
- Get Jobs
- Get Legal Entities
- Get Members
- Get recruiters
- Get Requisitions
- Get Stages
- Get Subscriptions
- List Custom Attributes
- List Disqualification Reasons
- List Employee Fields
- List Permission Sets
- List Public Jobs
- List Public Locations
- List Time Off Balances
- List Time Off Categories
- List Work Schedules
Changes 12
- Create Employee
- Update Employee
- Create Department
- Delete Department
- Delete Subscription
- Enable Member
- Invite Member
- Merge Department
- Update Background Check Status
- Update Department
- Update Member
- Upload Employee Documents
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GreenhouseCommon questions
What can Flann do with employees in Workable?
Flann can create, look up and update employees in Workable, using 4 actions (Create Employee, Get Employee, List Employees, Update Employee). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change employees in Workable.
What can Flann do with members in Workable?
Flann can look up, invite and update members in Workable, using 3 actions (Get Members, Invite Member, Update Member). Looking up runs straight away and changes nothing. The other actions create or change members in Workable.
How does Flann connect to Workable?
Open Connectors in Flann, choose Workable and paste your Workable API key into a secure form. You will find the key in your Workable account settings. Once it is connected, Flann can use 37 actions in Workable.
How do I ask Flann to do something in Workable?
Message Flann on WhatsApp the way you would message a colleague, or send a voice note. Flann picks the Workable action that fits and asks if anything is missing.
Does connecting Workable cost extra?
No. Workable is included in every Flann plan, along with every other app Flann connects to.