--- title: "Connect BaseLinker to BBC iPlayer Business Layer - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Order\" fires in BaseLinker, your agent runs \"Get channel schedule\" in BBC iPlayer Business Layer." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/baselinker-to-bbc-iplayer-business-layer" --- # Connect BaseLinker to BBC iPlayer Business Layer When **New Order** fires in [BaseLinker](https://apiant.ai/connections/baselinker), your agent runs **Get channel schedule** in [BBC iPlayer Business Layer](https://apiant.ai/connections/bbc-iplayer-business-layer). Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running. BaseLinker **1** trigger BaseLinker **24** actions BBC iPlayer Business Layer **7** actions What the catalog holds today. Ask for anything missing and your agent reads the API documentation and adds it. ## What do you want BaseLinker and BBC iPlayer Business Layer to do together? 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What BaseLinker can start in BBC iPlayer Business Layer - When **New Order** in BaseLinker then **Get channel schedule** in BBC iPlayer Business Layer - When **New Order** in BaseLinker then **List channels** in BBC iPlayer Business Layer Starting points drawn from the triggers and actions in the catalog today. Describe the flow you need, at any depth, and your agent builds it and tests every scenario before it ships. Everything your agent can do with BaseLinker and BBC iPlayer Business Layer ## Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 31 actions - Trigger **New Order** Triggers when a new confirmed order appears in the BaseLinker order manager. - Action **Add a Tracking Number** Adds a tracking number from a courier shipment created outside BaseLinker to an order. - Action **Add CRM client** Creates a new CRM client in BaseLinker, or updates an existing one when a CRM client ID is given. Returns the client's ID. - Action **Add Invoice** Issues an invoice for an order in the BaseLinker order manager. - Action **Add Order** Creates a new order in the Base (BaseLinker) order manager with buyer, delivery, billing and product details, and returns the new order's ID. - Action **Add order product** Adds a product line item to an existing BaseLinker order and returns the new item's id. - Action **Add order return** Creates a new order return in the BaseLinker return manager, optionally linked to an existing order, and returns its ID. - Action **Add Payment** Records a payment on a BaseLinker order, setting the order's paid amount, date and comment. - Action **Add product** Creates a new product in a BaseLinker (Base) inventory catalog and returns its product ID. - Action **Delete order** Deletes an order from the BaseLinker order manager. - Action **Delete product** Deletes a product from a BaseLinker product catalog. - Action **Find orders** Finds orders in the Base order manager matching the filters you give (order ID, buyer email, status, source, dates). Returns up to 100 orders. - Action **Get CRM clients** Returns CRM clients from BaseLinker, optionally filtered by client ID, email, phone, login, invoice company, tax ID, full name or status. Returns up to 100 clients. - Action **Get Order Fields** Returns the custom extra fields defined for orders in BaseLinker, with each field's ID, name, editor type and allowed options. - Action **Get Order Package** Returns the courier shipments (packages) created for a BaseLinker order, with tracking numbers, courier and tracking status. - Action **Get Order Returns** Returns order returns from the BaseLinker return manager, optionally narrowed by order, return, date, status or source (up to 100 at a time). - Action **Get product** Returns the full details of one product from a BaseLinker catalog, including prices, stock, text fields, images and variants. - Action **List inventories** Returns the product catalogs (inventories) in your BaseLinker account, with their languages, price groups and warehouses. - Action **List order statuses** Returns the order statuses created in the BaseLinker order manager, with their names, colors and groups. - Action **List products** Returns the basic data (ID, SKU, EAN, name, prices and stock) of products in a BaseLinker catalog, optionally filtered by category, tag, SKU, EAN, name, price or stock. - Action **Update Order** Updates selected fields of an existing BaseLinker order, such as addresses, comments, delivery details and extra fields. Fields left blank are not changed. - Action **Update Order Status** Changes the status of a BaseLinker order to the status you choose. - Action **Update product** Updates an existing product in a BaseLinker catalog. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update product prices** Updates the gross prices of up to 1000 products or variants in a BaseLinker catalog, per price group. - Action **Update product stock** Updates the stock levels of products or variants in a BaseLinker catalog, per warehouse. - Action **Get channel schedule** Returns the broadcast schedule of a BBC iPlayer channel for a given day. - Action **Get episode** Returns the BBC iPlayer episode for a given episode identifier. - Action **Get programme** Returns a BBC iPlayer programme (brand or series) by its PID, including its initial child episodes. - Action **List categories** Returns the list of all categories in BBC TV & iPlayer. - Action **List channels** Returns all BBC TV and iPlayer channels, optionally for a specific region. - Action **List episodes of a programme** Returns the child episodes of a BBC iPlayer programme. - Action **List programmes by category** Returns the iPlayer programmes (brands and series) in a given category. ## Each app on its own - [ **BaseLinker** BaseLinker is a cloud-based system integrating 1000+ marketplaces, stores, carriers, accounting and many more.](https://apiant.ai/connections/baselinker) - [ **BBC iPlayer Business Layer** The definitive iPlayer API.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bbc-iplayer-business-layer) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from BaseLinker - [ **BaseLinker to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/baselinker-to-hubspot) - [ **BaseLinker to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/baselinker-to-salesforce) - [ **BaseLinker to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one. ### ### What can your agent do in BBC iPlayer Business Layer when something happens in BaseLinker? Any of BBC iPlayer Business Layer's 7 actions, including Get channel schedule, Get episode, Get programme and List categories. Your agent maps the data both ways and tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Can it also run from BBC iPlayer Business Layer to BaseLinker? BBC iPlayer Business Layer has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in BaseLinker. If you need the other direction, ask: your agent reads BBC iPlayer Business Layer's API documentation and adds it. ### ### Do I have to build a connector for BaseLinker or BBC iPlayer Business Layer? No. Both are in the catalog with their triggers and actions. You describe the automation; your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. ### ### Can my AI client use BaseLinker and BBC iPlayer Business Layer without building an automation? Yes. With your AI client connected to APIANT, ask it to do something in either app once and it runs that action on the spot. Ask for an automation and your agent builds it, tests every scenario and keeps it running. One connection covers both. ### ### What happens when something fails? Your agent works that out for you. It plans the failure paths along with the happy path, then tests every scenario before it ships. ### ### Is there a free plan? Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.