--- title: "Connect Bloomerang to BBC iPlayer Business Layer - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Constituent\" fires in Bloomerang, your agent runs \"Get channel schedule\" in BBC iPlayer Business Layer." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/bloomerang-to-bbc-iplayer-business-layer" --- # Connect Bloomerang to BBC iPlayer Business Layer When **New Constituent** fires in [Bloomerang](https://apiant.ai/connections/bloomerang), 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. Bloomerang **6** triggers Bloomerang **18** 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 Bloomerang 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 Bloomerang can start in BBC iPlayer Business Layer - When **New Constituent** in Bloomerang then **Get channel schedule** in BBC iPlayer Business Layer - When **New Interaction** in Bloomerang 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 Bloomerang and BBC iPlayer Business Layer ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 25 actions - Trigger **New Constituent** Triggers when a new constituent (individual or organization) is added in Bloomerang. - Trigger **New Interaction** Triggers when a new interaction (call, email, meeting or other touchpoint) is logged in Bloomerang. - Trigger **New or Updated Constituent** Triggers when a constituent is added or changed in Bloomerang. - Trigger **New Task** Triggers when a new task is created in Bloomerang. - Trigger **New Transaction** Triggers when a new transaction (donation, pledge or recurring gift) is recorded in Bloomerang, including its designation line items. - Trigger **New Transaction Payment** Triggers once for each donation, pledge payment or recurring donation payment in a new Bloomerang transaction, so a split payment fires once per line item. - Action **Add address** Adds a new address to an existing Bloomerang constituent and returns the created address. - Action **Add email** Adds an email address to an existing constituent in Bloomerang. - Action **Add household** Creates a household in Bloomerang with a head of household and optional members, and returns the new household's ID. - Action **Add note** Adds a note to a constituent's record in Bloomerang. - Action **Add phone** Adds a phone number to an existing Bloomerang constituent. - Action **Add relationship** Creates a relationship between two constituents (not households), giving each side its relationship role. - Action **Complete task** Marks a Bloomerang task as complete, optionally recording it as an interaction on the constituent. - Action **Create Constituent** Creates a new individual or organization constituent in Bloomerang, with optional primary email, phone and address. - Action **Create Donation** Records a donation for a Bloomerang constituent, split across up to 10 fund designations. - Action **Create Interaction** Logs a new interaction (a call, email, meeting or other touchpoint) on a Bloomerang constituent. - Action **Create Task** Creates a new task in Bloomerang, optionally tied to a constituent and assigned to a user. - Action **Delete constituent** Deletes a constituent from Bloomerang by its ID. - Action **Find Constituent** Searches Bloomerang constituents and households by name, email or other text and returns the matches. - Action **Get constituent** Returns a single Bloomerang constituent by its ID, including contact details, household membership, communication preferences and custom field values. - Action **Get transaction** Returns one Bloomerang transaction by its ID, including its amount, payment method, designations and custom values. - Action **Update Constituent** Updates an existing Bloomerang constituent. Only the fields you fill in are changed. - Action **Update household** Updates a household's names in Bloomerang, and optionally its head and members. - Action **Update task** Updates an existing task in Bloomerang, such as its subject, due date, note, channel, purpose or assigned user. - 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 - [ **Bloomerang** Bloomerang is a simple, cloud-based donor database solution that pools together the latest in best practices...](https://apiant.ai/connections/bloomerang) - [ **BBC iPlayer Business Layer** The definitive iPlayer API.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bbc-iplayer-business-layer) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Bloomerang - [ **Bloomerang to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bloomerang-to-hubspot) - [ **Bloomerang to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/bloomerang-to-salesforce) - [ **Bloomerang to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/slack-to-bbc-iplayer-business-layer) - [ **Google Sheets to BBC iPlayer Business Layer** Google Sheets is Google's online spreadsheet app for creating, editing and sharing spreadsheets.](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-sheets-to-bbc-iplayer-business-layer) - [ **Gmail to BBC iPlayer Business Layer** Gmail is Google’s email service, featuring spam protection, search functions, and seamless integration with...](https://apiant.ai/connect/gmail-to-bbc-iplayer-business-layer) - [ **Google Calendar to BBC iPlayer Business Layer** Google Calendar is a time management tool providing scheduling features, event reminders, and integration...](https://apiant.ai/connect/google-calendar-to-bbc-iplayer-business-layer) Questions ## Bloomerang and BBC iPlayer Business Layer, answered ### ### What can start an automation from Bloomerang? Any of Bloomerang's 6 triggers in the catalog, including New Constituent, New Interaction, New or Updated Constituent and New Task. 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 Bloomerang? 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 Bloomerang? BBC iPlayer Business Layer has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Bloomerang. 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 Bloomerang 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 Bloomerang 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.