--- title: "Connect Craftboxx to BBC iPlayer Business Layer - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Appointment\" fires in Craftboxx, your agent runs \"Get channel schedule\" in BBC iPlayer Business Layer." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/craftboxx-to-bbc-iplayer-business-layer" --- # Connect Craftboxx to BBC iPlayer Business Layer When **New Appointment** fires in [Craftboxx](https://apiant.ai/connections/craftboxx), 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. Craftboxx **10** triggers Craftboxx **9** 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 Craftboxx 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 Craftboxx can start in BBC iPlayer Business Layer - When **New Appointment** in Craftboxx then **Get channel schedule** in BBC iPlayer Business Layer - When **New Article** in Craftboxx 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 Craftboxx and BBC iPlayer Business Layer ## Triggers and actions 10 triggers · 16 actions - Trigger **New Appointment** Triggers when a new Appointment is created in Craftboxx. - Trigger **New Article** Triggers when a new Article is created in Craftboxx. - Trigger **New Customer** Triggers when a new Customer is created in Craftboxx. - Trigger **New Customer Address** Triggers when a new Customer Address is created in Craftboxx. - Trigger **New Project** Triggers when a new Project is created in Craftboxx. - Trigger **Updated Appointment** Triggers when an Appointment is updated in Craftboxx. - Trigger **Updated Article** Triggers when an Article is updated in Craftboxx. - Trigger **Updated Customer** Triggers when a Customer is updated in Craftboxx. - Trigger **Updated Customer Address** Triggers when a Customer Address is updated in Craftboxx. - Trigger **Updated Project** Triggers when an Project is updated in Craftboxx. - Action **Create Article** Creates a new Article in Craftboxx - Action **Create Customer and Mailing-Address** Creates a new Customer and it's Mailing-Address in Craftboxx - Action **Create Project and Appointment** Creates a new Project and it's Appointment in Craftboxx - Action **Search Article** Finds an Article based on the provided search criteria in Craftboxx. - Action **Search Customer** Finds a Customer based on the provided search criteria in Craftboxx. - Action **Search Project** Finds a Project based on the provided search criteria in Craftboxx. - Action **Update Article** Updates an Article in Craftboxx - Action **Update Customer and Mailing-Address** Updates a Customer and it's Mailing-Address in Craftboxx - Action **Update Project and Appointment** Updates a Project and it's Appointment in Craftboxx - 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 - [ **Craftboxx** Craftboxx is a tool that brings together planning and documentation, time tracking, and real-time problem...](https://apiant.ai/connections/craftboxx) - [ **BBC iPlayer Business Layer** The definitive iPlayer API.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bbc-iplayer-business-layer) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Craftboxx - [ **Craftboxx to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/craftboxx-to-hubspot) - [ **Craftboxx to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/craftboxx-to-salesforce) - [ **Craftboxx 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 Craftboxx? 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 Craftboxx? BBC iPlayer Business Layer has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Craftboxx. 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 Craftboxx 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 Craftboxx 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.