--- title: "Connect Ghost to BBC iPlayer Business Layer - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Member Created\" fires in Ghost, your agent runs \"Get channel schedule\" in BBC iPlayer Business Layer." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/ghost-to-bbc-iplayer-business-layer" --- # Connect Ghost to BBC iPlayer Business Layer When **Member Created** fires in [Ghost](https://apiant.ai/connections/ghost), 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. Ghost **6** triggers Ghost **7** 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 Ghost and BBC iPlayer Business Layer to do together? Give your AI client this address. `https://mcp.apiant.ai` One connection does both: ask your client to act in an app once, or have it build an automation that keeps running. Any client that takes a remote MCP server. Nothing to install. Create your free account, then sign in once in your browser. ### Set it up in your client ### Claude Code Run this in the directory you want to work in. `claude mcp add --transport http -s project apiant-ai https://mcp.apiant.ai` Start Claude Code there, approve the server, and sign in in the browser page it opens. [Claude Code guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp/claude-code) ### Claude, web and desktop Open Customize, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste the address. On Team and Enterprise an owner adds it first. [Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) ### Cursor Add the address to your MCP configuration as a server URL. Cursor signs you in in your browser. 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[Setup guide (opens in a new tab)](https://apiant.ai/docs/mcp) Example flows ## What Ghost can start in BBC iPlayer Business Layer - When **Member Created** in Ghost then **Get channel schedule** in BBC iPlayer Business Layer - When **Member Updated** in Ghost 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 Ghost and BBC iPlayer Business Layer ## Triggers and actions 6 triggers · 14 actions - Trigger **Member Created** Triggers when a new member joins your Ghost site. - Trigger **Member Deleted** Triggers when a member is deleted from your Ghost site, with their details as they were. - Trigger **Member Updated** Triggers when a member's details change on your Ghost site. - Trigger **Page Published** Triggers when a page is published on your Ghost site. - Trigger **Post Published** Triggers when a post is published on your Ghost site. - Trigger **Post Scheduled** Triggers when a post is scheduled to publish later on your Ghost site. - Action **Add Page** Adds a new page to your Ghost site, as a draft or published. - Action **Create Member** Adds a new member to your Ghost site. - Action **Create Post** Adds a new post to your Ghost site, as a draft or published. - Action **Delete Member** Deletes a member from your Ghost site by ID. - Action **Find a Member** Returns the members on your Ghost site that match the email or member ID you give. - Action **Find an Author** Returns the authors on your Ghost site that match the slug or name you give. - Action **Update Member** Updates an existing member on your Ghost site by ID. - 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 - [ **Ghost** A professional creator platform for publishing content, sending newsletters, and running a subscription...](https://apiant.ai/connections/ghost) - [ **BBC iPlayer Business Layer** The definitive iPlayer API.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bbc-iplayer-business-layer) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Ghost - [ **Ghost to HubSpot** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ghost-to-hubspot) - [ **Ghost to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/ghost-to-salesforce) - [ **Ghost to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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Any of Ghost's 6 triggers in the catalog, including Member Created, Member Updated, Post Published and Post Scheduled. 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 Ghost? 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 Ghost? BBC iPlayer Business Layer has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Ghost. 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 Ghost 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 Ghost 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.