--- title: "Connect iContact to BBC iPlayer Business Layer - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New contact\" fires in iContact, your agent runs \"Get channel schedule\" in BBC iPlayer Business Layer." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/icontact-to-bbc-iplayer-business-layer" --- # Connect iContact to BBC iPlayer Business Layer When **New contact** fires in [iContact](https://apiant.ai/connections/icontact), 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. iContact **2** triggers iContact **25** 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 iContact 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 iContact can start in BBC iPlayer Business Layer - When **New contact** in iContact then **Get channel schedule** in BBC iPlayer Business Layer - When **New list** in iContact 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 iContact and BBC iPlayer Business Layer ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 32 actions - Trigger **New contact** Triggers when a new contact is added to an iContact client folder, optionally only contacts on a chosen list. - Trigger **New list** Triggers when a new subscriber list is created in an iContact client folder. - Action **Add campaign** Creates a new campaign (sending profile with sender name, sender email and CAN-SPAM mailing address) in an iContact client folder. - Action **Add custom field** Creates a new custom field for contacts in an iContact client folder. - Action **Create Contact** Create a new contact in an iContact client folder. - Action **Create List** Create a new contact list in a client folder. - Action **Create Message** Create a new email message in a client folder. - Action **Delete Contact** Delete an iContact contact by contact ID. - Action **Delete list** Deletes a subscriber list from an iContact client folder. - Action **Get Accounts** List iContact accounts accessible to these credentials. - Action **Get campaign** Returns one iContact campaign (its sending profile, from name and email, and mailing address) by its id. - Action **Get Client Folders** List client folders within an iContact account. - Action **Get Contact** Retrieve a single iContact contact by contact ID. - Action **Get list** Returns one subscriber list from an iContact client folder, including its name, public name and description. - Action **Get message** Returns one email message from an iContact client folder, including its subject, HTML and text bodies, and SpamCheck results. - Action **List Campaigns** List sending campaigns (from-name/email profiles) in a client folder. - Action **List Contacts** List contacts in a client folder, optionally filtered by email or status. - Action **List Custom Fields** List custom fields defined in a client folder. - Action **List Lists** Retrieve all contact lists in a client folder. - Action **List Messages** List email messages in a client folder. - Action **List sends** Returns every email send (pending, sending, released and cancelled) in an iContact client folder, including its message, target lists and segments, schedule, recipient count and status. - Action **List Subscriptions** List subscriptions in a client folder, optionally filtered by contact or list. - Action **Send Message to List** Schedule/send an existing message to one or more lists. - Action **Subscribe Contact to List** Subscribe a contact to a list (creates a subscription). - Action **Unsubscribe Contact from List** Remove a subscription, unsubscribing a contact from a list. - Action **Update Contact** Update an existing iContact contact by contact ID. - Action **Update list** Updates an existing iContact subscriber list's name, public name, description or owner-notification setting. Only the values you supply are changed. - 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 - [ **iContact** iContact allows your company to create, send, and track your email marketing messages with ease and...](https://apiant.ai/connections/icontact) - [ **BBC iPlayer Business Layer** The definitive iPlayer API.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bbc-iplayer-business-layer) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from iContact - [ **iContact to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/icontact-to-salesforce) - [ **iContact to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/icontact-to-slack) - [ **iContact to Mailchimp** Mailchimp marketing automation and email platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/icontact-to-mailchimp) - [ **iContact to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/icontact-to-stripe) - [ **iContact to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/icontact-to-shopify) - [ **iContact to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/icontact-to-quickbooks-online) ## More into BBC iPlayer Business Layer - [ **HubSpot to BBC iPlayer Business Layer** HubSpot is your all-in-one stop for all of your marketing software needs.](https://apiant.ai/connect/hubspot-to-bbc-iplayer-business-layer) - [ **Salesforce to BBC iPlayer Business Layer** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/salesforce-to-bbc-iplayer-business-layer) - [ **Slack to BBC iPlayer Business Layer** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. 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](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 ## iContact and BBC iPlayer Business Layer, answered ### ### What can start an automation from iContact? Any of iContact's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New contact and New list. 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 iContact? 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 iContact? BBC iPlayer Business Layer has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in iContact. 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 iContact 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 iContact 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.