--- title: "Connect Manus to BBC iPlayer Business Layer - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"New Task Created\" fires in Manus, your agent runs \"Get channel schedule\" in BBC iPlayer Business Layer." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/manus-to-bbc-iplayer-business-layer" --- # Connect Manus to BBC iPlayer Business Layer When **New Task Created** fires in [Manus](https://apiant.ai/connections/manus), 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. Manus **2** triggers Manus **16** 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 Manus 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 Manus can start in BBC iPlayer Business Layer - When **New Task Created** in Manus then **Get channel schedule** in BBC iPlayer Business Layer - When **Stopped Task** in Manus 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 Manus and BBC iPlayer Business Layer ## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 23 actions - Trigger **New Task Created** Fires when a new Manus task is created (Manus task_created webhook event). - Trigger **Stopped Task** Triggers when a task reaches a stopping point, either because it completed successfully or needs user input to proceed. - Action **Add File** Uploads a file to Manus so it can be attached to a task. Returns the new file's id to use as an attachment when creating or continuing a task. - Action **Add Project** Creates a new project to group related tasks and apply shared instructions. - Action **Continue Task (Add a New Prompt)** Sends a follow-up prompt to an existing Manus task so the agent continues working on it, including answering a question the agent asked. - Action **Create Task** Creates a new task and returns a direct link to it. - Action **Delete File** Deletes an uploaded file from Manus before its automatic 48-hour expiry. - Action **Delete Task** Permanently delete a task by its ID. This action cannot be undone. - Action **Get Available Credits** Returns the Manus credit balance, subscription period and refresh information for the connected account (the team's shared pool for a team sub-account). - Action **Get current user** Returns the Manus user ID of the account this connection is authenticated as. - Action **Get File** Retrieves a file's upload status, size, expiration, and (if available) a temporary download URL. - Action **Get Task** Retrieves a Manus task's status and metadata. - Action **Get Tasks** Lists tasks in your Manus account, optionally filtered by type, agent, project or the credential that created them. - Action **List Credit Usage** Lists the account's credit change history (consumption, refunds and grants) per task, newest first. - Action **List Projects** Lists all projects in the Manus account. - Action **List Skills** Lists the skills available in your Manus account, optionally including a project's own skills. - Action **Stop Task** Stops a running Manus task. The task's status changes to stopped; it can be resumed later by sending it a new message. - Action **Update Task** Updates a Manus task's title, sharing visibility, or whether it appears in the task list. - 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 - [ **Manus** Manus is a general AI agent that turns your thoughts into actions.](https://apiant.ai/connections/manus) - [ **BBC iPlayer Business Layer** The definitive iPlayer API.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bbc-iplayer-business-layer) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Manus - [ **Manus to OneDrive** OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage solution enabling users to store, sync, and share files across...](https://apiant.ai/connect/manus-to-onedrive) - [ **Manus to Bugcrowd** Bugcrowd API for interacting and tracking the reported issues programmatically](https://apiant.ai/connect/manus-to-bugcrowd) - [ **Manus to OpenRouter** OpenRouter is a unified interface to AI models.](https://apiant.ai/connect/manus-to-openrouter) - [ **Manus to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/manus-to-salesforce) - [ **Manus 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 Manus? 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 Manus? BBC iPlayer Business Layer has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Manus. 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 Manus 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 Manus 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.