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title: "Connect Order Desk to BBC iPlayer Business Layer - APIANT.ai"
description: "When \"New Order Added\" fires in Order Desk, your agent runs \"Get channel schedule\" in BBC iPlayer Business Layer."
canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/order-desk-to-bbc-iplayer-business-layer"
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# Connect Order Desk to BBC iPlayer Business Layer

When **New Order Added** fires in [Order Desk](https://apiant.ai/connections/order-desk), 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.

Order Desk **2** triggers Order Desk **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 Order Desk and BBC iPlayer Business Layer to do together?

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Example flows

## What Order Desk can start in BBC iPlayer Business Layer

- When **New Order Added** in Order Desk then **Get channel schedule** in BBC iPlayer Business Layer
- When **Order Folder Changed** in Order Desk 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 Order Desk and BBC iPlayer Business Layer

## Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 23 actions

- Trigger

**New Order Added**

Triggered when a new order is added in Order Desk.

- Trigger

**Order Folder Changed**

Triggered when an order moves to a different folder in Order Desk.

- Action

**Add Order Item**

Adds a line item to an existing order in Order Desk.

- Action

**Add Order Note**

Adds a note to an order's history in Order Desk.

- Action

**Add Shipment**

Records a shipment with tracking details against an order in Order Desk.

- Action

**Change Folder**

Moves an order into a different folder in Order Desk.

- Action

**Change Tag**

Sets the tag on an order in Order Desk. Reads the order first and writes it back with the new tag so no other order details are lost.

- Action

**Create Inventory Item**

Creates a product in the Order Desk store's inventory.

- Action

**Create New Order**

Creates a new order in Order Desk with its line items, addresses and totals.

- Action

**Delete Inventory Item**

Deletes a product from the Order Desk store's inventory.

- Action

**Delete Order**

Deletes an order from Order Desk.

- Action

**Delete Order Item**

Removes a line item from an order in Order Desk.

- Action

**Get Inventory Item**

Returns one product from the Order Desk store's inventory, including its stock level and your own metadata.

- Action

**Get Order**

Returns one order from Order Desk with its line items, addresses, shipments, notes and your own metadata.

- Action

**List Orders**

Returns orders from Order Desk, with optional folder, source, customer and date filters.

- Action

**Set Order Data**

Updates fields on an existing Order Desk order. Reads the order first and writes it back with only the fields you filled in, so nothing else is lost.

- Action

**Set Order Item Data**

Updates a line item on an Order Desk order. Reads the item first and writes it back with only the fields you filled in, so nothing else on the item is lost.

- Action

**Update Inventory Item**

Updates a product in the Order Desk store's inventory. Reads the item first and writes it back with only the fields you filled in, so nothing else is lost.

- 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

- [ **Order Desk** Order Desk's order management software allows you to customize your order management workflow.](https://apiant.ai/connections/order-desk)
- [ **BBC iPlayer Business Layer** The definitive iPlayer API.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bbc-iplayer-business-layer)

Reviews

## What our customers say

## More from Order Desk

- [ **Order Desk to ElevenLabs** ElevenLabs is an AI audio research and deployment company.](https://apiant.ai/connect/order-desk-to-elevenlabs)
- [ **Order Desk to Odoo CRM** Odoo is a powerful open source platform with dozens of apps to help you grow your business.](https://apiant.ai/connect/order-desk-to-odoo-crm)
- [ **Order Desk to Writer** Writer is a generative AI platform built for the needs of companies and teams.](https://apiant.ai/connect/order-desk-to-writer)
- [ **Order Desk to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/order-desk-to-salesforce)
- [ **Order Desk to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/order-desk-to-slack)
- [ **Order Desk to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/order-desk-to-stripe)

## 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)
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Questions

## Order Desk and BBC iPlayer Business Layer, answered

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### What can start an automation from Order Desk?

Any of Order Desk's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Order Added and Order Folder Changed. Describe the moment in plain language and your agent picks the right one.

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### What can your agent do in BBC iPlayer Business Layer when something happens in Order Desk?

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 Order Desk?

BBC iPlayer Business Layer has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Order Desk. 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 Order Desk 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 Order Desk 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.

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### Is there a free plan?

Yes. Every plan includes the agent, including free, and building from your own AI client spends no assistant credits.
