Integration
Connect Pipefile to BBC iPlayer Business Layer
When File Request Created fires in Pipefile, your agent runs Get channel schedule in BBC iPlayer Business Layer. Describe the whole flow and it is built, tested on every scenario and kept running.
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What Pipefile can start in BBC iPlayer Business Layer
When File Request Created in Pipefile
then Get channel schedule in BBC iPlayer Business Layer
When File Request Created in Pipefile
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 Pipefile and BBC iPlayer Business Layer
Triggers and actions 1 trigger · 17 actions
Trigger
File Request CreatedTriggers when a file request is created.
Action
Add File Request From TemplateCreate a new file request from an existing template for one recipient (name/email/phone), optionally on behalf of a team member via X-Pipefile-On-Behalf-Of.
Action
Create ContactAdd to contacts
Action
Delete ContactDelete a contact by id. Returns 204 No Content on success.
Action
Get ContactRetrieve one contact by id.
Action
Get File RequestRetrieve detailed information about one file request by id, including contents, items, files, and tracking events.
Action
List ContactsRetrieve a paginated list of contacts, filterable by name/email/phone partial match.
Action
List File Request TemplatesRetrieve the list of file request templates available for creating new file requests, with optional name search.
Action
Search File RequestsFinds all file requests matching this search query (contact name, email, tags, etc).
Action
Send RequestCreate and send a new request
Action
Update ContactUpdate name/email/phone of an existing contact by id.
Action
Get channel scheduleReturns the broadcast schedule of a BBC iPlayer channel for a given day.
Action
Get episodeReturns the BBC iPlayer episode for a given episode identifier.
Action
Get programmeReturns a BBC iPlayer programme (brand or series) by its PID, including its initial child episodes.
Action
List categoriesReturns the list of all categories in BBC TV & iPlayer.
Action
List channelsReturns all BBC TV and iPlayer channels, optionally for a specific region.
Action
List episodes of a programmeReturns the child episodes of a BBC iPlayer programme.
Action
List programmes by categoryReturns the iPlayer programmes (brands and series) in a given category.
No trigger or action matches that. Ask your agent to add it: it reads the API documentation and builds what you describe.
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Questions
Pipefile and BBC iPlayer Business Layer, answered
What can start an automation from Pipefile?
Any of Pipefile's 1 trigger in the catalog, including File Request Created. 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 Pipefile?
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 Pipefile?
BBC iPlayer Business Layer has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Pipefile. 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 Pipefile 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 Pipefile 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.