--- title: "Connect Previsto to BBC iPlayer Business Layer - APIANT.ai" description: "When \"Completed Assignment\" fires in Previsto, your agent runs \"Get channel schedule\" in BBC iPlayer Business Layer." canonical: "https://apiant.ai/connect/previsto-to-bbc-iplayer-business-layer" --- # Connect Previsto to BBC iPlayer Business Layer When **Completed Assignment** fires in [Previsto](https://apiant.ai/connections/previsto), 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. Previsto **5** triggers Previsto **13** 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 Previsto 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 Previsto can start in BBC iPlayer Business Layer - When **Completed Assignment** in Previsto then **Get channel schedule** in BBC iPlayer Business Layer - When **Created Agreement** in Previsto 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 Previsto and BBC iPlayer Business Layer ## Triggers and actions 5 triggers · 20 actions - Trigger **Completed Assignment** Triggers when an assignment is marked as completed in Previsto. - Trigger **Created Agreement** Triggers when a new service agreement is created in Previsto. - Trigger **Created Assignment** Triggers when a new assignment is created in Previsto. - Trigger **Created Contact** Triggers when a new contact is created in your Previsto account, and hands on that contact's details. - Trigger **Updated Contact** Triggers when a contact is created or changed in your Previsto account, and hands on that contact's details. - Action **Create Agreement** Creates a service agreement in Previsto for one of your contacts, setting the work description, expected duration, price and how often it repeats. - Action **Create Assignment** Creates an assignment in Previsto for a customer and returns the created assignment. - Action **Create Contact** Creates a contact in Previsto with the name, address and billing details you supply, and returns the new contact including its id. - Action **Delete agreement** Deletes a service agreement from Previsto. - Action **Delete assignment** Deletes an assignment from Previsto. - Action **Delete contact** Deletes a contact from Previsto. - Action **Get account** Returns a single Previsto account, including its contact details, roles and location. - Action **Get agreement** Retrieves a single service agreement from Previsto, with its description, amount, schedule and linked contact. - Action **Get assignment** Returns one assignment from Previsto, including its contact, status, planned time, address and the tasks it covers. - Action **Get contact** Returns a single Previsto contact, including its address, billing settings and notification preferences. - Action **List contacts** Returns the contacts in your Previsto account, optionally narrowed to a name, email address, reference number or archived state. - Action **Update agreement** Updates a service agreement in Previsto and returns the updated agreement. - Action **Update contact** Updates an existing Previsto contact — its name, address, contact details, billing settings and your own extra information. - 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 - [ **Previsto** Previsto is a route planning tool for tasks and service agreements.](https://apiant.ai/connections/previsto) - [ **BBC iPlayer Business Layer** The definitive iPlayer API.](https://apiant.ai/connections/bbc-iplayer-business-layer) Reviews ## What our customers say ## More from Previsto - [ **Previsto to Salesforce** Salesforce is a leading enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) platform.](https://apiant.ai/connect/previsto-to-salesforce) - [ **Previsto to Slack** Slack is a messaging platform for teams. Post messages, manage channels, users, reminders, and react to...](https://apiant.ai/connect/previsto-to-slack) - [ **Previsto to Stripe** Stripe is a payment processing platform for online businesses.](https://apiant.ai/connect/previsto-to-stripe) - [ **Previsto to Shopify** Shopify is a commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale.](https://apiant.ai/connect/previsto-to-shopify) - [ **Previsto to QuickBooks Online** QuickBooks Online accounting — manage customers, invoices, bills, payments, vendors, expenses, and more via...](https://apiant.ai/connect/previsto-to-quickbooks-online) - [ **Previsto to Trello** Trello is a visual collaboration tool that organizes projects into boards, lists, and cards.](https://apiant.ai/connect/previsto-to-trello) ## 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. 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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 Previsto? 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 Previsto? BBC iPlayer Business Layer has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Previsto. 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 Previsto 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 Previsto 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.