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Connect Text Request to BBC iPlayer Business Layer
When New Contact fires in Text Request, 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 Text Request can start in BBC iPlayer Business Layer
When New Contact in Text Request
then Get channel schedule 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 Text Request and BBC iPlayer Business Layer
Triggers and actions 2 triggers · 30 actions
- New Contact
Triggers when a new contact is added to a dashboard.
- New Message
Triggers when a text message is sent or received on a dashboard.
- Add custom field
Creates a new custom field on a Text Request dashboard, which can then be set on contacts.
- Add group message
Sends a group text message to selected groups and/or phone numbers from a dashboard, immediately, at a scheduled time, or on a recurring schedule.
- Add keyword
Creates a new keyword on a Text Request dashboard, with an optional automatic reply sent when a contact texts it.
- Add payment
Sends a payment request text to a contact for the given amount and returns the new payment.
- Add user
Creates a new user in your Text Request account with the given name, email and password, optionally granting administrator rights or dashboard permissions.
- Create Group
Creates a contact group on a dashboard.
- Create Tag
Creates a contact tag on a dashboard.
- Delete Contact
Deletes a contact from a dashboard by their phone number.
- Delete group
Deletes a group from a dashboard. Contacts in the group are kept.
- Delete tag
Deletes a contact tag from a Text Request dashboard. Contacts that carried the tag are not deleted.
- Find Contacts
Finds contacts on a dashboard by name, phone number, tag or group.
- Get Contact
Returns one contact on a dashboard by their phone number, including name, tags, groups, custom fields and message counts.
- Get dashboard
Returns a dashboard (texting line) with its name, phone number and time zone.
- List custom fields
Returns all custom fields defined for a Text Request dashboard (texting line), with each field's id and name.
- List Dashboards
Returns every dashboard (texting phone line) in your Text Request account, with its ID, name and phone number.
- List Groups
Returns all contact groups on a dashboard.
- List keywords
Returns all keywords on a Text Request dashboard, with their auto-response, linked group and subscriber count.
- List messages
Returns the text messages sent and received on a Text Request dashboard, optionally filtered by date range.
- List scheduled messages
Returns the pending scheduled one-to-one messages for a dashboard, optionally filtered by send time or to recurring messages only.
- List tags
Returns all contact tags defined on a Text Request dashboard, with each tag's name and color.
- List users
Returns the users in your Text Request account, optionally filtered by email or external user ID.
- Send Message
Sends a text message from a dashboard to a contact's phone number, now or at a scheduled time.
- Update group
Renames a group on a Text Request dashboard and updates its notes.
- Get channel schedule
Returns the broadcast schedule of a BBC iPlayer channel for a given day.
- Get episode
Returns the BBC iPlayer episode for a given episode identifier.
- Get programme
Returns a BBC iPlayer programme (brand or series) by its PID, including its initial child episodes.
- List categories
Returns the list of all categories in BBC TV & iPlayer.
- List channels
Returns all BBC TV and iPlayer channels, optionally for a specific region.
- List episodes of a programme
Returns the child episodes of a BBC iPlayer programme.
- List programmes by category
Returns the iPlayer programmes (brands and series) in a given category.
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Questions
Text Request and BBC iPlayer Business Layer, answered
What can start an automation from Text Request?
Any of Text Request's 2 triggers in the catalog, including New Contact and New Message. 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 Text Request?
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 Text Request?
BBC iPlayer Business Layer has no triggers in the catalog today, so automations start in Text Request. 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 Text Request 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 Text Request 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.