BBC iPlayer Business Layer

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Base URL: https://ibl.api.bbci.co.uk/ibl/v1
Auth: none
Endpoints: 27
Reachable: unknown
CORS: unknown

Links

Homepage: http://developer.bbc.co.uk/
API Base: https://ibl.api.bbci.co.uk/ibl/v1

Endpoints

Method Path Summary Auth Last Status Latency
GET /atoz/{letter}/programmes Programmes by initial title character none — —
GET /categories Get categories none — —
GET /categories/{category} Get sub-categories none — —
GET /categories/{category}/episodes List all the episodes for a category. none — —
GET /categories/{category}/highlights List the highlights for a category. none — —
GET /categories/{category}/programmes List all the programmes for a category. none — —
GET /channels List all the channels. none — —
GET /channels/{channel}/broadcasts Get broadcasts by channel none — —
GET /channels/{channel}/highlights List the highlights for a channel. none — —
GET /channels/{channel}/programmes Get programmes by channel none — —
GET /channels/{channel}/schedule/{date} Get schedule by channel none — —
GET /clips/{pid} Get Clips none — —
GET /episodes/{pid} Episode for a given pid. none — —
GET /episodes/{pid}/next Get Onward Journey none — —
GET /episodes/{pid}/postrolls Get Follow-ups (post-rolls) none — —
GET /episodes/{pid}/prerolls Get Trailers (pre-rolls) none — —
GET /episodes/{pid}/recommendations Get programme recommendations none — —
GET /groups/popular/episodes Get programmes popular none — —
GET /groups/{pid}/episodes Get episodes by group, brand or series none — —
GET /home/highlights Get programme highlights none — —
GET /programmes/{pid} Programme for a given pid. none — —
GET /programmes/{pid}/episodes Child episodes for a given programme pid. none — —
GET /regions List all regions none — —
GET /schema/ibl.json Get schema none — —
GET /search Search none — —
GET /search-suggest Search-suggest none — —
GET /status Get status none — —