Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
Grab YouTube playlist ID
For a given YouTube video passed in as input, this isolates the URL parameter after “list=“ that represents a video playlist ID.
Actions Used
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Stop shortcut
Stops execution of the current shortcut and dismisses the shortcut on screen. No more actions will be run after this action.
Get URLs from Input
Returns any links found in the output from the previous action.
Get Item from List
Returns one or more items from the list passed as input. You can get the first item, the last item, a random item, the item at a particular index, or items in a range of indexes.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Grab%20YouTube%20playlist%20ID
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Grab%20YouTube%20playlist%20ID
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Grab YouTube playlist ID”
end tell
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Open creator YouTube playlists
Presents a menu of playlists from YouTube creators and lets you open directly to their queue in the app.
Open personal YouTube playlists
Presents a menu of YouTube playlists sorted into your “Personal” group, letting you choose one and open it in the app.
Open my YouTube playlists
Pulls from a dictionary of YouTube playlists and lets you pick from subgroups to open in the app.
Copy YouTube playlist link
For links shared from videos playing inside a playlist, this will scrape out the ID and reformat it into the main playlist link.
Show YouTube library
Opens the link to the Library tab of YouTube, which shows your History, Watch Later, Playlists, and Liked Videos.
Open work YouTube playlists
If you don’t want the Grab YouTube playlist ID shortcut installed, delete the Run Shortcut action above and the URL action below.
However, the shortcut won’t work with links from videos inside playlists anymore.
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Run a shortcut from a folder
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Show my In-Store code
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Open Living Room apps
Opens a set of apps designed for everyday use in the living room – includes Books, Home, Calendar, Podcasts, News, Streaks, and Structured.
I forgot to stop tracking
Prompts you to enter the time for when a currently-running should have stopped, then stops it and sets that end time.
AirPlay to the TV
Wakes the Apple TV and sets the playback destination to that device, making any videos play over AirPlay.
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