Threads scraping

OCR Thread

Accepts a Thread link, scrapes the data, then opens the link, waits for it to load, takes a screenshot, extracts text from the screenshot, then prompts you to delete the extra text before replacing the excerpt in the Thread JSON dictionary.

Actions Used

Control Flow, Scripting

Wait to Return

Pauses execution until you leave the Shortcuts app and return to it. This action might be useful after an action that switches apps, to pause execution until you return to the Shortcuts app.

Dictionaries, Scripting

Get Dictionary Value

Gets the value for the specified key in the dictionary passed into the action.

Dictionaries, Scripting

Set Dictionary Value

Sets a value in the dictionary passed into the action.

URLs, Web

Get URLs from Input

Returns any links found in the output from the previous action.

Documents, Text Editing

Combine Text

Joins text together, inserting the separator between each join.

Scripting, Shortcuts

Run Shortcut

Run an shortcut from your shortcut.

Safari, Web

Open URLs

Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).

Notification, Scripting

Ask for Input

Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.

Documents, Text

Extract Text from Image

Uses OCR to extract text from an image.

Control Flow, Scripting

Stop and Output

Stops execution of the current shortcut, and outputs content. This action is useful when: • Running a shortcut from another shortcut (using the Run Shortcut action). The output will be used as the output of the Run Shortcut action. • Running a shortcut from Quick Actions in Finder on macOS. The output will be saved as a file alongside the files selected in Finder. • Running a shortcut from Services on macOS. The output will replace the selected content, if applicable. • Or, when running a shortcut from another location that supports output, like the command-line or the Shortcuts URL scheme. No more actions will be run after this action.