Save thread to Notes

Accepts a Thread link, scrapes the data, and formats it quickly for Notes.

Actions Used

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Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
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If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
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Get Dictionary from Input
Makes a dictionary from the text passed as input. JSON (like {“foo”: “bar”}), key-value pairs (like foo=bar&baz=biz), and XML-based plist are supported.
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Get Dictionary Value
Gets the value for the specified key in the dictionary passed into the action.
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Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
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Text
Passes the specified text to the next action.
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Run Shortcut
Run an shortcut from your shortcut.
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Make Rich Text from Markdown
Takes the inputted Markdown and turns it into rich text, which can then be converted to other formats.
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Show Alert
Displays an alert with a title, a message, and two buttons. If the user selects the OK button, the shortcut continues. The cancel button stops the shortcut.
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Show Note
Opens the note passed in as input.
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Create Note
Shares the input with Notes using the standard Notes share extension.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Save%20thread%20to%20Notes
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Save%20thread%20to%20Notes
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Save thread to Notes” end tell

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