Select Contact
Prompts to pick a person from your contacts and passes the selection to the next action.
Send a thank-you
Asks you to select a contact, then let’s you choose to message, call, FaceTime, or email them, along with prompts for the message if needed.
Actions
Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Send Message
Sends an iMessage or SMS. Pass images, videos, or other files as input to include attachments.
Select Email Address
Prompts to pick an email address from your contacts and passes the selection to the next action.
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Edit gaming contact
Prompts you to enter first, last, and nickname details for a contact before adding them to a pre-programmed group. Useful for gaming friends over Discord.
Create follow-up tasks
Asks you to select a Contact Group, then creates reminders to follow up with each person in that group.
Message from Contact Groups
Asks you to select a Contact Group, then creates reminders to follow up with each person in that group.
Add note to contact
Searches for contacts by group, then has you add text to place in their note field.
Batch-send file to a group
Asks you to pick a file, then a Contact Group, then sends that file to each person in the group one-by-one.
Create contact
Creates a new blank contact in the Contacts app, so you can use the app UI to enter in details.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Send%20a%20thank-you
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Send%20a%20thank-you
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Send a thank-you”
end tell
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Looks for contacts added to a “Friends” group and asks you to pick one before calling them.
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Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
Add messaging reminder
Prompts you to pick reminders, then a contact, then assigns those reminder to show up when you’re messaging that person.
Search my Journal entries
Prompts you to enter a query, then opens to search results for your input text in the Journal app.
Connect my Powerbeats Pro
Connects to Powerbeats Pro using the Set Playback Destination action on iOS and the AirBuddy app for Mac.
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