Location
Passes the specific location to the next action (or as a magic variable).
Result
Location
Requires
Access to your location
Show directions to work
Opens driving directions from your current location to work.
Actions Used
Open Directions
Open directions to the location passed into this action in your choice of Maps, Google Maps, Citymapper, Transit, or Waze. For example, you can use this action to get directions to an upcoming event on your calendar.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20directions%20to%20work
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20directions%20to%20work
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show directions to work”
end tell
More From This Folder
Search Apple Maps
Asks for your search query, encodes the text, then opens the deep link into Apple Music.
Reference: https: or or developer.apple.com or library or archive or featuredarticles or iPhoneURLScheme_Reference or MapLinks or MapLinks.html
Check BART departures
Using station codes and the BART API, gets real-time transit information for trains in the Bay Area.
Show biking directions to work
Gets biking directions to your work address – for daily use.
Show transit directions to work
Opens Apple Maps directions to a specified address showing public transit options instead of driving, walking, or biking.
Take the bus home
Opens transit directions from your current location to your home address.
More From The Library
Brainstorm
Opens the Quick Entry feature in MindNode to a blank page, which lets me start building a nested outline that can be saved as a mind map.
Show my Apple ID password
Searches the Passwords database for “AppleID” for when you need to authorize something.
Play Do By Friday
Plays Do By Friday, a weekly challenge podcast with hosts Alex Cox and Merlin Mann.
Start AirPlay
Asks you where to set the playback destination, then casts to that device.
Check quarterly taxes
Opens the Quarterly tab of the Tax page for QuickBooks Self-Employed so you can view and file your quarterly taxes (to avoid paying in one big lump-sum the year after).
Get way deeper into Shortcuts – become a member.