Location
Passes the specific location to the next action (or as a magic variable).
Result
Location
Requires
Access to your location
Take the bus home
Opens transit directions from your current location to your home address.
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=Take%20the%20bus%20home
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Take%20the%20bus%20home
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Take the bus home”
end tell
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