Play Sound
Plays the audio file passed as input, or a default notification sound if no audio file was passed.
Play confirmation sound
Plays a sound file of your choice. Use this as a confirmation sound for your NFC tags.
Scripting Actions
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Play%20confirmation%20sound
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Play%20confirmation%20sound
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Play confirmation sound”
end tell
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