Search YouTube
Prompts you to enter a query and then opens it YouTube in Safari.
Scripting Actions
URL Encode
Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Search%20YouTube
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20YouTube
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Search YouTube”
end tell
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Opens the YouTube section for purchased movies, including films synced with Movies Anywhere.
YouTube TV
Turns on my living room TV, opens the YouTube app, and shows the remote control on the current device so I can navigate the interface. When run from Mac, opens YouTube in Safari in fullscreen.
Watch in YouTube app
Redirects a web URL for a YouTube into the mobile app by replacing `https: or or ` with `youtube: or or ` in the link.
Open my Home feed
Opens YouTube.com on the web or redirects to the Home tab in the app.
Manage subscribed YouTube Channels
Opens the feed of channels you’ve subscribed to on YouTube – use this to directly access channels using Search, or clean up your subscriptions by removing some.
Open YouTube Shorts
Opens the YouTube Shorts feed in the iOS and iPad apps, or the YouTube Shorts page on web.
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Presents a menu of Apple Music workout stations and oepns the deep link into your choice.
Open Voice Memos folder
Prompts you to pick from your Voice Memos folders and opens one.
Percent Encode text
Replaces any special characters in the input with percent-encoding that makes it function properly in URLs.
Open Game Center settings
Opens the deep link into the Settings app to Game Center where you can invite friends, edit your profile, or adjust friend settings. iOS-only.
Play confirmation sound
Plays a sound file of your choice. Use this as a confirmation sound for your NFC tags.
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