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.
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Opens YouTube.com on the web or redirects to the Home tab in the app.
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Redirects a web URL for a YouTube into the mobile app by replacing `https: or or ` with `youtube: or or ` in the link.
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Opens the YouTube app on the chosen Apple TV, then opens the YouTube app on your mobile device – this lets you connect the two and manage your TV queue from your phone or iPad.
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.
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Opens Instapaper.com on the Mac and the Instapaper app from iPhone or iPad.
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