Search YouTube
Prompts you to enter a query and then opens it YouTube in Safari.
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).
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YouTube on TV
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.
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 my watch history
Opens the deep link into the History section of the YouTube library page in the app.
Who’s live on YouTube?
Opens the Subscriptions feed sorted as a list so you can see who’s live at the top.
Browse my movies on YouTube
Opens the YouTube section for purchased movies, including films synced with Movies Anywhere.
Open my Home feed
Opens YouTube.com on the web or redirects to the Home tab in the app.
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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Open Major League Baseball
Opens the TV app to the dedicated section for Friday Night Baseball.
Open Google Search
Opens the Google app and activates the Search function, showing the keyboard immediately so you can start typing your query.
Change Parked Car location
Prompts you to enter a new location, then changes where it for the Parked Car feature.
Change Dynamic Type text size settings
Opens the deep link into Settings > Display > Text Size so you can control how things look on your iPad.
Show NBA news
Opens to News stories about the NBA, including scores, schedules, teams, and special curated categories for events like the Playoffs.
Find my car in Google Maps
Gets your Parked Car location and opens it in Google Maps.
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