Get URLs from Input

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Returns any links found in the output from the previous action.

Score
Type
InterActivity
Expertise
5
5/5
Type
InterActivity
Expertise

Action Information

Parameters

Get URLs from [Input]

Input

Places, Articles, Reminders, Trello card, URLs, Contacts, Dropbox files, Text, App Store app, Trello board, Giphy items, Maps links, Podcast episode, iTunes products, Safari web page, Email addresses, Podcast, Dates, Rich text, iTunes artist, Calendar events, Phone numbers

Result

URLs

Details

Type
Interactivity
Expertise Needed
Matthew's Score
5/5
Category
Date Added
11/12/2014
Identifier
is.workflow.actions.detect.link

Comments

(As for the emoji… URLs… links… fence… fencer?? I’m so sorry)

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