Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
Action Information
Parameters
Set variable [Variable] to [Value]
Input
Anything
Result
(Anything) The input
Details
Identifier
is.workflow.actions.setvariable
Comments
Adds variable name to variable picker bar/tray
Works Well With
Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Get Dictionary from Input
Makes a dictionary from the text passed as input. JSON (like {“foo”: “bar”}), key-value pairs (like foo=bar&baz=biz), and XML-based plist are supported.
Get Dictionary Value
Gets the value for the specified key in the dictionary passed into the action.
Dictionary
Passes the specified list of key-value pairs to the next action as a dictionary.
Shortcuts Using This
Open personal YouTube playlists
Presents a menu of YouTube playlists sorted into your “Personal” group, letting you choose one and open it in the app.
Open work YouTube playlists
If you don’t want the Grab YouTube playlist ID shortcut installed, delete the Run Shortcut action above and the URL action below.
However, the shortcut won’t work with links from videos inside playlists anymore.
However, the shortcut won’t work with links from videos inside playlists anymore.
Open my YouTube playlists
Pulls from a dictionary of YouTube playlists and lets you pick from subgroups to open in the app.
Write down gifts received
Creates a series of prompts to save a gift and the giver’s name to an ongoing note.
Send thank-yous
Asks you to pick from your contacts, then shows a Messages window for each so you can send a thank-you message.