Background Process Archives – Page 2 of 2

Notification, Scripting

Vibrate Device

Vibrates the device for a short amount of time.

App Store, Media

Get Details of App Store App

Extracts information about an App Store app, including artist, price, currency code, formatted price, release date, category, description, the overall rating, the total number of ratings, the current rating, the number of ratings for this version, the version, the date it was last updated, the latest release notes, the content rating, the minimum OS version, whether it’s a universal app, the supported devices, supported languages, screenshot URLs, iPad screenshot URLs, download size, store ID, store URL, artwork, artwork URL, name, & more.

No-ops, Scripting

Nothing

This action does nothing and produces no output. It is useful to separate blocks of actions, or to ensure that no input is passed to the next action.

Media, Music

Get Current Song

Returns the song that is currently playing in the Music app, if any.

Location, Location

Get Current Location

Gets the current location of the device using the GPS signal.

GIFs, Media

Get Frames from Image

Splits an animated GIF or a photo burst into individual frames.

Device, Scripting

Get Battery Level

Outputs the percentage of battery remaining as a number from 0 to 100.

Control Flow, Scripting

Repeat with Each

Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.

Control Flow, Scripting

Repeat

Repeats the contained actions, running them the specified number of times.

Apps, Contacts

Get Phone Numbers from Input

Returns any phone numbers found in the output from the previous action.

Apps, Clock

Get All Alarms

Gets all the alarms in the Clock app.

Clipboard, Sharing

Get Clipboard

Passes the contents of the clipboard to the next action.

Apps, Calendar

Filter Event Attendees

Given a list of event attendees, this action returns the event attendees that match the given criteria.

Apps, Calendar

Get Details of Event Attendees

Extract information from event attendees, including their name, whether “Is Me” is true, their role, or status in regards to the meeting.

Apps, Calendar

Get Details of Calendar Events

Extracts information from calendar events, including start date, end date, whether it’s an all day event, the calendar it belongs to, the location, whether it has alarms, the event duration, the organizer, the attendees, the URL, the title, the notes, & more.

Background Process actions