Show upcoming birthdays
Check for contacts whose birthdays are in the next week and displays their name and the date.
Add birthday reminder
Set a reminder 6 days before a selected contact’s birthday.
Matthew's Score
4/5
Total Actions
7
Shortcut Information
Use this shortcut to pick a contact, extract the day/month of their birthday, then subtract six days from that date (this year) and sets a reminder to send them a gift.
Complexity
Interactivity
iOS Features
Mac Features
Cross-Platform Features
Actions Used In This
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Select Contact
Prompts to pick a person from your contacts and passes the selection to the next action.
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Extra Details
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AppleScript
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Add birthday reminder”
end tell
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