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.
Add transcript to latest episode
Opens the URL to the transcript page for the latest episode of your Transistor podcast.
Actions Used
Get Dictionary Value
Gets the value for the specified key in the dictionary passed into the action.
Get Contents of URL
Gets the contents of URLs passed into the action. Useful for downloading files and web content, or for making API requests. Includes GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE methods, and options to add headers. To make a multipart HTTP request, choose “Form” as the request body type and add files as field values.
Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Get Item from List
Returns one or more items from the list passed as input. You can get the first item, the last item, a random item, the item at a particular index, or items in a range of indexes.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Add%20transcript%20to%20latest%20episode
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Add%20transcript%20to%20latest%20episode
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Add transcript to latest episode”
end tell
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Get podcast show ID
Uses the Transistor API to look at your show data, gets the first show, and extracts the ID for use in your other shortcuts.
Embed a podcast episode player
Gets the latest episode from your Transistor podcast and scrapes out the ID for the media URL and pastes it into the episode embed player.
Copy podcast playlist player embed
Takes the default embed code for multiple podcast episodes, inserts your podcast string, and copies the result to your clipboard to be pasted somewhere online.
Check total podcast subscribers
Accesses the Transistor API to retrieve your subscriber data and extract the Total Count.
Show my podcast campaigns
Opens to the Campaigns tab on Transistor.fm to let you “configure ads, promotions, announcements, or other audio snippets to be included in your episodes.”
Check downloads in the last two weeks
Accesses the Transistor API to retrieve your analytics data, then summarizes the total downloads over the last 14 days.
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Cancels the next-most timer running in the Clock app. If there are multiple timers, the second timer will continue running unless this action is used again.
Log recovery time
Asks you to enter a total length, then logs the recovery time into Health as a Workout.
Open Letterboxd entry
Lets you pick from movies in your Letterboxd RSS feed and opens one.
Open Disney Plus originals
Opens the Originals tab of Disney+ to show featured series, movies, shorts, and specials.
Halfway Timer
Prompts you to enter a total length, then divides it in half and starts a timer for both durations.
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