URL Encode
Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.
Search Apple Developer sessions
Asks you to enter a search query, then URL encodes the result, and opens the results on the web.
Actions Used
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Search%20Apple%20Developer%20sessions
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20Apple%20Developer%20sessions
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Search Apple Developer sessions”
end tell
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