Get Clipboard
Passes the contents of the clipboard to the next action.
Batch-send file to a group
Asks you to pick a file, then a Contact Group, then sends that file to each person in the group one-by-one.
Actions Used
Find Contacts
Searches for the contacts in your library that match the given criteria.
Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection.
Prompt
The instruction provided when the list is presented.
Select Multiple
When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
Send Message
Sends an iMessage or SMS. Pass images, videos, or other files as input to include attachments.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Batch-send%20file%20to%20a%20group
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Batch-send%20file%20to%20a%20group
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Batch-send file to a group”
end tell
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