Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
Check for a white christmas
Looks for snow in the daily forecast for the next 10 days.
Actions Used
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Get Weather Forecast
Gets an hourly or daily weather forecast at the specified location.
Get Details of Weather Conditions
Gets a specific piece of information from the weather conditions passed into the action.
Combine Text
Joins text together, inserting the separator between each join.
Change Case
Changes the case of the text passed into the action to UPPERCASE, lowercase, or Title Case.
Count
Counts the number of items, characters, words, sentences, or lines passed as input.
Note (from Apple, for real)
This is just like the Count in Sesame Street, but instead of a vampire, it’s a Shortcuts action.
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.
List
Allows you to specify a list of items to be passed to the next action.
Location
Passes the specific location to the next action (or as a magic variable).
Result
Location
Requires
Access to your location
Calculate
Performs a number operation on the input and returns the result.
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.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Check%20for%20a%20white%20christmas
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Check%20for%20a%20white%20christmas
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Check for a white christmas”
end tell
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