Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
Convert time between dates to total seconds
Takes two dates chosen as input and calculates the duration in seconds between thme – works as a Unix timestamp converter.
Actions Used
Get Time Between Dates
Subtracts the specified date from the date passed into the action. For example, this action could get the number of minutes from now until a calendar event passed in as input.
Convert Measurement
Converts the measurements passed into the action to the specified unit.
Measurement
Passes the specified measurement (including number and unit) to the next action.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Convert%20time%20between%20dates%20to%20total%20seconds
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Convert%20time%20between%20dates%20to%20total%20seconds
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Convert time between dates to total seconds”
end tell
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