Copy YouTube playlist link

For links shared from videos playing inside a playlist, this will scrape out the ID and reformat it into the main playlist link.

Actions Used

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Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
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If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
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URL
Passes the specified URL to the next action.
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Run Shortcut
Run an shortcut from your shortcut.
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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=Copy%20YouTube%20playlist%20link
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Copy%20YouTube%20playlist%20link
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Copy YouTube playlist link” end tell

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