Open redirect link in Safari
Takes a URL from input and makes it open into Safari by opening a temporary webpage.
Encode text for a URL
Asks you to enter text, then lets you encode or decode it to work properly in URLs.
Matthew's Score
4/5
Total Actions
8
Shortcut Information
Use this shortcut if you’re trying to pre-fill URLs with text and want to make sure it’s readable when opened in a browser.
This replaces characters like spaces and symbols, but does not percent-encode every type of special character – Apple designed the action for URL Encoding specifically.
This replaces characters like spaces and symbols, but does not percent-encode every type of special character – Apple designed the action for URL Encoding specifically.
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iOS Features
Mac Features
Cross-Platform Features
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Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Encode%20text%20for%20a%20URL
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Encode%20text%20for%20a%20URL
AppleScript
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Encode text for a URL”
end tell
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