Extract URL from short link
Takes shortened links from input and expands them into the full URL.
Encode text for a URL
Asks you to enter text, then lets you encode or decode it to work properly in URLs.
Actions Used
Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
URL Encode
Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.
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 code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Encode text for a URL”
end tell
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Replaces any special characters in the input with percent-encoding that makes it function properly in URLs.
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Take a link from the Share sheet or yourclipboard and open it in the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine to see past versions of the page.
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