Show News from The News Desk
Opens the URL for the News magazine from the Flipboard News Desk into the app.
Get original link from Flipboard URL
Gets a URL from input, expands the short URL, and outputs the original link – works well for turning a Flipboard link into the source U
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Get%20original%20link%20from%20Flipboard%20URL
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Get%20original%20link%20from%20Flipboard%20URL
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Get original link from Flipboard URL”
end tell
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Open my profile on Flipboard
Given your Flipboard username added on import, opens the link to your profile so you can see your magazines, likes, and flips.
Show Technology from The News Desk
Opens the URL for The News Desk’s Technology section to see top stories curated by Flipboard.
Show Flipboard picks
Opens the Flipboard Picks magazine curated by the Flipboard team to show interesting stories from the platform.
Show The Verge on Flipboard
Opens the Flipboard account for The Verge where you can see recent stories from the cutting edge of technology.
Show Portland in Flipboard
Opens the Flipboard topic for Portland – check for a topic for your local area.
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Log caffeine
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Check length of episodes
Gets the episodes of a chosen podcast, grabs the duration of each, and shares it in a list.
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