Find Places
Searches for nearby businesses and returns them as results. Pass a location as input to search near there.
Let’s go on a hike
Searches for hiking locations nearby, then gets driving directions to the spot you've chosen.
Actions
Choose from List
Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection.
Prompt
The instruction provided when the list is presented.
Select Multiple
When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.
Open Directions
Open directions to the location passed into this action in your choice of Maps, Google Maps, Citymapper, Transit, or Waze. For example, you can use this action to get directions to an upcoming event on your calendar.
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Meet at the halfway point
Asks for your friend’s location and a type of destination, then searches near the halfway point for a place to go.
Find coffeeshops nearby
Opens the Apple Maps URL to query “coffee.” Reference: https: or or developer.apple.com or library or archive or featuredarticles or iPhoneURLScheme_Reference or MapLinks or MapLinks.html
Find gas nearby
Takes an input location or your current location and searches for gas stations, then gives you driving directions to your choice.
Estimate bike ride
Performs a search of your choice nearby and gives you biking directions to your chosen option.
Explore nearby landmarks
Takes a location as input or your current location and searches for nearby destinations noted as Landmarks, then opens your selected option in Maps.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Let%E2%80%99s%20go%20on%20a%20hike
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Let%E2%80%99s%20go%20on%20a%20hike
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Let’s go on a hike”
end tell
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Estimate reading time
Gets the length of an article from input and divides the words by 200 to get a rough reading estimate.
Open Photos TV
Opens the Apple Photos app for Apple TV, then shows the Remote so you can select an album or a memory to play.
Open Today’s Deals on Amazon
Opens the daily deals section of Amazon where you can see items that are discounted for today only.
Open Major League Baseball
Opens the TV app to the dedicated section for Friday Night Baseball.
Set background sound during media only
Toggles “Background Sounds When Media is Playing” and sets “Volume When Media Is Playing” to 10%.
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