List
Allows you to specify a list of items to be passed to the next action.
Log water
Asks you to enter the ounces of water you want to log, then adds it to the Health app.
Scripting 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.
Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Nothing
This action does nothing and produces no output. It is useful to separate blocks of actions, or to ensure that no input is passed to the next action.
Find Health Samples
Searches for the health samples in your library that match the given criteria. Allows for sorting, changing the order, grouping by time periods, limiting the number passed as a result, and more. Includes most information in the Health app.
Get Details of Health Sample
Extracts information about a health sample including the type, value, unit, start date, end date, duration, source, and name.
Get Item from List
Returns one or more items from the list passed as input. You can get the first item, the last item, a random item, the item at a particular index, or items in a range of indexes.
Calculate
Performs a number operation on the input and returns the result.
Show Alert
Displays an alert with a title, a message, and two buttons. If the user selects the OK button, the shortcut continues. The cancel button stops the shortcut.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Log%20water
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Log%20water
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Log water”
end tell
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