Find Contacts
Searches for the contacts in your library that match the given criteria.
Message from Contact Groups
Asks you to select a Contact Group, then creates reminders to follow up with each person in that group.
Actions Used
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.
List
Allows you to specify a list of items to be passed to the next action.
Send Message
Sends an iMessage or SMS. Pass images, videos, or other files as input to include attachments.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Message%20from%20Contact%20Groups
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Message%20from%20Contact%20Groups
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Message from Contact Groups”
end tell
More From This Folder
Edit gaming contact
Prompts you to enter first, last, and nickname details for a contact before adding them to a pre-programmed group. Useful for gaming friends over Discord.
Create a contact card
Asks you to enter in contact information, then generates a .VCF vcard file out of your answers and shares it.
Show previous birthdays
Check for contacts whose birthdays are in the next two weeks and displays their name and the date.
Send birthday messages
Checks for anyone whose birthday is today and starts a message to wish them a happy birthday.
Batch-send file to a group
Asks you to pick a file, then a Contact Group, then sends that file to each person in the group one-by-one.
Extract email addresses
Looks through the input text for email addresses and copies them to the clipboard.
More From The Library
Show Apple Cash
Opens the Wallet app to the Apple Cash “card” where you can see your balance send or request money, or see past transactions.
Play a station
Asks you to pick from your Stations in Podcasts and plays it right away.
Play out loud
Sets the volume to 30%, starts Podcasts, and sets playback to the current device.
Play my Get Up mix
Kick off some energetic tracks from your Get Up Mix in Apple Music, with new tracks added every Tuesday.
Get way deeper into Shortcuts – become a member.