Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Open a genre playlist
Opens the curated playlists for each genre page in Apple Music (formerly A-List playlists).
Actions Used
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20genre%20playlist
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20a%20genre%20playlist
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open a genre playlist”
end tell
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Play Discovery station
Plays Apple Music’s newest “Discovery” station that plays curated tracks from outside your library or playlists.
Open the Boiler Room
Opens the editor page in Apple Music for the Boiler Room, a series of shows for underground dance music with a webam showing the set.
Turn on KQED
Turns on my living room, turns off your alarm in case you’ve woken up before it, and softly plays the radio station on my HomePod.
Play my New Music mix
Plays tracks from the New Music Mix updated every Friday in Apple Music.
Play my Get Up mix
Kick off some energetic tracks from your Get Up Mix in Apple Music, with new tracks added every Tuesday.
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Opens the conversation for your Family group chat so you can keep up with everyone.
Order Pet Supplies on Amazon
Opens the Amazon category page for pets like dogs, cats, and hamsters.
Check tech headlines
Pulls the RSS feed of Techmeme and returns the latest 5 article titles.
Press the Button
Activates any SwitchBot device to press a physical button using the hardware trigger.
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