Open in Overcast
Takes a podcast, gets the Store ID, and opens the show in Overcast.
Matthew's Score
4/5
Total Actions
7
Shortcut Information
Use this shortcut from the Share sheet or by typing in the name of a podcast.
That will be queried using the Apple Podcasts directory, then the unique ID for the show is pulled out, and then that is appended to the base URL for shows in Overcast.
After all that is combined, the deep link is opened and you’ll be taken to the show page in Overcast.
That will be queried using the Apple Podcasts directory, then the unique ID for the show is pulled out, and then that is appended to the base URL for shows in Overcast.
After all that is combined, the deep link is opened and you’ll be taken to the show page in Overcast.
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Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20in%20Overcast
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20in%20Overcast
AppleScript
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Open in Overcast”
end tell
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