Open Settings for an App Store app

Asks you for an app name, searches for it on the App Store, gets the bundle ID, and opens into Settings for that app. iOS-only.

Scripting Actions

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Ask for Input
Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.
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Search App Store
Searches the App Store, returning the apps that match the specified search terms. Search by name, product ID, or developer name across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac app stores
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Get Details of App Store App
Extracts information about an App Store app, including artist, price, currency code, formatted price, release date, category, description, the overall rating, the total number of ratings, the current rating, the number of ratings for this version, the version, the date it was last updated, the latest release notes, the content rating, the minimum OS version, whether it’s a universal app, the supported devices, supported languages, screenshot URLs, iPad screenshot URLs, download size, store ID, store URL, artwork, artwork URL, name, & more.
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URL
Passes the specified URL to the next action.
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Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Open%20Settings%20for%20an%20App%20Store%20app
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Open%20Settings%20for%20an%20App%20Store%20app
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Open Settings for an App Store app” end tell

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