Select Contact
Prompts to pick a person from your contacts and passes the selection to the next action.
Call a contact
Presents your list of contacts, then calls the person you select. If they have multiple numbers, asks you which one to dial.
Actions
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Get my number
Gets the first phone number from your preselected contact card, copies it to the clipboard, and shows it to you in a dialog. Use to quickly show to or share with someone else.
Open Favorites
Opens the deep link to the Favorites tab in the Phone app (mobilephone-favorites//).
Dial a number
Prompts you to enter a phone number, then asks you to confirm before calling.
Call a coworker
Looks for contacts from a given company name (added on input), then asks you to choose which contact and calls them.
Open my voicemail
Opens the deep link into the Voicemail section of the Phone app (vmshow://).
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Call%20a%20contact
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Call%20a%20contact
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Call a contact”
end tell
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Open my Flagged list
Opens the Flagged list in the Reminders app where you can see the full list of tasks you’ve marked as important.
I’m working late
Turns the studio lights to softer color temperatures and turns off all the lights in the rest of the houhse.
Get latest episode attributes
Accesses the Transistor API and extracts the episode data in a nicely-formatted view. Requires the Actions app.
Show Merchandise rewards
Opens the Regal Crown Club merchandise page where you can see physical products for sale like the Dune or Ghostbusters popcorn buckets.
Search Passwords
Prompts you to type in a search, then applies the query in the Passwords section of Settings.
Show my podcast analytics
Opens the URL for the Analytics page for your Transistor podcast.
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