Threads

Post to Threads

Asks you to enter the text of your post, then URL encodes the result and passes it to Threads’ URL scheme for creating posts. On Mac, copies the result and opens Threads.net.

Actions Used

Clipboard, Sharing

Copy to Clipboard

Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.

Control Flow, Scripting

Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.

Scripting, X-Callback

URL Encode

Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.

URLs, Web

URL

Passes the specified URL to the next action.

Safari, Web

Open URLs

Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).

Notification, Scripting

Ask for Input

Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Post%20to%20Threads

Open Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Post%20to%20Threads

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Post to Threads” end tell

Create, Prompts, Public, Shortcuts, Siri Shortcuts, Threads

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