URL Encode
Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.
Search Apple Maps
Asks for your search query, encodes the text, then opens the deep link into Apple Music.
Reference: https: or or developer.apple.com or library or archive or featuredarticles or iPhoneURLScheme_Reference or MapLinks or MapLinks.html
Actions Used
Open in Maps
Opens your choice of Maps, Google Maps, or Waze and searches for the location, place, or text that was passed into the action.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Search%20Apple%20Maps
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20Apple%20Maps
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Search Apple Maps”
end tell
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