Scan QR/Bar Code
Scans a QR code or bar code using the camera, and returns the text/URL that is found.
Search by ISBN
Scans a QR code, gets the text out, and performs a search on ISBNsearch.com.
Actions
Get Text from Input
Returns text from the previous action’s output.
For example, this action can get the name of a photo or song, or the text of a web page.
URL Encode
Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
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Clean up book quote
Takes highlighted text shared from Books and scrapes out the extra metadata.
Switch to page turning
Turns on the Books setting that disables continous scroll and lets you turn pages like you would in a physical book.
Open Books search
Changes the Books app view to Search, showing Recently Viewed, trending genres for you, a section to Discover books, and Trending searches.
Turn on continuous scroll
Activates the Books setting that allows you to read endlessly without turning pages.
Open current book
Shows the most recently-active book you’ve been reading and opens it.
Show books I want to read
Opens the Books app to the “Want to Read” section that’s built up when you mark books as such.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Search%20by%20ISBN
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20by%20ISBN
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Search by ISBN”
end tell
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Check my app subscriptions
Open the Subscriptions page of the App Store where you can manage recurring purchases for your apps.
Search Notes
Asks for a query, finds notes, presents a list of options, and opens the chosen note.
Ask ChatGPT-4
Prompts you to enter a query, then asks ChatGPT your given message using GPT-4, the shows you the response after copying it to your clipboard for pasting elsewhere.
Delete Siri and Dictation history
Opens the deep link into Settings > Siri and Search > Siri and Dictation History where you can delete interactions currently associated with the device from Apple servers.
Show my Vitals data
Opens into the Health app to to the Vitals category where you can see data like Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate, Bloody Oxygen, and the new all-inclusive “Vitals” stats that range from Low to Tpyical to High.
Call Apple Support
Dials the number for 1-800-MY-APPLE, the customer service line for Apple Support.
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