URL Encode
Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.
Search for a movie
Asks you to enter a movie, then searches for it in TV Forec
Actions Used
Set Variable
Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Search%20for%20a%20movie
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20for%20a%20movie
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Search for a movie”
end tell
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Search TV Forecast
Asks you to enter a query, then asks you to pick from a type of search before opening the URL scheme into TV Forecast.
Search for a show
Asks you for a show, then passes the term into the URL scheme for TV Forecast to open into search results.
Search TV Forecast for a person
Asks you for a person (actor, director, etc), then encodes the result and opens the URL scheme into TV Forecast.
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