Search the Apple TV Store

Asks you to enter a search query and category of media, then searches the iTunes Store, asks you pick from the results, and opens it in the Apple TV app.

Actions Used

Control Flow, Scripting

Choose from Menu

Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.

URLs, Web

Get URLs from Input

Returns any links found in the output from the previous action.

Documents, Text Editing

Replace Text

Replaces some text passed into the action with other text.

Safari, Web

Open URLs

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

iTunes Store, Media

Search iTunes Store

Searches the iTunes Store, returning the items that match the specified search terms. You can get more details about the results using the Get Details of iTunes Product action.

Lists, Scripting

Choose from List

Presents a menu of the items passed as input to the action and outputs the user’s selection. Prompt The instruction provided when the list is presented. Select Multiple When enabled, multiple items may be chosen from the list.

Notification, Scripting

Ask for Input

Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Search%20the%20Apple%20TV%20Store

Open Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20the%20Apple%20TV%20Store

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Search the Apple TV Store” end tell

Shortcuts, Siri Shortcuts

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