URL Encode
Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.
Search YouTube
Prompts you to enter a query and then opens it YouTube in Safari.
Actions Used
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%20YouTube
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20YouTube
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Search YouTube”
end tell
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Opens the deep link into the History section of the YouTube library page in the app.
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Opens the Subscriptions feed sorted as a list so you can see who’s live at the top.
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Opens the automatic playlist for Liked videos created for every YouTube account.
Browse my movies on YouTube
Opens the YouTube section for purchased movies, including films synced with Movies Anywhere.
Show YouTube library
Opens the link to the Library tab of YouTube, which shows your History, Watch Later, Playlists, and Liked Videos.
Open my Home feed
Opens YouTube.com on the web or redirects to the Home tab in the app.
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Presents a menu of the six Lord of the Rings movies, with corresponding deep links into the TV app for each.
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Uses Shazam to identify the current song playing out loud, then opens the corresponding link into the Music app.
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