Siri Shortcuts, apps, and technology tips

YouTube app

Search YouTube

Prompts you to enter a query and then opens it YouTube in Safari.

Scripting Actions

Notification, Scripting

Ask for Input

Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.

Scripting, X-Callback

URL Encode

Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.

URLs, Web

URL

Passes the specified URL to the next action.

Safari, Web

Open URLs

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

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Search%20YouTube

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20YouTube

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Search YouTube” end tell

Public

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Redirects a web URL for a YouTube into the mobile app by replacing `https: or or ` with `youtube: or or ` in the link.

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Open my YouTube Clips

Opens your personal feed on Clips saved from YouTube videos. Use this feature to capture important ideas and give them custom titles, and have a feed of personalized clips to view again later.

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Open my Watch Later

Opens the deep link into the Watch Later page of the YouTube website, where I can then watch videos in picture-in-picture. Requires opening in Safari after showing page.

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Show YouTube library

Opens the link to the Library tab of YouTube, which shows your History, Watch Later, Playlists, and Liked Videos.

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YouTube TV

Turns on my living room TV, opens the YouTube app, and shows the remote control on the current device so I can navigate the interface. When run from Mac, opens YouTube in Safari in fullscreen.

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Open my watch history

Opens the deep link into the History section of the YouTube library page in the app.

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Open the TV Clock

Opens the tvClock app for Apple TV that shows the time in a large flip-style format.

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Open iCloud account

Opens the native iCloud account for the Notes app.

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Open Bluesky settings

Opens Bluesky to the Settings tab, letting you manage multiple accounts, change basic settings, and adjust advanced account settings.

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Takes a location shared as input, or if none, the current location, and opens the webpage in a popover so you can see the WalkScore of the neighborhood. Shows how easy it is to walk around, the access to transit, and how bicycle-friendly the roads are.

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