Send a thank-you
Asks you to select a contact, then let’s you choose to message, call, FaceTime, or email them, along with prompts for the message if needed.
Actions Used
Select Contact
Prompts to pick a person from your contacts and passes the selection to the next action.
Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Select Email Address
Prompts to pick an email address from your contacts and passes the selection to the next action.
Send Message
Sends an iMessage or SMS. Pass images, videos, or other files as input to include attachments.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Send%20a%20thank-you
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Send%20a%20thank-you
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Send a thank-you”
end tell
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