Find Contacts
Searches for the contacts in your library that match the given criteria.
Send birthday messages
Checks for anyone whose birthday is today and starts a message to wish them a happy birthday.
Actions
Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
Send Message
Sends an iMessage or SMS. Pass images, videos, or other files as input to include attachments.
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Extract phone numbers
Scrapes text from input and looks for strings formatted as phone numbers.
Create a contact card
Asks you to enter in contact information, then generates a .VCF vcard file out of your answers and shares it.
Add note to contact
Searches for contacts by group, then has you add text to place in their note field.
Create follow-up tasks
Asks you to select a Contact Group, then creates reminders to follow up with each person in that group.
Show upcoming birthdays
Check for contacts whose birthdays are in the next two weeks and displays their name and the date.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Send%20birthday%20messages
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Send%20birthday%20messages
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Send birthday messages”
end tell
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Opens the Books app, then prompts you to confirm setting orientation lock so the screen doesn’t rotate. When run from Mac, opens the app in fullscreen.
File new Feedback
Opens Feedback Assistant on macOS and presses Command + N to create a new feedback report.
Batch-create Home Screen shortcuts
Asks you to pick a folder from Shortcuts and opens it, then asks you to enter a list of names for Home Screen shortcuts and creates them in that folder.
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