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 Used
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.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Send%20birthday%20messages
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Send%20birthday%20messages
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Send birthday messages”
end tell
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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.
Edit gaming contact
Prompts you to enter first, last, and nickname details for a contact before adding them to a pre-programmed group. Useful for gaming friends over Discord.
Message from Contact Groups
Asks you to select a Contact Group, then creates reminders to follow up with each person in that group.
Message from contact groups
Asks you to select a Contact Group, then creates reminders to follow up with each person in that group.
Add contacts to group
Asks you to select a Contact Group, then creates reminders to follow up with each person in that group.
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Presents a menu to open your various bank account apps or websites.
Remove H1 title from text
Finds the H1 header, removes that first line and one after it, and gets just the body of the text.
Copy shortcut AppleScript
Asks you to pick a shortcut from a folder and places that name in the correct AppleScript for running the shortcut in the background.
Show Today’s Current Thing
Grabs a to-do from Things set for Today and displays it in the Menu Bar using One Thing.
Date formatter
Presents you with a list of common and custom date or time formats, then copies the choice you make.
Save to Instapaper
Presents a list of folders to save to, then adds the shortcut input to that location in Instapaper.
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