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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Show previous birthdays
Check for contacts whose birthdays are in the next two weeks and displays their name and the date.
Create follow-up tasks
Asks you to select a Contact Group, then creates reminders to follow up with each person in that group.
Batch-send file to a group
Asks you to pick a file, then a Contact Group, then sends that file to each person in the group one-by-one.
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.
Extract phone numbers
Scrapes text from input and looks for strings formatted as phone numbers.
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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Add to Home Screen from Contacts
Asks you to pick a folder of shortcuts, then iterates through letting you select a contact for each and using their Contact Photo as the Home Screen icon.
Turn on transparency
Connects to AirPods and activates transparency. Utilizes AirBuddy when run from Mac, and on iOS uses Actions to check for AirPods Pro vs AirPods Max.
Time for a run
Sets AirPods Pro to Adaptive mode, then starts an outdoor run using the Apple Watch and vibrates when starting.
Set alarm by sunrise
Gets the sunrise time from tomorrow’s forecast and sets the alarm 8.5 hours before.
Toggle Night Shift
Turns Night Shift on or off depending on the current state, removing the blue light accordin
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