Shazam this
Shazams a song, saves it to a playlist, and shows a notification with the synced lyric snippet.
Actions Used
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Add to Playlist
Adds the items passed as input to the specified playlist.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Shazam%20this
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Shazam%20this
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Shazam this”
end tell
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