Location
Passes the specific location to the next action (or as a magic variable).
Result
Location
Requires
Access to your location
Show transit directions to work
Opens Apple Maps directions to a specified address showing public transit options instead of driving, walking, or biking.
Actions
Open Directions
Open directions to the location passed into this action in your choice of Maps, Google Maps, Citymapper, Transit, or Waze. For example, you can use this action to get directions to an upcoming event on your calendar.
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Get bus directions
Asks you for a location, then finds Transit directions from your Current Location.
Show biking directions to work
Gets biking directions to your work address – for daily use.
Search Apple Maps
Asks for your search query, encodes the text, then opens the deep link into Apple Music.
Reference: https: or or developer.apple.com or library or archive or featuredarticles or iPhoneURLScheme_Reference or MapLinks or MapLinks.html
Get driving directions
Asks you to enter a destination, then opens driving directions in Apple Maps.
Check BART departures
Using station codes and the BART API, gets real-time transit information for trains in the Bay Area.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20transit%20directions%20to%20work
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20transit%20directions%20to%20work
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show transit directions to work”
end tell
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Open personal YouTube playlists
Presents a menu of YouTube playlists sorted into your “Personal” group, letting you choose one and open it in the app.
Search TV Forecast
Asks you to enter a query, then asks you to pick from a type of search before opening the URL scheme into TV Forecast.
Buy Again on Amazon
Opens the Amazon app to the Buy Again section where you can repurchase past orders, check Subscribe and Save options, and filter by Deals, Favorite Reorders, and “Get it with fast delivery.”
Turn Stage Manager Off
Deactivates Stage Manager (which preserving your default settings).
Check length of episodes
Gets the episodes of a chosen podcast, grabs the duration of each, and shares it in a list.
Add custom template
Adds a custom template to Pages. To set up a doc, use File > Save as Template, then find the template name in the Create Template action.
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