Find Contacts
Searches for the contacts in your library that match the given criteria.
Show upcoming birthdays
Check for contacts whose birthdays are in the next two weeks and displays their name and the date.
Actions Used
Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Get Dates from Input
Returns any dates found in the output from the previous action.
Filter Files
Given a list of files, this action returns the files that match the given criteria. Allows for sorting, changing the order, and limiting the number passed as a result.
Combine Text
Joins text together, inserting the separator between each join.
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20upcoming%20birthdays
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20upcoming%20birthdays
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show upcoming birthdays”
end tell
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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.
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.
Extract phone numbers
Scrapes text from input and looks for strings formatted as phone numbers.
Create contact
Creates a new blank contact in the Contacts app, so you can use the app UI to enter in details.
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Open work YouTube playlists
If you don’t want the Grab YouTube playlist ID shortcut installed, delete the Run Shortcut action above and the URL action below.
However, the shortcut won’t work with links from videos inside playlists anymore.
Open YouTube on the Nest Hub
Asks the Google Assistant to open the YouTube app on your Nest Hub display.
Open Disney Plus watchlist
Shows your Watchlist of movies and series saved for lon Disney+.
Play my radio station
Plays the personalized radio station curated for you by Apple Music.
Open Lumy TV
Opens the app Lumy for Apple TV, which lets you see relevant times for sunrise and sunset so you can know when to take the best photos.
Open Freeform and Safari
Opens Freeform, then opens Safari in another window (and in Slide Over on iPad).
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