Transistor.FM

Get latest episode attributes

Accesses the Transistor API and extracts the episode data in a nicely-formatted view. Requires the Actions app.

Scripting Actions

Scripting, Shortcuts

Run Shortcut

Run an shortcut from your shortcut.

Scripting, Variables

Set Variable

Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.

URLs, Web

URL

Passes the specified URL to the next action.

Web, Web Requests

Get Contents of URL

Gets the contents of URLs passed into the action. Useful for downloading files and web content, or for making API requests. Includes GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE methods, and options to add headers. To make a multipart HTTP request, choose “Form” as the request body type and add files as field values.

Dictionaries, Scripting

Get Dictionary Value

Gets the value for the specified key in the dictionary passed into the action.

Clipboard, Sharing

Copy to Clipboard

Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.

Dictionaries, Scripting

Get Dictionary from Input

Makes a dictionary from the text passed as input. JSON (like {“foo”: “bar”}), key-value pairs (like foo=bar&baz=biz), and XML-based plist are supported.

Lists, Scripting

Get Item from List

Returns one or more items from the list passed as input. You can get the first item, the last item, a random item, the item at a particular index, or items in a range of indexes.

Control Flow, Scripting

Stop and Output

Stops execution of the current shortcut, and outputs content. This action is useful when: • Running a shortcut from another shortcut (using the Run Shortcut action). The output will be used as the output of the Run Shortcut action. • Running a shortcut from Quick Actions in Finder on macOS. The output will be saved as a file alongside the files selected in Finder. • Running a shortcut from Services on macOS. The output will replace the selected content, if applicable. • Or, when running a shortcut from another location that supports output, like the command-line or the Shortcuts URL scheme. No more actions will be run after this action.

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Get%20latest%20episode%20attributes

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Get%20latest%20episode%20attributes

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Get latest episode attributes” end tell

Membership

Custom Shortcuts, Membership

New podcasting shortcuts for Transistor.FM

While working on my podcasting workflow, I developed these shortcuts for my hosting service Transistor.FM.

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