Expand URL
This action expands and cleans up URLs which have been shortened using a URL shortening service like t.co or bit.ly. The expanded URL is cleaned, removing unnecessary parameters such as “utm_source”.
Watch in YouTube app
Redirects a web URL for a YouTube into the mobile app by replacing `https: or or ` with `youtube: or or ` in the link.
Actions
Replace Text
Replaces some text passed into the action with other text.
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
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Open my YouTube Clips
Opens your personal feed on Clips saved from YouTube videos. Use this feature to capture important ideas and give them custom titles, and have a feed of personalized clips to view again later.
Browse my movies on YouTube
Opens the YouTube section for purchased movies, including films synced with Movies Anywhere.
Open YouTube Shorts
Opens the YouTube Shorts feed in the iOS and iPad apps, or the YouTube Shorts page on web.
Open my watch history
Opens the deep link into the History section of the YouTube library page in the app.
YouTube TV
Turns on my living room TV, opens the YouTube app, and shows the remote control on the current device so I can navigate the interface. When run from Mac, opens YouTube in Safari in fullscreen.
Who’s live on YouTube?
Opens the Subscriptions feed sorted as a list so you can see who’s live at the top.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Watch%20in%20YouTube%20app
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Watch%20in%20YouTube%20app
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Watch in YouTube app”
end tell
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Twitch TV
Opens Twitch on the Apple TV, or opens the website in fullscreen if run from Mac.
Show previous birthdays
Check for contacts whose birthdays are in the next two weeks and displays their name and the date.
New board with name
Asks you to enter a title, then creates board in Freeform with that name.
Open the TV app
Opens the Apple TV app on the selected TV, then shows the Remote so you can pick something from your Up Next or a connected service.
Summarize with ChatGPT
Accepts text from the shortcut input and asks the more-advanced ChatGPT-4 model to summarize the text, returning only the summary.
Create schedule spreadsheet
Creates a daily schedule in the Numbers app using a template.
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