Search YouTube

Prompts you to enter a query and then opens it YouTube in Safari.

Scripting Actions

Notification, Scripting

Ask for Input

Prompts the user to enter a piece of information.

Scripting, X-Callback

URL Encode

Encodes or decodes text passed into the action to be suitable for inclusion in a URL by adding or removing percents.

URLs, Web

URL

Passes the specified URL to the next action.

Safari, Web

Open URLs

Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Search%20YouTube

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Search%20YouTube

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Search YouTube” end tell

Public

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Opens the deep link into the History section of the YouTube library page in the app.

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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.

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