YouTube app

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 Used

URLs, Web

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”.

Documents, Text Editing

Replace Text

Replaces some text passed into the action with other text.

Safari, Web

Open URLs

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

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Watch%20in%20YouTube%20app

Open Shortcut deep link

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Watch%20in%20YouTube%20app

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Watch in YouTube app” end tell

Public

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