Dictionary
Passes the specified list of key-value pairs to the next action as a dictionary.
YouTube Playlist Dictionary
Complete dictionary of YouTube playlists in your collection, grouped by Personal or Work, then subgroups by category.
Actions
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Grab YouTube playlist ID
For a given YouTube video passed in as input, this isolates the URL parameter after “list=“ that represents a video playlist ID.
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.
Show YouTube library
Opens the link to the Library tab of YouTube, which shows your History, Watch Later, Playlists, and Liked Videos.
Open creator YouTube playlists
Presents a menu of playlists from YouTube creators and lets you open directly to their queue in the app.
Open personal YouTube playlists
Presents a menu of YouTube playlists sorted into your “Personal” group, letting you choose one and open it in the app.
Copy YouTube playlist link
For links shared from videos playing inside a playlist, this will scrape out the ID and reformat it into the main playlist link.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=YouTube%20Playlist%20Dictionary
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=YouTube%20Playlist%20Dictionary
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “YouTube Playlist Dictionary”
end tell
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