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Media, Playback

Hand Off Playback

Hands off music playback between two devices. Source The device to hand off playback from. Destination The device to hand off playback to.

Media, Video

Encode Media

Re-encodes the media passed as input at the specified size, optionally converting to audio. Includes option to change speed or add metadata to the file.

Apps, Wallet

Request Payment

Sends a payment to the specified people using a payment app on your device.

Apps, Wallet

Send Payment

Sends a payment to the specified people using a payment app on your device.

Web, Web Requests

Get Contents of Web Page

Extracts the contents of the web pages passed into the action.

Web, Web Requests

Get Headers of URL

Retrieves the HTTP headers of the URL passed as input using a HEAD request.

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.

Apps, Contacts

Edit Contact

Sets a specific field of the contact passed into the action. Detail The property of the contact to edit. Edit The operation to perform on the selected property of the contact.

Apps, Reminders

Edit Reminder

Sets a specific field of the reminder passed into the action. Detail The property of the reminder to edit. Edit The operation to perform on the selected property of the reminder.

Apps, Calendar

Edit Calendar Event

Sets a specific field of the calendar event passed into the action. Detail The property of the calendar event to edit. Edit The operation to perform on the selected property of the calendar event.

Control Flow, Scripting

Get What’s On Screen

Gets the current content on screen, if available.

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.

Documents, File storage

Get Contents of Folder

This action gets the files inside of the specified folder. Recursive If this option is enabled, this action will get all the files inside of a folder, including its subfolders.

Scripting, System

Dismiss Siri and Continue

Switches into the Shortcuts app and continues to the next action.

GIFs, Media

Add Frame to GIF

Adds an image to the existing animated GIF passed as input. If no GIF is passed as input, a new animated GIF is created.

Advanced actions