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Passes the specific location to the next action (or as a magic variable). Result Location Requires Access to your location

Score
Type
InterActivity
Expertise
5/5
Type
InterActivity
Expertise

Action Information

Parameters

Location (Choose Location popover, using Current Location, recent addresses from Maps, or search/enter address)

Input

Nothing

Result

Location

Details

Type
Interactivity
Expertise Needed
Matthew's Score
5/5
Category
Date Added
17/06/2019
Identifier
is.workflow.actions.getmapslink

Notes

Requires access to your location

Comments

Works as a single-line input instead of Street Address which needs to be filled out field-by-field. This is much more useful for pasting in/inputting locations via variables in one text string blob.

Works Well With

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Street Address
Passes the specified address to the next action.
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Get Details of Locations
Allows you to extract information from a location passed as input, including the latitude, longitude, altitude, street, city, state, ZIP code, country, phone number, URL, and name of a location.
Add New Event
Creates a new event and adds it to the selected calendar.
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Get Maps URL
Creates a URL to search for the location, place, or text that was passed into the action in a separate maps app.
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Open in Maps
Opens your choice of Maps, Google Maps, or Waze and searches for the location, place, or text that was passed into the action.

Example Shortcuts

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Check for a white christmas
Looks for snow in the daily forecast for the next 10 days.
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Check the weather forecast
Displays the temperature in conditions between 7 AM and 7 PM for the next 24 hours.