Select Contact
Prompts to pick a person from your contacts and passes the selection to the next action.
Send a thank-you
Asks you to select a contact, then let’s you choose to message, call, FaceTime, or email them, along with prompts for the message if needed.
Actions
Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Send Message
Sends an iMessage or SMS. Pass images, videos, or other files as input to include attachments.
Select Email Address
Prompts to pick an email address from your contacts and passes the selection to the next action.
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Creates a new blank contact in the Contacts app, so you can use the app UI to enter in details.
Message from Contact Groups
Asks you to select a Contact Group, then creates reminders to follow up with each person in that group.
Extract phone numbers
Scrapes text from input and looks for strings formatted as phone numbers.
Create a contact card
Asks you to enter in contact information, then generates a .VCF vcard file out of your answers and shares it.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Send%20a%20thank-you
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Send%20a%20thank-you
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Send a thank-you”
end tell
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