Find Contacts
Searches for the contacts in your library that match the given criteria.
Send birthday messages
Checks for anyone whose birthday is today and starts a message to wish them a happy birthday.
Actions
Repeat with Each
Takes a list of items as input, and runs the contained actions once for each item in the list.
Send Message
Sends an iMessage or SMS. Pass images, videos, or other files as input to include attachments.
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Create contact
Creates a new blank contact in the Contacts app, so you can use the app UI to enter in details.
Edit gaming contact
Prompts you to enter first, last, and nickname details for a contact before adding them to a pre-programmed group. Useful for gaming friends over Discord.
Create follow-up tasks
Asks you to select a Contact Group, then creates reminders to follow up with each person in that group.
Show previous birthdays
Check for contacts whose birthdays are in the next two weeks and displays their name and the date.
Add note to contact
Searches for contacts by group, then has you add text to place in their note field.
Batch-send file to a group
Asks you to pick a file, then a Contact Group, then sends that file to each person in the group one-by-one.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Send%20birthday%20messages
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Send%20birthday%20messages
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Send birthday messages”
end tell
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Search Books
Asks you to enter a query, then searches for the result in the Books app.
Customize my Stream Deck
Opens the Stream Deck app to let you customize the icons. When run from iOS, uses Remote Login to open the app on your Mac.
Show my Heart data
Opens into the Health app to the Heart category to show various stats tracked by Apple Watch like heart rate, HRV, and ECG measurements.
Show my Medication records
Opens into the Health app to the Medication Records section of your Health Records where you can “connect to your providers to see your health records and get updates when there’s a new entry.”
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