File and Document Management

Shortcuts

9min
the shortcuts module enables you to execute the make from your iphone or ipad and send the desired data to make getting started with shortcuts prerequisites iphone or ipad with ios 12 (or higher) shortcuts https //apps apple com/us/app/shortcuts/id915249334 app connect shortcuts to make to connect shortcuts to make, you need to generate a webhook url in make and then insert the generated webhook url to the shortcuts app installed on your ios device to do so, follow the steps below shortcuts docid\ huk1eghnoh3fai0rxibel shortcuts docid\ huk1eghnoh3fai0rxibel shortcuts docid\ huk1eghnoh3fai0rxibel shortcuts docid\ huk1eghnoh3fai0rxibel shortcuts docid\ huk1eghnoh3fai0rxibel shortcuts docid\ huk1eghnoh3fai0rxibel step 1 download and install shortcuts from app store from your iphone or ipad, navigate to https //apps apple com/us/app/shortcuts/id915249334 https //apps apple com/us/app/shortcuts/id915249334 , and install the shortcuts app step 2 select an action you want to send data from open the shortcuts app you have installed in shortcuts docid\ huk1eghnoh3fai0rxibel above tap the +create shortcut tile add the action you want to send data to your {{scenario singular lowercase}} from you can skip this step if you just want to trigger your {{scenario singular lowercase}} without any data being sent here are some examples of actions you can use to send data to the make {{scenario singular lowercase}} we will use the get current weather action as an example, but you can choose one or more other actions get current weather to send the current weather to your make {{scenario singular lowercase}} get current location to send the device's address to your make {{scenario singular lowercase}} dictate text to trigger the make {{scenario singular lowercase}} with your voice and send the speech converted to text to the make ask for input to trigger the {{scenario singular lowercase}} and send the text, number, url, or date you enter on your ios device to your make {{scenario singular lowercase}} get latest photos to send information about the latest photo on your device contacts to send the selected contact to your make {{scenario singular lowercase}} get clipboard to send the content of your clipboard to the make {{scenario singular lowercase}} step 3 add the shortcuts module to the scenario and generate the webhook url add the watch shortcuts module to your make {{scenario singular lowercase}} generate and copy the webhook url step 4 insert the webhook url to shortcuts add the url action to the shortcut paste the webhook url you have generated in shortcuts docid\ huk1eghnoh3fai0rxibel above step 5 specify the payload that will be sent to your make scenario add the get contents of url action to the shortcut tap to open the get contents of url action's advanced settings, and set it as follows enter the desired name to the key field, and tap, for example, the weather conditions () in order to insert it into the value field (or select another property you want to send to make) add more fields if needed tap done tap add new field, and select the text value type step 6 test your shortcuts integration to test if the data from your ios device is received correctly, go to your {{scenario singular lowercase}} , and run the watch shortcuts module only using the run this module only function open the shortcuts app on your iphone or ipad, and tap the tile of the shortcut to run actions you have defined in the steps above the watch shortcuts module in your {{scenario singular lowercase}} is triggered and receives the data from the shortcut you can now connect other modules to build your make {{scenario singular lowercase}}