Add a list of text or URLs to a List in Data Jar.

In Shortcuts, you can create a custom date format by choosing Custom from the Format Date options.

Shortcuts supports standard formats such as ISO 8601 and RFC 2822.

The How Long Ago/Until format is useful for gathering a simple description of how long ago or how far into the future a date is relative to now.

The most convenient and simple date formats in Shortcuts are Short, Medium and Long.

You can change date and time formatting in Shortcuts.

Dictionaries can also be a useful way to work with structured data in your shortcuts.

In Shortcuts, you can convert from the UNIX time format to a more human-readable time format by using the Date, Adjust Date and Format Date actions.

There are a few limitations when working with APIs in Shortcuts.

In Shortcuts, you can create users from data.

In Shortcuts, you can use the Get Dictionary Value action and specify the name of the key to get the value for a particular key in a dictionary.

In Shortcuts, use the data returned by the Typicode API to retrieve users using the Repeat with Each action.

JSON stores a lot of data, such as dictionaries, lists, keys and values.

JSON is a popular data-interchange format used by APIs (application programming interfaces).

To request your first API in Shortcuts, you create the URL that points at the API “endpoint” that you want to talk to and then pass that URL to the “Get Contents of URL” action.

By making an API requests in Shortcuts, you can go beyond the data that is locally available on your device and make shortcuts that interact with any web service that has a public API.

You can take your shortcuts to another level by taking advantage of the power of web APIs (application programming interfaces).

Shortcuts also has the ability to integrate with other apps via their URL schemes.

Shortcuts offers two URL scheme options for interacting with the Gallery.

In Shortcuts, the URL scheme also supports running a shortcut that is saved in your shortcuts collection.

The Shortcuts URL scheme allows you to open the app, create or run a shortcut, and interact with the Gallery in the Shortcuts app.

In Shortcuts, you can use a URL scheme to create a link that launches an app and performs a certain task.

You can use the Run JavaScript on Web Page action in the Shortcuts app to run your own JavaScript on a Safari web page.

You can control a web page’s JavaScript using the Run JavaScript on Web Page action in the Shortcuts app.

Change settings for the Shortcuts app.

Receive onscreen content to use in a shortcut.

You can limit the input for a shortcut when run from another app.

You can run a shortcut from another app using the share sheet.

In Shortcuts, the Show Notification action creates a system notification.

In Shortcuts, the Show Alert action allows you to present an arbitrary dialogue with a title, a description, a Done button and an optional Cancel button.