Get YouTube Video Info (HeyDingus’ Version) shortcut

Use Apple Shortcuts to get basic info about a YouTube video and package it up for use elsewhere.

This shortcut gets the Channel, Video Title, and URL from a YouTube video and packages them up in a Dictionary action to be used in other shortcuts.

I simplified it from the version shared in MacStories Weekly Issue 304.

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Run This Shortcut

You can run this shortcut from its URL (such as from within a note, calendar event, or to-do item):

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Get%20YouTube%20Video%20Info%20(HeyDingus'%20Version)

Latest Release Notes

Version 1.0 — 2024-04-04

Introducing ‘Get YouTube Video Info (HeyDingus’ Version)’
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Version History

No prior versions.

Thanks for checking out this shortcut! It’s part of the HeyDingus Shortcuts Library. If you’re sharing my shortcuts or modifying them (or see a bug or have a feature request), I’d love to hear from you — please give me a shout! And maybe consider a donation if you find this shortcut fun or useful. Thank you. ✌️