About this recipe
A recipe for Text Automations Using Apple Shortcuts
Recipe Template
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"content": "## Workflow: Text automations using Apple Shortcuts\n\n**Overview**\n- This workflow answers user requests sent via Apple Shortcuts\n- Several Shortcuts call the same webhook, with a query and a type of query\n- Types of query are:\n - translate to english\n - translate to spanish\n - correct grammar (without changing the actual content)\n - make content shorter\n - make content longer\n\n\n**How it works**\n- Select a text you are writing\n- Launch the shortcut\n- The text is sent to the webhook\n- Depending on the type of request, a different prompt is used\n- Each request is sent to an OpenAI node\n- The workflow responds to the request with the response from GPT\n- Shortcut replace the selected text with the new one\n\n**How to use it**\n- Activate the workflow\n- Download [this Shortcut template](https:\/\/drive.usercontent.google.com\/u\/0\/uc?id=16zs5iJX7KeX_4e0SoV49_KfbU7-EF0NE&export=download)\n- Install the shortcut\n- In step 2 of the shortcut, change the url of the Webhook\n- In Shortcut details, \"add Keyboard Shortcut\" with the key you want to use to launch the shortcut\n- Go to settings, advanced, check \"Allow running scripts\"\n- You are ready to use the shortcut. Select a text and hit the keyboard shortcut you just defined\n\n\n**Notes**\n- If you use rich formatting, you'll have to test multiple ways to replace characters in the output. For example, you might use `{{ $json.message.content.output.replaceAll('\\n', \"<br\/>\") }}` in the \"Respond to Shortcut\" node depending on the app you use most.\n- This is a basic example that you can extend and modify at your will\n- You can duplicate and modify the example shortcut based on your need, as well as making new automations in this workflow."
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}How to Use an n8n Template
1
Create a New Workflow
Click "New Workflow" in your n8n dashboard to get started.
2
Copy & Paste Template
First, copy this template:
Click here to copy the JSON
.
Then, in n8n, click the three dots (···) → "Import from file" and paste the JSON code.
3
Customize the Nodes
Go through each node in the workflow to update inputs like spreadsheet IDs, email addresses, or message content. Adjust field mappings to match your data.
4
Grant Access
For nodes that connect to external apps (like Google Sheets or Slack), you'll need to grant access. Connect your accounts using OAuth or an API key and save the credentials in the node.
5
Test It
Run the workflow by clicking "Execute Node" for each step or "Run Once" for the whole thing. Check the right sidebar to inspect data and debug any errors (they'll show up in red).
6
Activate Workflow
Once everything works as expected, click the "Activate" toggle to turn your workflow on. You're all set!