Apple Shortcuts Support for Push Notifications and Live Activities

ActivitySmith now supports Apple Shortcuts in Push Notification redirection, Push Notification Actions, and the Live Activity Action.

What Is an Apple Shortcut?

An Apple Shortcut is a saved automation in the Shortcuts app. It can combine app actions, system settings, and web requests into one command. You can use a Shortcut to open an app, so a Push Notification tap, Push Notification Action, or Live Activity Action can jump directly into the local tool you want to use next.

Learn how Shortcuts work

Run Apple Shortcuts From Notifications

Push Notification redirection can now use shortcuts:// URLs alongside regular https:// links. Push Notification Actions and the Live Activity Action can use the same Shortcut URLs with the existing open_url type:

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curl -X POST https://activitysmith.com/api/push-notification \
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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ACTIVITYSMITH_API_KEY" \
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  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
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  -d '{
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    "title": "🤖 Jarvis",
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    "message": "Task finished",
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    "redirection": "shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Jarvis",
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    "actions": [
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      {
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        "title": "Open run",
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        "type": "open_url",
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        "url": "https://github.com/acme/web/actions/runs/1234567890"
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      },
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      {
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        "title": "Chat with Jarvis",
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        "type": "open_url",
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        "url": "shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Jarvis"
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      }
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    ]
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  }'

Availability

Available now across the API, SDKs, and CLI.

Shortcut support is available in the ActivitySmith iOS app version 1.10.1 and newer.