Share shortcuts
You can share your shortcuts with friends through iCloud. You can add import questions to your shortcut before sharing, to personalise the shortcut on your friend’s device.
Important: To share a shortcut you must first turn on iCloud Sync and allow untrusted shortcuts.
Share a shortcut from the shortcut editor
In My Shortcuts , tap on a shortcut to open it in the shortcut editor, then tap .
If you don’t see the Share button , open the Settings app on your device, tap Shortcuts, then turn on Allow Untrusted Shortcuts.
Do one of the following:
Share a shortcut as a link: Tap Copy iCloud Link, then tap Copy Link.
The link to the shortcut (https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/shortcut ID) is copied to your clipboard, ready to be pasted into a sharing app such as Messages or an email app. When the recipient taps the link, a description of the shortcut is displayed. When the recipient taps Get Shortcut, the shortcut is added to their shortcuts collection.
Share a shortcut to your Home Screen: Tap Add to Home screen.
For more information, see Run shortcuts from the Home Screen.
Share a shortcut using AirDrop: Tap the name of a nearby AirDrop user, then tap Share.
When the recipient taps Accept, a description of the shortcut is displayed. When the recipient taps Get Shortcut, the shortcut is added to their shortcuts collection. For more information, see Share files using AirDrop on iPhone in the iPhone User Guide.
Share a shortcut from your shortcuts collection
Touch and hold on a shortcut in My Shortcuts , tap Share, then tap an option such as Mail, Notes or AirDrop.
Stop sharing a shortcut
When you share a shortcut, the shortcut’s link is available in iCloud (at https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/shortcut ID). To stop sharing a shortcut, you must first open the shortcut link in the Shortcuts app, then open the shortcut in the app to access the Stop Sharing button.
In My Shortcuts , tap on the shared shortcut, then tap .
Tap Copy iCloud Link, then tap Copy Link in the dialog that appears.
On your device, open Safari, paste the link in the search field, then tap Go.
The shortcut appears on the webpage.
Swipe down from the centre of the screen to display the Shortcuts Open button, then tap Open.
The shortcut opens in the Shortcuts app.
In the upper-right corner, tap , then tap Stop Sharing.
Tap Stop Sharing in the dialog that appears.