Shortcuts and Siri
The Shortcuts app lists Yattee's actions under Yattee. They run the same actions as the URL scheme, but:
- They never ask for confirmation, because you built the shortcut yourself.
- They return a value you can use in the next step of the shortcut.
- When something goes wrong, the shortcut stops and shows why — the same reasons as the x-callback-url errors.
Links passed to them must be web (http/https) or yattee:// links.
Videos
| Action | Parameters | Returns |
|---|---|---|
| Play Video | Link; Start Time in seconds (optional — leave it empty to use the link's own time) | Video or playlist title |
| Add Video to Queue | Link; Position: Play Next or End of Queue (default) | Video or playlist title |
| Download Video | Link. Uses your preferred download quality, or shows the quality picker. Not on Apple TV | Video title |
| Bookmark Video | Link. A playlist link saves the playlist | Video or playlist title |
Play Video, Download Video, Open Section and Search Videos open Yattee when they run. The others work in the background.
Channels
| Action | Parameters | Returns |
|---|---|---|
| Subscribe to Channel | Channel Link | Channel name |
| Unsubscribe from Channel | Channel Link | Channel name |
They use the account you're using in Yattee.
Player
| Action | Parameters | Returns |
|---|---|---|
| Control Player | Command: Resume, Pause, Play/Pause (default), Next Video, Previous Video or Close Player | — |
| Seek | Mode: To, Forward By (default) or Back By; Seconds (default 10) | — |
| Set Playback Speed | Speed: 0.25× to 3×, or Normal | — |
| Get Now Playing | — | Title of what's playing, or empty text when nothing is |
Navigation
| Action | Parameters | Returns |
|---|---|---|
| Open Section | Section: Home, Subscriptions (default), Bookmarks, History, Playlists, Continue Watching, Downloads or Settings | — |
| Search Videos | Search For | — |
Siri
These work without setting anything up:
| Say | Does |
|---|---|
| "Pause Yattee", "Resume Yattee", "Play/Pause in Yattee" | Control Player |
| "Skip in Yattee", "Next Video in Yattee", "Previous Video in Yattee" | Control Player |
| "Close Player in Yattee" | Control Player |
| "What's playing in Yattee" | Get Now Playing — Siri says the title |
| "Open Subscriptions in Yattee", "Show my Watch History in Yattee" | Open Section — any section works |
| "Search Yattee", "Search for videos in Yattee" | Search Videos — Siri asks what to search for |
Siri also understands other words for the commands and sections: "Play", "Continue" or "Unpause" for Resume; "Stop" for Pause; "Next", "Skip Video" for Next Video; "Go Back" for Previous Video; "Close" for Close Player; "Feed" for Subscriptions; "Saved Videos" for Bookmarks.
They also appear in Spotlight and in the Shortcuts app under Yattee as ready-made shortcuts.
For anything else, make a shortcut with the actions above and run it by saying its name.
Example: queue a video from the share sheet
- Create a shortcut and turn on Show in Share Sheet, receiving URLs.
- Add Add Video to Queue with Link set to Shortcut Input and Position set to Play Next.
- Share a YouTube link from Safari and pick the shortcut — the video goes after the one playing.