# Want to use ios shortcut as trigger

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/want-to-use-ios-shortcut-as-trigger/67165>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [31 August 2022 04:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/want-to-use-ios-shortcut-as-trigger/67165 "2022-08-31T04:18:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![kei81131](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/kei81131/32/67138_2.png) [@kei81131](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kei81131)\
**Post date:** [31 August 2022 04:18 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/want-to-use-ios-shortcut-as-trigger/67165/1 "2022-08-31T04:18:32Z")

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Hi all, i am new in node red  
and feel node's flow is so amazing

BTW, if it is possible to use IOS shortcut to trigger node red automation?

Thank you a lot for help

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [31 August 2022 04:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/want-to-use-ios-shortcut-as-trigger/67165/2 "2022-08-31T04:29:42Z")

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Yes that is possible, however you will most likely be depending on requests via http and outside the network you can't easily reach the node-red instance, unless you set it up (security/network wise)

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**Author:** ![kei81131](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/kei81131/32/67138_2.png) [@kei81131](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kei81131)\
**Post date:** [31 August 2022 09:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/want-to-use-ios-shortcut-as-trigger/67165/3 "2022-08-31T09:10:35Z")

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dont know how to requests via http

please can you give an example, thanks so much

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [31 August 2022 11:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/want-to-use-ios-shortcut-as-trigger/67165/4 "2022-08-31T11:17:46Z")

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This is the general idea, in the shortcut, you can listen for voice input that can be passed on to a http request.

 ![Screenshot 2022-08-31 at 13.11.11](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/6/f6b0cd3a4a89ae0867ca1fb6fb08c8812f18e68b.jpeg)

In node-red create an endpoint with a http-in/response node

 ![Screenshot 2022-08-31 at 13.15.06](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/2/4/24d471006852c4ff6ea33e031af83810b36e0c1d.jpeg)

Ofcourse, you don't have to listen for input (this is my use case), you can directly fire off a request that triggers something in node-red.

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**Author:** ![kei81131](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/kei81131/32/67138_2.png) [@kei81131](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kei81131)\
**Post date:** [1 September 2022 01:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/want-to-use-ios-shortcut-as-trigger/67165/5 "2022-09-01T01:34:30Z")

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thank you so much for sharing your great idea  
let me study in it 😀

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [31 October 2022 01:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/want-to-use-ios-shortcut-as-trigger/67165/6 "2022-10-31T01:35:20Z")

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