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Complete List of iOS URL Schemes for Apple Apps and Services (Always-Updated)

The most exhaustive list of Apple iOS app schemes on the web

Justin Meyers
9 min readAug 18, 2021

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A picture listing some iOS app URL schemes.

[Last updated: May 31, 2024]

Apple includes a decent variety of actions for its own apps in Shortcuts, but there are many things still missing. To fill that gap, there are URL schemes and deep links you can use to build custom workflows and automations. They aren’t very easy to find—unless you’re reading this.

Not counting the “Open App” script, which applies to every app on your iPhone, there are at least 34 Apple-branded apps with one or more actions readily available in Shortcuts. Apps like App Store, Books, Camera, FaceTime, Phone, Stocks, and Wallet only have one or two actions, but apps like Calculator, Calendar, and Maps have many available to use right away.

But there could be so much more.

For instance, you could open Apple services not listed in Shortcuts, such as Apple Store, Clips, Diagnostics, Feedback, and Find My. Or you could perform other tasks not listed in Shortcuts, such as jumping to your “Recent” calls screen or starting a FaceTime audio call instead of a video one.

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Justin Meyers

Editor in Chief of Gadget Hacks. Previous Managing Editor of WonderHowTo and Null Byte. Writes about iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Android, hacking, and word games.