Automate Magnet Links With Shortcuts on iOS

Updated May 2026

Magnet Linker can run any Apple Shortcut after copying a magnet link. That turns a tap on a magnet link into a one-tap pipeline: tap, copy, hand off to your shortcut, done.

What you can build

Send the link to a remote downloader API
Append the link to a Notes file or a CSV in iCloud
Post the link to a private chat or webhook
Open a custom downloader page with the link prefilled

The Magnet Linker automations feature

Inside the app, the Run Action After Copying setting accepts a URL that opens after every copy. The clipboard already contains the magnet link by the time the URL fires, so anything that reads the clipboard can pick it up.

This is a Pro feature. See the automations FAQ for the option list.

Run a Shortcut after copying

The Shortcuts app exposes a URL scheme that runs a named shortcut:

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=NAME

Replace NAME with the exact shortcut name, URL-encoded. Spaces become %20. So a shortcut called Send Magnet becomes:

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Send%20Magnet

Steps:

Open the Shortcuts app and create your shortcut. The first action should be Get Clipboard, since Magnet Linker has already copied the magnet link by the time the shortcut runs.
Name the shortcut something simple. Avoid emoji or unusual characters.
In Magnet Linker, go to Settings, then Run Action After Copying, then Custom URL.
Paste the shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=... URL with your shortcut name.
Tap Test to confirm. If your shortcut runs, the wiring works.

Three useful starter shortcuts

1. Append to a magnet log

Get Clipboard, then Append to Note. You end up with a running Notes file of every link you have copied, separate from Magnet Linker's history.

2. Send to a webhook

Get Clipboard, then Get Contents of URL with method POST and the magnet link in the body. Useful if you have your own server-side magnet handler or a self-hosted seedbox API.

3. Open a downloader page with the link

Get Clipboard, URL Encode, then Open URL with a template like https://example.com/add?u=ENCODED. Magnet Linker can also do this directly without a shortcut, see the cloud handoff guides below.

Other automation targets

You do not need Shortcuts at all if your downloader has a deep link. Magnet Linker can open any URL after copying, including:

Pick whichever fits. Shortcuts gives you the most flexibility, direct URLs are simpler.

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