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Shortcut Action - Find Albums

The Find Albums action lets you search for albums across your libraries using a variety of filters. This is one of the most flexible ways to locate specific albums in a shortcut, since you can combine multiple filters to narrow down results and sort them in different ways.

You will typically want to include a Library ID filter to specify which library to search in. Use the ID property of a library returned by an action like Get Libraries, Choose Library, or Get System Library. If you don’t include a Library ID filter, the action will search your system photo library.

Filters

You can combine any number of these filters to narrow down the results.

Filter Comparisons Description
Library ID is The library to search in. Use the ID property of a library.
Album Type is The type of album (regular, smart, folder, etc.).
Name is, contains The album’s name.
Photo Count is, less than, greater than The number of photos in the album.
User Created is Whether the album was created by the user (as opposed to a built-in album).

Sorting

Results can be sorted by the following properties, in either ascending or descending order:

  • Name
  • Photo Count

Result

A list of albums matching the specified filters.

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