Copy/Paste Automatically with Siri Shortcuts

Is there a shortcut formula that automatically pastes clipboard contents into a text field? I have a set of instagram tags saved in Shortcuts that will automatically copy to clipboard when I run it, but how do I get it to go ahead and paste them in the open instagram description text field?

Posted on Feb 22, 2020 5:28 AM

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Alancito

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Feb 22, 2020 5:42 AM in response to stephcherry16

You may have better luck getting a solution from a community specialising in Shortcuts such as:

https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/

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Copy/Paste Automatically with Siri Shortcuts

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