Get shortcut name?

to repeat someone else question, is there such shortcut to simplify building shortcuts?

following is 2 years ago but no longer works

https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/fcl3hb/comment/fjdbaud/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

https://www.reddit.com/r/shortcuts/comments/fcl3hb/get_shortcuts_name/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

iPhone XR, iOS 15

Posted on Sep 1, 2022 2:53 AM

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Alancito

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Sep 1, 2022 3:27 AM in response to Sunnyintoronto123

No, currently there is no simple way for a running shortcut to know its own name. (And, apparently, now there's not even a complex way!)

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