@crossingthethreshold Thanks for sharing. Both Shortcuts worked for me on iOS 16.1.1. Hard to tell why they are not on your device.

Regarding privacy and permission, the Shortcuts need access to your Photo library and make network requests to micro.blog. So make sure that’s the case by editing the Shortcut, hitting the ℹ️ followed by Privacy.

You can also try running the Shortcuts in editing mode. Sometimes that gives a clue as to where things go wrong.

Ensure the file you are uploading is a JPEG or PNG (not a HEIC). Also note that if you have more than one blog, the uploads might end up on one you’re not expecting it to. (The last one you selected in the web interface.)

As a last resort, try removing and re-installing the Shortcuts.

@pratik is right that it’s possible to design Shortcuts that only work on one platform or the other. But that’s not true for the two Shortcuts you’ve shared. They work fine on both macOS and iOS.

@crossingthethreshold That gray square and question mark are almost certainly because you’re uploading HEIC files or another file format not supported by your browser. Try uploading a JPEG or PNG instead.

Regarding the other Shortcut: the Humboldt app may not be installed on your device.

@crossingthethreshold I can take a look if you’re okay with sharing the URL to the uploaded file. Make sure it’s something you’re okay with sharing publicly. 😅

@crossingthethreshold The pool photo is a HEIC file, not a JPEG. So the Shortcut is probably uploading the original image, not the one from your conversion action.

When editing, tap Show More in the Get Contents of URL acition (the last one). There should be a Key called file there; make sure the value is the JPEG photo and not the original.

There is no such thing as a silly theory. 😊 But a weak WiFi signal results in either a slow connection (the Shortcut takes a while to run) or no connection at all. Shortcuts notice if you’re offline, and you will get an error message: “The Internet connection appears to be offline.”

The reason why you get the question marks is that you’re uploading HEIC files. That’s not a file format web browsers support. You can download the question mark file and look at it on your computer. So the Shortcut has been working all the time – it’s just that browsers don’t speak HEIC. cc @pratik

@crossingthethreshold Woohoo, well done! 🎉 If you want to learn more, Apple’s official Shortcuts User Guide is a great start. Good night!

@pratik Are you sure it’s an actual JPEG and not just a HEIC file with a .jpg filename extension? (That was the case with David’s Shortcut.)

@crossingthethreshold 👏 That’s awesome! Shortcuts are powerful.