As of 7/31/2025, these are all the default location actions included in the iOS version of Apple’s Shortcuts.
I did my best to adjust descriptions for better uniformity, so most of these will read differently in Shortcuts itself.
Main
- Get Current Location: Gets the current location of the device.
- Find Places: Finds nearby places using Maps, and returns the results.
- Filter Locations: Given a list of locations, this action returns the locations that match the given criteria.
- Open Directions: Opens directions to the location passed into this action.
- Opens in your choice of Maps, Google Maps, Citymapper, Transit, or Waze.
- Open in Maps: Opens your choice of Maps, Google Maps, or Waze and searches for the location, place, or text that was passed into the action.
- Request Ride: Requests a ride from the specified pickup location to a specified drop off location.
Location
- Get Details of Locations: Gets a specific piece of information from the locations passed into the action.
- Location: Returns the specified location.
- Get Maps URL: Creates a URL to search for the location, place, or text that was passed into the action.
Addresses
- Street Address: Returns the specified address.
- Get Addresses from Input: Returns any street addresses found in input.
Travel
- Get Distance: Calculates the distance to the location passed into this action.
- Get Halfway Point: Gets the halfway point between two locations.
- Get Travel Time: Estimates the amount of time it will take to travel to the input location.
Parked Car
- Get Parked Car Location: Fetches the details of your Parked Car, as stored in the Maps app.
- Get Details of Parked Car: Gets a specific piece of information from the input parked cars.
- Set Parked Car: Saves details of your Parked Car in the Maps app.
Conclusion
You can view all of this yourself directly in shortcuts, by tapping on the information icon on the right end of each action in the gallery, or by tapping the icon on the left end of each action, and selecting Show Info from the menu that pops up.
I hope this list of default location actions for iOS Shortcuts provided you with what you were looking for. If you have any feedback, please leave a comment.
Credits
- Apple – The Featured Image, and Action descriptions.
