# Open note action in iOS Shortcuts doesn't work

**URL:** <https://community.bear.app/t/open-note-action-in-ios-shortcuts-doesnt-work/13119>\
**Category:** Bear Bug Report\
**Created:** [June 18, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/open-note-action-in-ios-shortcuts-doesnt-work/13119 "2024-06-18T15:33:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![hqlmmst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@hqlmmst](https://community.bear.app/u/hqlmmst)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/open-note-action-in-ios-shortcuts-doesnt-work/13119/1 "2024-06-18T15:33:31Z")

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- **Bear Version** : Version 2.2.1 (12703)
- **OS Version** : macOS Sonoma 14.5 (23F79)
- **What were you doing** : Creating a Shortcut with “Open note” action to open “Weekly Review Checklist”
- **What feature did you use** : Shortcuts
- **What happened** : “An unknown error occurred” in Shortcut
- **What did you expect to happen** : Shortcut opens “Weekly Review Checklist” in Bear

Searching for the note in Shortcuts(I noticed it does not autocomplete and the list is empty, so I just copied and pasted the exact title and selected it):

 ![CleanShot 2024-06-18 at 23.29.48](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/bear/original/2X/c/c8280f543529ab34d15c3b87c8dd5d1704861b41.png)

Screenshot of note to open:

 ![CleanShot 2024-06-18 at 23.25.08](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/bear/original/2X/8/8a4ecc14fc4639112df699a874301b7b6582a452.jpeg)

Shortcuts error:

 ![CleanShot 2024-06-18 at 23.27.11](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/bear/original/2X/8/8370a2e21b1aeba3c803352010c5900ba79b6cc1.jpeg)

It happens on macOS and iOS

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**Author:** ![trix180](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.bear.app/trix180/32/588_2.png) [@trix180](https://community.bear.app/u/trix180)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/open-note-action-in-ios-shortcuts-doesnt-work/13119/2 "2024-06-18T16:20:37Z")

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`Open Note` takes a note object as an input. Put a `Get Note` action before and use the output as a parameter for `Open Note`

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**Author:** ![hqlmmst](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@hqlmmst](https://community.bear.app/u/hqlmmst)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2024, 11:56pm UTC](https://community.bear.app/t/open-note-action-in-ios-shortcuts-doesnt-work/13119/3 "2024-06-18T23:56:31Z")

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I see. Thanks, it works now. The info panel in Shortcuts for the “Open Note” action didn’t really mention that. I also tried looking in the help page of Bear but there wasn’t really any documentation either.

Thanks!