Posting to status.lol from a Shortcut

In an effort to start using status.lol more often, I decided to create an iOS shortcut to post to it. Since omg.lol¹ has an awesome [API](https://api.omg.lol, it was really pretty easy.

The first thing you’ll need to do is have your API key handy. You can find it on your Account page, all the way at the bottom. Once you have the key handy, it’s time to build the shortcut!

Here’s a screenshot of my shortcut (with a couple of notes added):

A screenshot of a Shortcut that posts to status.lol

The whole thing is pretty straightforward:

Ask for text
Set a variable for the text
Ask for an emoji
Set a variable for the emoji
Add the status.lol endpoint from the API docs Post JSON to endpoint with your text and emoji

When you run the shortcut, you should see this window:

A screenshot of a popup window when the Shortcut is run

When you’re done entering your text and click the button, you’ll get a similar window to enter an emoji. Click done, and your status should show up on status.lol momentarily.

Another cool feature of status.lol is that you can automatically post your statuses to the social.lol Mastodon instance. I keep this option turned off and use the excellent EchoFeed to post my statuses to Mastodon instead².

Anyway, that’s all there is to it. It’s really pretty simple, but I’d love to know if you’re using it! You can hit me up on Mastodon to get in touch.

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