Getting Project for an Item in Shortcuts app

[garryeves]

I am using the Find Items to get a list of available items in a shortcut. When outputting the items name I would like to also include the Project that it is a part of (as this will provide additional context for me).

I have been digging around for a couple of days but have not been able to find a way to do this within the Shortcuts app. Is there something I am missing?

Any help with finding a way to get the Project name would be much appreciated.

Thanks

[Calhistorian]

I have a similar, but slightly different question. But I have a hunch that the solution is basically the same. Cross-referencing here.

Siri Shortcuts - Getting Project Title for Task

Hello! I am looking to compile a plain text distillation of tasks from the Forecast view in OmniFocus through Siri Shortcuts. The use-case here is to be able to copy to clipboard a list of tasks to be completed today that I can add to my bullet journal “style” notes app. The ideal output would be: [[Task Title]] - [[Project]] - Due Date: [[Due Date]] - Tags: [[Tags]] - Notes: [[Notes]] Now I can get everything BUT the project title. Here is the shortcut that I am using to get …

[RogerDowning]

I don’t believe there is currently a way to get the project name directly, but you can search through each of your projects until you find the matching item.

See linked shortcut for an example.

Get OF Project For Item

If have made a feature request to Omni to add projects and tags to the info returned from Find Items so if you would also find this useful then please request it as well to help get it prioritised for a future release.