Password
RequiredTextYour Mac login password.
In this guide
Wake and Log In
Wake the Mac and type your password at the login screen.
What this action does #
Before you use this
This wakes the Mac and types your password, then presses Return, wherever the keyboard is on the Mac. If the Mac is already awake and unlocked, your password goes into whatever is open, such as a chat, and is sent. Run it only when the Mac is at its lock screen.
First, connect Mac in Services. Then open Actions → + → Mac and choose Wake and Log In.
What a run does
Running or testing this action does something on the computer itself.
More about this action
Wakes the display, waits a moment, then types the password and presses Return, as if at the keyboard. Needs the Accessibility permission. The password is saved in this action — bind it to a Shortcuts input instead if you'd rather not keep it here.
Inputs to fill in #
Open an input to choose its value. Keep a fixed value with Text, receive it from Shortcuts, ask when the action runs, or use an Earlier Step. Read how input sources work.
What comes back #
In the action editor, open Output → Returned Value to choose fields for your shortcut. These are the response fields described by the app; a service may omit an optional field or return an empty list. JSON File contains the full response.
| Returned field | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
done | boolean | True once the Mac has done it. |
Run it from Shortcuts #
- Give the action a recognizable name and tap Save.
- In Apple Shortcuts, add Shortcutify’s Execute Action and select the saved action.
- Supply any Param or File slots you bound in the inputs, then run the shortcut.
If the result is unexpected, open Logs in Shortcutify, select the run, and inspect this step’s inputs and response.
Advanced reference #
Request, permissions, and identifiers
On the computer: caffeinate -u · keystroke, over a signed-in SSH session. No web request is made.
Action identifier: mac.wake-and-log-in.v1
No additional per-action permissions are declared in the app’s catalog. The integration’s connection and account access rules still apply.
| Input | Key |
|---|---|
| Password | password |