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iOS Shortcut — Auto-update

One-tap shortcut to refresh your Loughborough timetable and update your private iCal.

Download the Shortcut

Tap below on your iPhone to open the Shortcuts app and add the pre-built Shortcut.

Shortcuts Get Shortcut
Published via iCloud Shortcuts
Before you install
  • Open Settings and copy your API key.
  • Keep the API key private — anyone with it can update your calendar.
How the Shortcut works

The Shortcut asks for your Loughborough username and password, builds a small JSON payload including your API key, and performs a POST to:

https://lborosync.co.uk/api/update_timetable
Example JSON
{
  "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
  "lboro_username": "student123",
  "lboro_password": "yourPassword"
}
Short Shortcut steps
  • Ask for Input — username (Text).
  • Ask for Input — password (Password).
  • Get Contents of URL — Method: POST, Request Body: JSON, URL: above.
  • Show Result — optional, to show API response.

Security: the password is used only to fetch your timetable and not stored. Always run the Shortcut over a secure network and keep your API key secret.