Support for Url Scheme to open a particular deck / iOS Shortcuts

Hi Damien,

Thank you once again for all your work on Anki—it’s been great to see new updates and improvements.

I have another feature request that I think could make the app even more helpful, especially for users who rely on automation and routines.

Right now, I know that there are some useful URL schemes like anki://x-callback-url/addnote, and the option to long-press the app icon to jump straight into studying (which opens the last studied deck). However, there doesn’t seem to be a way (from checking URL Schemes - AnkiMobile Manual) to open and study a specific deck directly—either through an iOS Shortcut action or a dedicated URL scheme.

It would be fantastic if there were something like:

anki://x-callback-url/study?deck=NAMEOFDECK

—or an equivalent option through Shortcuts—so we could automatically open a particular deck at a set time (for example, to make sure our daily deck opens every morning).

I think this would make it much easier to build consistent study habits, especially for those of us who like to automate our workflow on iOS.

Thank you for considering this! I really appreciate your continued work and support for the community.

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I’ve added this to the todo list to look into.

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This’ll be in the next beta if you want to try it.

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