Integrations

iOS Shortcuts

Record an expense in Flow automatically every time you tap to pay with Apple Pay — no typing, no opening the app.

What you're building

Apple's Shortcuts app on iOS can react to system events. One of those events is "I just paid with a card in my Wallet". You'll wire that trigger to Flow's Record an Expense action, pre-filled with the transaction amount Apple Pay just charged. The result: every Apple Pay purchase becomes an automatic Flow expense.

Step 1 — Create the automation

Open the Shortcuts app and tap the Automation tab at the bottom. Tap the + button to start a new automation.

Step 2 — Choose the Wallet trigger

From the list of triggers, pick Wallet. This fires whenever a card transaction goes through Apple Pay.

On the next screen you can add or remove specific cards (e.g. only your personal card, not the business one) and filter by merchant categories. Leave both at their defaults if you want every Apple Pay charge to be logged.

Step 3 — Run immediately (recommended)

Scroll down on the trigger setup and choose Run Immediately. Without this, you'd have to tap a notification to confirm each automation run, defeating the point. Optionally toggle Notify When Run if you want a small heads-up that Flow logged the expense.

Tap Next, then choose Create New Shortcut.

Step 4 — Add Flow's "Record an Expense" action

In the new shortcut, search for Flow in the action picker. Pick the Record an Expense action.

Step 5 — Wire up the amount

Tap the Amount field on the action. Pick Shortcut Input as the source — this is the data the Wallet trigger passes in. From the field picker that follows, select Amount so Flow receives just the number, not the whole transaction blob.

Step 6 — Pick a destination account (optional)

Tap the Account field and type the account name. The match is exact — typos fall through. If you leave it empty or it doesn't match, the expense lands in your default account, which is usually what you want for a "card I always pay with" automation.

Step 7 — Save

Tap Next, review the automation summary, and tap Done. From this point, every Apple Pay charge that matches your trigger filters will quietly create a matching expense in Flow.