Shortcuts: Get DEVONthink item with UUID failing

DEVONthink Automation
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I have a shortcut that I have used for some time that suddenly failed on my iPhone today. The shortcut itself is long, but it fails right up front when I try to get an item using a UUID. The specific error is: No item found for provided UUID or item link.

So I opened DTTG, checked the UUID and it is (still) correct.
Next I created a MD link to that item and I can successfully open that MD link on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Next I created a one line shortcut:

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It fails in the same way on my iPhone.

Next I went to my iPad mini expecting the same problem, but to my surprise everything worked fine there.

So, I went back to the iPhone and restarted it but I still have the same errors.

So, to summarize:

  1. I had a working shortcut that stopped working today;

  2. I created a one line shortcut, to encapsulate the error, that fails on my iPhone but works on my iPad mini (both running 16.5);

  3. the corresponding MD link Receipt, Mariela <link is: x-devonthink-item://A6BD43DB-BA0B-4D5B-9A55-FAE76B15E80D> works on all platforms.

Can anyone suggest a reason why a shortcut could fail to get an item with a good UUID on one device, but not another.

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Does the item-linked item actually exist on the problematic device? I’m seeing no issue here.

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Yes it does Jim.

That’s what I was trying to indicate when I said that the MD link works on all my platforms indicating that the document is present in all cases.

Just to be clear - I normally run this shortcut from my iPhone and ran it last week with no issues. Something has changed but I haven’t made any changes to this shortcut, or the database, that I am aware of to cause this changed behavior.

And then it runs ok on my iPad?! … go figure.

4

What OS and version of DEVONthink To Go?

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iOS and iPadOS both 16.5

but DTTG versions are different on iOS/iPadOS:

  • iOS → DTTG 3.7 (17332)
  • iPadOS → DTTG 3.6.5 (17316)
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What is the original item you’re linking to?

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The original item was a pdf that has been in my database for a long time.

I copied a link in DTTG (info, copy link) on my iPhone today and used that UUID instead in the one line get item shortcut. That item is a .jpg image and I get the same result: the shortcut fails to find the item on my iPhone and works on my iPad mini.

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And does this persist after rebooting the device(s)?

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When I first noticed the problem, I did restart my iPhone but it didn’t help.

I just restarted it one more time and my one liners still can’t find the PDF or jpg documents given their UUIDs.

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I’m seeing no issue here. On DEVONthink To Go’s databases screen, select ? > Contact Us to start a support ticket.