# Birthday Helper | Shortcuts Library

> Remember about all the birthday messages!

## What this shortcut does

Run this Shortcut everyday to make sure you don’t forget to send any birthday messages!
Features
Automatically finds all contacts that have their birthdays today
Custom templates including smart values (more below)
Prompts to send an iMessage or a Text
Reminds you if you’ve already used the Shortcut this day, helping you avoid double messages!
Supports both iMessage and WhatsApp!
Email Fallback available when your contact doesn’t include a phone number
Smart Values
This feature helps your templates to be more personal
$age — gets replaced by the age (eg. 22)
$name — gets replaced by the First Name of your contact
Notes
This Shortcut uses UpdateKit (2.0) — A Shortcut for keeping shortcuts like these updated!
Enabling WhatsApp gives you the choice between sending with iMessage and WhatsApp
every time
you want to send a message :)

## Compatibility

iPhone, iPad

## Required apps



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