SiriKit Intents Definition Category?

I have a transit app and I'd like to add a Siri Shortcut to get arrival times. I think it's useful since Siri will suggest certain bus stops at the right time so I'd like to get this right.


In the intents file, I see a category but I cannot find documentation for each one. I currently can't decide if its under the "Information" section but there are two that I can use: "View" and "Open".


I'd like to have Siri respond vocally with the next bus arriving at the particular bus stop but also show it with a SiriKit UI Extension. I also see a "Get" category under the "Download" section.


What's the difference between "View" and "Open"? I can't seem to tell the difference.

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The categories reflect the verb used in parts of the interaction, such as button titles in the long look notification UI, as well as the phrasing used by Siri to attribute your custom response to your app. Information is a good choice for your scenario.