Key concepts
Scenarios & connections
Scenario blueprints
6 min
in {{product name}} , you can save {{scenario plural lowercase}} as blueprints and share them with other {{product name}} users within or outside your organization, or reuse them later for your needs a blueprint is a reusable version of a {{scenario singular lowercase}} that includes {{scenario singular}} 's modules module settings mapped values blueprints help to set up automations quickly, without having to start from scratch you can back up your {{scenario plural lowercase}} in case you lose access to or switch to another {{product name}} account export a blueprint to reuse a {{scenario singular lowercase}} later share a blueprint with other users, who can then import it and run the {{scenario singular lowercase}} as is or adapt it to their specific needs while blueprints include {{scenario singular lowercase}} 's modules, settings, and mapped values, users still need to create connections for their accounts after importing the blueprint how to export and import blueprints you can export a blueprint of the {{scenario singular lowercase}} as a json file and import a blueprint in the same format export a blueprint to export a blueprint click {{scenario plural}} in the left sidebar choose an existing {{scenario singular lowercase}} , or click + create a new scenario , if you need to create the {{scenario singular lowercase}} first if it's a new {{scenario singular lowercase}} , add modules and configure the module settings if it's an existing scenario, check that all of them are set up correctly on the scenario builder toolbar, click the three dots > export blueprint once exported, the blueprint downloads to your device as a json file the file is typically named after your {{scenario singular lowercase}} for example if your {{scenario singular lowercase}} 's name is "new prospect notification", the file will be called new prospect notifcation blueprint json if the {{scenario singular lowercase}} has a default "new scenario" name, make names the file after the modules in the {{scenario singular lowercase}} , e g , integration google forms, google sheets blueprint json you can now share this file with other make users or keep it for your own future use import a blueprint we recommend creating a new {{scenario singular lowercase}} and importing the blueprint there if you import a blueprint while editing another {{scenario singular lowercase}} that hasn't been saved, all the changes in that {{scenario singular lowercase}} will be lost to import a blueprint on the {{scenario singular}} builder toolbar, click the three dots > import blueprint click choose file, select the blueprint file in json format, and click save the imported {{scenario singular lowercase}} appears in the {{scenario singular}} builder you can now configure your own account connections, make any necessary edits to the {{scenario singular lowercase}} , schedule it, and click the save icon check out the make academy blueprints course to walk through a use case and see how blueprints work in action