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 the imported blueprint must be below 2 mb in size if the blueprint exceeds the scenario size limit, you'll be unable to save the scenario and will see an error message check out the make academy blueprints course to walk through a use case and see how blueprints work in action