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* Add link from using blueprint to creating blueprint * Update source/_docs/automation/using_blueprints.markdown Co-authored-by: Klaas Schoute <klaas_schoute@hotmail.com> Co-authored-by: Klaas Schoute <klaas_schoute@hotmail.com>
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title: "Using Automation Blueprints"
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description: "How to create automations based off blueprints."
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---
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Automation blueprints are pre-made automations that you can easily add to your Home Assistant instance. Each blueprint can be added as many times as you want.
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Quick links:
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- [Blueprints in the Home Assistant forums][blueprint-forums]
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## Blueprint Automations
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Automations based on a blueprint only need to be configured to be used. What needs to be configured differs on each blueprint.
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To create your first automation based on a blueprint, go to **{% my config %}** and then **{% my blueprints %}**. Find the blueprint that you want to use and click on "Create Automation".
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This will open the automation editor with the blueprint selected. Give it a name and configure the blueprint and click on the blue button "Save Automation" in the bottom right.
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Done! If you want to revisit the configuration values, you can find it by going to **{% my config %}** and then **{% my automations %}**.
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## Importing blueprints
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Home Assistant can import blueprints from the Home Assistant forums, GitHub and GitHub gists.
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To do this, first [find a blueprint you want to import][blueprint-forums]. If you just want to practice importing, you can use this URL:
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```text
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https://github.com/home-assistant/core/blob/dev/homeassistant/components/automation/blueprints/motion_light.yaml
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```
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Go to **{% my config %}** and then **{% my blueprints %}**. Click on the blue "{% my blueprint_import blueprint="https://github.com/home-assistant/core/blob/master/homeassistant/components/automation/blueprints/motion_light.yaml" %} button in the bottom right.
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A new dialog will pop-up asking you for the URL. Enter the URL and click on "preview blueprint".
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This will load the blueprint and show a preview in the import dialog. You can change the name and finish the import.
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The blueprint can now be used for creating automations.
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## Finding new blueprints
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The Home Assistant Community forums have a specific tag for blueprints. This tag is used to collect all blueprints.
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[Visit the Home Assistant forums][blueprint-forums]
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[blueprint-forums]: /get-blueprints
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## Creating new blueprints
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Using blueprints is nice and easy, but what if you could create that one missing
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blueprint that our community definitely needs?
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Learn more about blueprint by [reading our tutorial on creating a blueprint](/docs/blueprint/tutorial/).
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## Troubleshooting missing automations
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When you're creating automations using blueprints and they don't appear in the UI, make sure that you add back `automation: !include automations.yaml` from the default configuration to your `configuration.yaml`.
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