docs-v2/content/v2.0/visualize-data/templates/create-template.md

title	seotitle	description	v2.0/tags	menu	weight
Create a template	Create an InfluxDB template	Create an InfluxDB template in the InfluxDB user interface (UI).	templates	v2_0 name parent Create a template Manage templates	201

Import a template

1. Click the Settings icon in the left navigation.

   {{< nav-icon "settings" >}}

2. Select the Templates tab.

3. Click Import Template in the upper right.

4. In the window that appears:

• Select Upload File to drag-and-drop or select a file.
• Select Paste JSON to paste in JSON.

5. Click Import JSON as Template.

Create a template from an existing dashboard

1. Click the Dashboards icon in the navigation bar.

   {{< nav-icon "dashboards" >}}

2. Click the settings icon ({{< icon "gear" >}}) next to a dashboard in the list, then click Export. The dashboard JSON appears in a new window.

3. Click Save as template.

Clone a template

1. Click the Settings icon in the left navigation.

   {{< nav-icon "settings" >}}

2. Select the Templates tab.

3. Hover over the template you want to clone, then click {{< icon "clone" >}}.

4. Click Clone to confirm. The cloned template appears in your list.