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title: About Flow templates
description: >-
  Create workflow templates so merchants can automate processes using your
  custom triggers and actions.
source_url:
  html: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/flow/templates'
  md: 'https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/flow/templates.md'
---

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* [How templates work](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/flow/templates.md#how-templates-work)
* [Next steps](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/flow/templates.md#next-steps)

# About Flow templates

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## How templates work

A template in Shopify Flow is an example workflow that can be copied into a merchant's shop. Templates help merchants automate a specific use case with minimal or no additional configuration. Flow's template library offers hundreds of templates with features to filter, browse, and search. You can [create a template](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/flow/templates/create-a-template) for Shopify Flow that showcases your custom triggers and actions and help merchants do more.

![Flow template library](https://shopify.dev/assets/assets/images/apps/flow/flow-template-library-BTgZ_e9P.png)

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## Next steps

* Follow our step by step guide on [creating a Flow template](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/flow/templates/create-a-template).
* Learn more about how localize your template, the approval process, and more in the [reference resource](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/flow/templates/reference#approval-process)

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* [How templates work](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/flow/templates.md#how-templates-work)
* [Next steps](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/flow/templates.md#next-steps)