# Blueprint

> An automation, script, or template entity with blanks to fill in, so others can reuse it, like a motion light that only needs the motion sensor and the lamp.

Source: https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/blueprint/

- In code: `blueprint`, `!input`
- Also: blueprints

The blanks are inputs, and each input can have a [selector](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/selector/), so the UI can show the right control for it.

Users import blueprints from a link, like a forum topic or a file on GitHub, not from the [Marketplace](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/marketplace/). To write and share one, see [blueprints](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/marketplace/guides/blueprints/) in the Marketplace area.

## Related terms

- [Automation](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/automation/): A rule that performs actions when a trigger happens and its conditions are met, like turning on the lights at sunset when someone is home.
- [Script](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/script/): A named sequence of actions that can run from an automation, a dashboard, or by voice.
- [Selector](https://contributors.home-assistant.io/glossary/selector/): Describes what kind of value a field takes, like an entity, a number, or a time, so the UI shows the right control for it.