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title: "Import YAML to create a pipeline"
slug: "import-yaml-to-create-a-pipeline"
updated: 2026-08-05T17:45:40Z
published: 2026-08-05T17:45:40Z
canonical: "help.quickbase.com/import-yaml-to-create-a-pipeline"
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# Import YAML to create a pipeline

Follow these steps to import an existing YAML to create a pipeline:

1. Navigate to My Pipelines and select **Import** ![Import option on the My pipelines page](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/image(220).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-16T02%3A52%3A23Z&se=2026-10-16T03%3A52%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=C4P9gOW1acubahnzPn7ui%2B%2FHcDZeoPboHvShlocwGw0%3D)
2. You’ll see the **Import pipeline** dialog box ![The Import pipeline button](https://cdn.document360.io/dd260e4e-10bb-4b66-8fb3-5504c272b904/Images/Documentation/10013163422612.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-16T02%3A52%3A23Z&se=2026-10-16T03%3A52%3A23Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=C4P9gOW1acubahnzPn7ui%2B%2FHcDZeoPboHvShlocwGw0%3D)
3. Do one of the following:
  1. Paste your YAML into the window
  2. Select **Choose a YAML file** and navigate to the location of your .yaml file
4. Select **Import pipeline**
5. Your pipeline populates with the steps in the YAML

Quickbase checks the accounts listed in the YAML against your own connected accounts. Any account you haven’t connected yet appears as a placeholder, and the pipeline imports in a disabled state.

To connect any placeholder accounts and activate your pipeline, see [Connect accounts and activate the pipeline](/v1/docs/transferring-ownership-of-a-pipeline#connect-accounts-and-activate-the-pipeline) in the Transfer ownership of a pipeline help article.