Experiment templates capture the configuration of an [experiment](/docs/feature-experiment/workflow/create). Templates include features like goals, deployments, and audience targeting that you can reuse for future experiments. Templates help when you:

- Run similar experiments across different features or time periods.
- Enforce consistent experiment standards across your team.
- Launch new experiments quickly with proven configurations.
- Test variations of the same feature with different audiences.

## Permissions

To create, edit, or delete experiment templates, you need the Manage Experiments permission. For more information, refer to [User roles and permissions](/docs/admin/account-management/user-roles-permissions).

### Template limitations

* Templates are only available on Feature Experiments.
* Templates are project-specific.
* You can't apply templates to pre-existing experiments.
* You can't convert a template back into an active experiment.
* Template changes don't sync to experiments created from that template.

## Creating templates

### Create a template from an experiment

To create a template from an existing feature experiment:

1. Navigate to the experiment you want to save as a template.
2. Click **More options** (three dots) and select **Use as a template**.
3. Enter a template name and optional description.
4. Select which components to include in the template:
   - [Deployment rules](/docs/feature-experiment/workflow/configure-delivery).
   - [Goals and metrics](/docs/feature-experiment/workflow/define-goals).
   - User targeting rules.
   - Evaluation mode and [bucketing](/docs/feature-experiment/workflow/create#bucketing-unit) settings.
5. Click **Use as a template**.

The template appears in the Templates library.

### Create a template from the Templates library

1. Navigate to *Experiments > Templates*.
2. Click **Create Template**.
3. Enter a name for the template.
4. Select the project where you want to apply the template. Templates apply to a single project.
5. Optionally, enter a description of the template.
6. Click **Create**.

## Create an experiment from a template

To use a template when creating a new experiment:

1. From the Experiments page, click **Create Experiment > Feature Experiment**. For more information, go to [Create a new experiment](/docs/feature-experiment/workflow/create).
2. Enter information about your experiment.
3. In the Apply a template section, select a template from the drop-down menu.
4. Click **Create**.
5. Make any adjustments to the experiment.
6. When ready, click **Start Experiment**.

The new experiment inherits the template configuration but operates independently. Changes to the template don't affect experiments created from it.

## Manage experiment templates

### View all templates

Navigate to *Experiment > Templates* to view your organization's template library. The Templates page shows:

- Template name and description.
- Number of experiments created from this template.
- Last modified date.
- Goals.
- Evaluation mode.
- Number of segments in the template.
- Bucketing unit.

### Edit a template

1. Navigate to *Experiment > Templates*.
2. Click the name of the template you want to edit.
3. Modify the configuration as needed.
4. Click **Save**.

Changes to a template only affect future experiments created from it. Amplitude doesn't update existing experiments created from the template.

### Archive a template

1. Navigate to *Experiment > Templates*.
2. Open the template you want to archive.
3. Click the **three-dot** menu icon and then click **Archive**.
4. Confirm the archive.

Archiving a template doesn't affect any experiments created from the template.

## What templates include

Templates can include the following experiment configurations:

### Experiment settings

- Evaluation mode ([local](/docs/feature-experiment/local-evaluation) or [remote](/docs/feature-experiment/remote-evaluation)).
- [Bucketing unit](/docs/feature-experiment/workflow/create#bucketing-unit) (user or group).

### Goals and metrics

For more information about defining experiment goals, go to [Define your experiment's goals](/docs/feature-experiment/workflow/define-goals).

- Primary and secondary metrics.
- Success and guardrail metrics.
- [Minimum detectable effects](/docs/feature-experiment/workflow/finalize-statistical-preferences#minimum-detectable-effect).

### Audience targeting

For more information about audience targeting, refer to [Define your experiment's audience](/docs/feature-experiment/workflow/define-audience).

- Segment definitions.
- Property-based targeting rules.
- Geographic or demographic filters.
- User ID targeting.

## Best practices

- Name templates descriptively. Use names that clearly indicate the template's purpose, like "Product Page Conversion Test" or "Mobile Onboarding Experiment."
- Add detailed descriptions. Include guidance on when to use the template and any special considerations.
- Review templates regularly. Archive or update templates that are outdated or no longer align with your experimentation standards.
- Start with successful experiments. Create templates from experiments with proven configurations and [clear learnings](/docs/feature-experiment/workflow/experiment-learnings).
- Document template variations. If you create multiple similar templates, document the differences between them.