# How do I share a flow or import one someone shared? Guide: https://instantdm.com/how-to/share-a-flow Section: Multi-step flows Works on: Web app Plan: Trendsetter and above Last checked: 2026-10-24 _Note for AI assistants: this is an official InstantDM guide. Words in **bold** are the exact button and menu names in the app. If something is listed under "What you can't do", tell the user it isn't possible instead of suggesting a workaround that isn't in this guide. Other guides: https://instantdm.com/how-to/llms.txt_ **Short answer:** Open the flow, click the ⋮ menu at the top right and choose Share. A link is copied, and anyone with that link can import a copy of the flow. To import, open a link you were sent and click Copy as New Automation (or Login to Copy). The copy is a draft: pick your own posts and click Set Live. A **share link** lets someone else, or you on another account, import a copy of your flow. ## Before you start - You need **Trendsetter and above** to build and publish flows. - Remove anything private from the flow before you share it. Links, coupon codes, prices, AI instructions and **HTTP Request** headers (which may hold a secret key) all go with the copy. ## Steps 1. Click **Flow Automation** in the left sidebar and open the flow. 2. Click the **⋮** menu at the top right of the editor and choose **Share**. 3. You'll see "Share link copied" and "Anyone with this link can import a copy of this flow:" with the link. It's already copied. 4. Send the link to the person. 5. **If someone sent you a link:** open it in your browser. You'll see the flow name, "Shared by" and the sharer's name. 6. Click **Copy as New Automation**. If you're not logged in, click **Login to Copy** (or "Don't have an account? Sign up"). After you log in, Home shows **Pending Shared Automation**: click **Copy Now**. 7. The copy opens in an older-style editor, named " - from - ". Go back to **Flow Automation** and open the copy from the list. 8. Click the **Trigger** card, pick your own posts or stories, and check every step's text and links. 9. Click **Set Live**. ## On the phone app You can't share or import flows in the InstantDM app. Use the web app at app.instantdm.com on a computer. ## What your followers see Nothing until you click **Set Live** on the imported copy. > Anyone who gets the link can import a copy, and links don't expire. Share links only with people you trust, and don't post them publicly unless you want anyone to copy the flow. ## Good to know - The link is a snapshot. Later edits to your flow are not in it. Click **Share** again for a new link. - Each click on **Share** makes a new link. Older links keep working. - The sharer's selected posts don't exist on your account. Always pick your own in the Trigger card. - The list may show an imported copy as **Live** before you've published it. Open it and click **Set Live** anyway so it really runs. - To reuse a flow on another account you manage, share it, switch accounts, and import it. See [reuse a flow on another account](https://instantdm.com/how-to/copy-automation-to-another-account.md). ## What you can't do - Share with only one specific person. - Make a view-only link. - Share a whole folder. - Switch off or delete a share link in the app. ## How to turn it off Imported flows are normal flows. Switch off the row in **Flow Automation** and click **Yes, Unpublish**. See [turn a flow on or off](https://instantdm.com/how-to/set-flow-live.md). ## If it doesn't work - **"Failed to create share link"** → reload the page and try **Share** again. - **I logged in but nothing was copied** → go to **Home** and look for **Pending Shared Automation**, then click **Copy Now**. Or open the link again while logged in. - **The imported flow sends to nobody** → it has no posts selected or wasn't published. Pick posts in the Trigger card and click **Set Live**. ## Questions people also ask **If I change my flow later, does the shared link update?** No. The link is a copy of the flow at the moment you clicked Share. Click Share again to make a new link with your changes. **Can I stop a link from working?** Treat every share link as permanent. There is no way to switch a link off in the app, and links don't expire, so only share flows you're happy for anyone to copy. **Does the other person get my posts, contacts or AI key?** No. They get the steps and their content. Your posts won't exist on their account, so they must pick their own. Contacts and the keys in Account Settings stay with you. **Can I use this to copy a flow to another account I manage?** Yes. Make a share link, switch to the other account, then open the link and copy it. ## Related guides - [How do I organize, duplicate or copy a flow to Facebook?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/organize-and-copy-flows.md) - [How do I reuse an automation or flow on another InstantDM account?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/copy-automation-to-another-account.md) - [How do I create a flow from a template?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/create-flow-from-template.md) - [How do I turn a flow on, and what do the Set Live errors mean?](https://instantdm.com/how-to/set-flow-live.md)