> Portal Navigation: > > - Append `.md` to any URL under `https://dev.wix.com/docs/` to get its markdown version. > - Pages are either content pages (article or reference text) or menu pages (a list of links to child pages). > - To get a menu page, truncate any URL to a parent path and append `.md` (e.g. `https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk.md`, `https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/core-modules.md`). > - Top-level index of all portals: https://dev.wix.com/docs/llms.txt > - Full concatenated docs: https://dev.wix.com/docs/llms-full.txt # CopySiteAsTemplate # Package: studioWorkspace # Namespace: Templates # Method link: https://dev.wix.com/docs/api-reference/account-level/studio-workspace/template-v1/copy-site-as-template.md ## Permission Scopes: SCOPE.STUDIO.MANAGE-CUSTOM-TEMPLATES: SCOPE.STUDIO.MANAGE-CUSTOM-TEMPLATES ## Introduction Creates a template by duplicating an existing site. Duplicates the site specified in `siteMetaSiteIdToCopy`, then turns the duplicate into a template. The original site is left unchanged. --- ## REST API ### Schema ``` Method: copySiteAsTemplate Description: Creates a template by duplicating an existing site. Duplicates the site specified in `siteMetaSiteIdToCopy`, then turns the duplicate into a template. The original site is left unchanged. URL: https://www.wixapis.com/wixstudio/templates/v1/templates/copy-site Method: POST # Note: If the parameter `a.b` is listed under required parameters, `b` is only required if `a` is also present. Required parameters: templateName, siteMetaSiteIdToCopy Method parameters: param name: siteMetaSiteIdToCopy | type: siteMetaSiteIdToCopy | description: GUID of the site to duplicate and create the template from. | required: true | validation: format GUID param name: templateName | type: templateName | description: Name of the template to create. | required: true | validation: minLength 4, maxLength 20 param name: templateType | type: TemplateType - enum: UNKNOWN - Unknown template type. STUDIO - Standard template created from a site. PUBLIC - Published template that other Wix accounts can clone. Return type: CopySiteAsTemplateResponse - name: template | type: Template | description: Created template. - name: id | type: string | description: Template GUID. | validation: format GUID - name: name | type: string | description: Template name. | validation: minLength 4, maxLength 20 - name: sites | type: Sites | description: Sites created from this template within the current account. - name: metaSiteIds | type: array | description: IDs of the sites created from this template within the current account. | validation: maxItems 1000, format GUID - name: count | type: integer | description: Number of sites created from this template within the current account. | validation: format int32 - name: createdBy | type: string | description: GUID of the user who created the template. | validation: format GUID - name: lastEditedBy | type: string | description: GUID of the user who last edited the template's site. | validation: format GUID - name: lastEditedDate | type: string | description: Date and time the template's site was last edited. | validation: format date-time - name: revision | type: string | description: Revision number, which increments by 1 each time the template is updated. To prevent conflicting changes, the current revision must be passed when updating the template. Ignored when creating a template. | validation: format int64 - name: createdDate | type: string | description: Date and time the template was created. | validation: format date-time - name: updatedDate | type: string | description: Date and time the template was updated. | validation: format date-time - name: templateType | type: TemplateType | description: Type of the template. - enum: - UNKNOWN: Unknown template type. - STUDIO: Standard template created from a site. - PUBLIC: Published template that other Wix accounts can clone. - name: hidden | type: boolean | description: Whether the template is hidden from template galleries and pickers. A hidden template still exists and can be used to create sites, but doesn't appear in template lists. Default: `false`. - name: platform | type: Platform | description: Platform the template's site was built on. Derived automatically from the site. - enum: - STUDIO: Site built with Wix Studio. - WIX: Site built with the Wix Editor. ``` ### Examples ### Copy Site As Template Duplicates an existing site and turns the duplicate into a new template. The original site is left unchanged. ```curl curl -X POST \ 'https://www.wixapis.com/wixstudio/templates/v1/templates/copy-site' \ -H 'Authorization: ' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data-binary '{ "templateName": "Portfolio Starter", "siteMetaSiteIdToCopy": "b2c4e8f1-3a5d-47b9-8e2c-1f9a6d3b7c45", "templateType": "STUDIO" }' ``` --- ## JavaScript SDK ### Schema ``` Method: wixClientAdmin.templates.wixTemplatesBackend.copySiteAsTemplate(templateName, options) Description: Creates a template by duplicating an existing site. Duplicates the site specified in `siteMetaSiteIdToCopy`, then turns the duplicate into a template. The original site is left unchanged. # Note: If the parameter `a.b` is listed under required parameters, `b` is only required if `a` is also present. Required parameters: templateName, options.siteMetaSiteIdToCopy, options Method parameters: param name: options | type: CopySiteAsTemplateOptions none | required: true - name: siteMetaSiteIdToCopy | type: string | description: GUID of the site to duplicate and create the template from. | required: true | validation: format GUID - name: templateType | type: TemplateType | description: Type of the template to create. - enum: - UNKNOWN: Unknown template type. - STUDIO: Standard template created from a site. - PUBLIC: Published template that other Wix accounts can clone. param name: templateName | type: string | description: Name of the template to create. | required: true | validation: minLength 4, maxLength 20 Return type: PROMISE - name: template | type: Template | description: Created template. - name: _id | type: string | description: Template GUID. | validation: format GUID - name: name | type: string | description: Template name. | validation: minLength 4, maxLength 20 - name: sites | type: Sites | description: Sites created from this template within the current account. - name: metaSiteIds | type: array | description: IDs of the sites created from this template within the current account. | validation: maxItems 1000, format GUID - name: count | type: integer | description: Number of sites created from this template within the current account. | validation: format int32 - name: createdBy | type: string | description: GUID of the user who created the template. | validation: format GUID - name: lastEditedBy | type: string | description: GUID of the user who last edited the template's site. | validation: format GUID - name: lastEditedDate | type: Date | description: Date and time the template's site was last edited. - name: revision | type: string | description: Revision number, which increments by 1 each time the template is updated. To prevent conflicting changes, the current revision must be passed when updating the template. Ignored when creating a template. | validation: format int64 - name: _createdDate | type: Date | description: Date and time the template was created. - name: _updatedDate | type: Date | description: Date and time the template was updated. - name: templateType | type: TemplateType | description: Type of the template. - enum: - UNKNOWN: Unknown template type. - STUDIO: Standard template created from a site. - PUBLIC: Published template that other Wix accounts can clone. - name: hidden | type: boolean | description: Whether the template is hidden from template galleries and pickers. A hidden template still exists and can be used to create sites, but doesn't appear in template lists. Default: `false`. - name: platform | type: Platform | description: Platform the template's site was built on. Derived automatically from the site. - enum: - STUDIO: Site built with Wix Studio. - WIX: Site built with the Wix Editor. ``` ### Examples ### Copy site as template // Duplicates an existing site and turns the duplicate into a new template ```javascript import { wixWixstudioTemplatesV1Template } from "@wix/dev"; const templateName = "Portfolio Starter"; const options = { siteMetaSiteIdToCopy: "b2c4e8f1-3a5d-47b9-8e2c-1f9a6d3b7c45", templateType: "STUDIO", }; async function copySiteAsTemplate() { const response = await wixWixstudioTemplatesV1Template.copySiteAsTemplate( templateName, options, ); } /* Promise resolves to: * { * "template": { * "_id": "d7a341c4-196b-46e7-813c-2b0fb1847ec6", * "name": "Portfolio Starter", * "sites": { "metaSiteIds": [], "count": 0 }, * "revision": "1", * "_createdDate": "2026-06-01T09:15:00.000Z", * "_updatedDate": "2026-06-01T09:15:00.000Z", * "templateType": "STUDIO", * "hidden": false, * "platform": "STUDIO" * } * } */ ``` ### copySiteAsTemplate (self-hosted) Self-hosted SDK calls require you to [create a client](https://dev.wix.com/docs/sdk/articles/work-with-the-sdk/about-the-wix-client.md). ```javascript import { createClient } from '@wix/sdk'; import { wixTemplatesBackend } from '@wix/templates'; // Import the auth strategy for the relevant access type // Import the relevant host module if needed const myWixClient = createClient ({ modules: { wixTemplatesBackend }, // Include the auth strategy and host as relevant }); async function copySiteAsTemplate(templateName,options) { const response = await myWixClient.wixTemplatesBackend.copySiteAsTemplate(templateName,options); }; ``` ---