---
title: "TemplateInput"
description: "an extraction template to write, preview, arm or retire"
section: concepts
address: /concepts/templateinput
contract: 0476e35e6e275db5
---

# TemplateInput

an extraction template to write, preview, arm or retire

[figure: TemplateInput is a value at none scope. The drawing shows its fields and the objects that they point at.]

| property | value |
|---|---|
| kind | value |
| scope | none |
| key | none |
| store | none |
| family | harness |



## Fields


| field | type | required | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `template` | [ExtractionTemplate](/concepts/extractiontemplate) | yes |  |
| `flow` | `one of write \| preview \| arm \| disarm \| retire` | yes |  |



## Routes that use it
- [`/v1/act/scrape_template`](/reference/act/scrape_template) takes it as input