---
title: "[Create Content Types] Import Prebuilt Content Models"
description: Import prebuilt Content Model templates into a stack, then view and edit their schema.
url: https://www.contentstack.com/docs/developers/create-content-types/import-prebuilt-content-models
product: Contentstack
doc_type: how-to
audience:
  - developers
  - content architects
version: latest
last_updated: 2026-03-25
---

# [Create Content Types] Import Prebuilt Content Models

This page explains how to import prebuilt Content Model templates into a Contentstack stack, including what’s included in the templates and the step-by-step process to import and review the schema. It’s intended for developers or stack administrators who want to quickly set up standardized content structures in a stack.

## Import Prebuilt Content Models

You can import the prebuilt Content Model templates, view and edit their schema, and use them within your stack. The Content Models template includes the [Content Types](/docs/developers/create-content-types/about-content-types/), [Global Fields](/docs/developers/create-content-types/global/), [Labels](/docs/developers/create-content-types/about-labels/), and [Extensions](/docs/developers/experience-extensions-overview/about-experience-extensions/).

To import a prebuilt content model, log in to your [Contentstack account](/login/), and perform the following steps:

- Go to your [stack](/docs/developers/set-up-stack/about-stack) where you want to import the content model, and click the “Content Models” icon on the left navigation panel.
- Click the **+ New Content Type** button and select **Use Prebuilt** from the dropdown.
- From the **Add**** Content Model** modal, hove over the content model you want to import and click the **Import** button.
- In the popup window, authenticate the access by clicking the **Authorize** button.
- Select the** Stack Name **you want to import the content model to and click the** Import Content Model **button.

**Note**: If the Content Model already exists within the stack, you can rename the Content Types, Global Fields, and Labels and import them again by clicking the** Import Content Model **button.

- While importing the Content Model to your stack, you can also view Logs.
- Now, click the **View Content Models** button to navigate to the Content Models section of the stack where you have imported the content model. You can see the imported content type in the Content Model section of your stack.
- Click the content type to view the schema.

**Note**: Alternatively, you can [import the prebuilt Content Models via Marketplace](/docs/developers/marketplace-platform-guides/content-models/how-to-import-content-model) as well.

## Common questions

### What is included in the prebuilt Content Models template?
The Content Models template includes the Content Types, Global Fields, Labels, and Extensions.

### What happens if the Content Model already exists in my stack?
If the Content Model already exists within the stack, you can rename the Content Types, Global Fields, and Labels and import them again by clicking the Import Content Model button.

### Can I import prebuilt Content Models from somewhere else besides the Content Models section?
Yes. Alternatively, you can import the prebuilt Content Models via Marketplace as well.

### Where can I see the imported content type after importing?
Click the View Content Models button to navigate to the Content Models section of the stack where you have imported the content model, then click the content type to view the schema.