# Import Stedi Guides
Source: https://www.stedi.com/docs/edi-platform/guides/import-guides

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title: Import Stedi Guides
sidebarTitle: "Import guides"
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Most users don't need to create custom guides from scratch. Instead, we recommend importing guides from the [Stedi Network](https://www.stedi.com/edi/network) into your Stedi account.

### Import from our Network (Recommended)

To import your partner’s EDI guides:

1. Open the [Stedi Network](https://www.stedi.com/edi/network) in a new tab.
2. Locate the trading partner and guide you want to import. For healthcare transactions, search for `HIPAA` to find all available [X12 HIPAA guides](https://www.stedi.com/edi/network/hipaa).
3. Click the guide to go to its details page.
4. Click **Import guide into your account**.
5. (Optional) Update the guide name. For example, you may want to add the trading partner’s name, such as **Amazon - Purchase Order**. This is helpful when you have multiple trading partners with guides for the same transaction set.
6. Click **Import**.

The guide is available in your Stedi account, and you can attach it to one or more transaction settings.

### Import from another Stedi account

Your trading partners and collaborators can [enable import links](#enable-importing) for private guides that let you quickly add copies of those guides to your account.

<Info>
  **Public Guide import links:** All [Public
  Guides](/edi-platform/guides/public-guides) have import links enabled by
  default, regardless of these settings.
</Info>

To import a guide from another Stedi account:

* Enter the guide's import link into your web browser. The Import page appears.
* Choose a **Name** for the guide and then click **Import**. A private copy of the guide appears in your Stedi account.

## Enable importing

You can enable an import link that allows other users to add a copy of a private guide into their Stedi account. When enabled, anyone with the import link can access your account name, guide name, and guide definition. You can disable import links at any time.

To enable an import link, click the **ellipses (...)** next to a guide and select **Share import link**. Toggle **Enable import link** on.