Overview
Workflow nodes can be copied, pasted, and duplicated — letting you reuse fully configured nodes within a workflow or across workflows entirely, without rebuilding from scratch.
In this article, we'll be covering how to copy and paste nodes, duplicate a node in one step, and paste from the Add node panel.
Understand how copy and paste works
Nodes have a three-dot menu that appears on hover. This menu contains: Copy, Duplicate, Paste below (when your clipboard has a copied node), and Delete.
Keyboard shortcuts work alongside the menu:
- Cmd/Ctrl+C — copy the focused node
- Cmd/Ctrl+V — paste below the focused node
Copied nodes stay on your OS clipboard for the duration of your browser session, so you can copy a node in one workflow and paste it into a completely different workflow — even in a different tab.
Browser clipboard permission: The first time you paste using Cmd/Ctrl+V, your browser will prompt you to allow clipboard access. Accept this prompt for keyboard shortcuts to work. If you skip it, you can still paste using the three-dot menu or the Add node panel instead.
Copy and paste a node
- Hover over the node you want to copy — the three-dot menu appears.
- Click the three-dot menu and select Copy, or click the node and press Cmd+C (Mac) / Ctrl+C (Windows).
- Click the node you want to paste after to select it.
- Press Cmd+V / Ctrl+V, or open the three-dot menu on that node and select Paste below.
Duplicate a node
Use Duplicate when you want an immediate copy without touching the clipboard.
- Hover over the node and open the three-dot menu.
- Select Duplicate — the node is copied and inserted immediately below.
Copy a node to a different workflow
Because the clipboard persists across browser tabs for the duration of your session, you can copy a node from one workflow and paste it into any other workflow.
- In the source workflow, copy the node using the three-dot menu or Cmd/Ctrl+C.
- Navigate to the destination workflow.
- Select the node you want to paste after, then press Cmd/Ctrl+V or select Paste below from the three-dot menu.
When pasting into a different workflow, review any state references (e.g. state.steps['node-slug']), variables, and secrets in the pasted node. If the destination workflow doesn't share the same state shape or variables, the node will error on execution. Similarly, if the node references data that only exists in one environment — such as a custom template or custom field in sandbox but not production — execution will fail after pasting.
Paste from the Add node panel
If you prefer the visual node picker, or want to paste at a specific position in the graph, you can paste from the Add node panel.
- Click the + button in the workflow graph to open the node picker.
- Select Paste from clipboard to insert the copied node at that position.
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