# Create Meal Plan Template Use the `createMealPlanTemplate` mutation to create a meal plan template depending on your custom dietary requirements. {% hint style="info" %} It is required to use only the `Authorization: Token ` to execute this query. {% endhint %} ### Meal Plan templates types There are 3 options to create a meal plan template: * [`customOptions`](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/mutations/meal-plan/create-meal-plan-template/custom-options): Send the parameters in the same way as if the `customMealPlan` sends. The meal plan generated is saved in this template. * [`fromDays`](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/mutations/meal-plan/create-meal-plan-template/from-days): Copy an existing meal plan which has a user assigned. Send a `profileId` and user's meal plan days required to be copied and saved in the template. * [`fromScratch`](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/mutations/meal-plan/create-meal-plan-template/from-scratch): Send a complete meal plan and define the number of days of it. All the parameters such as **days**, **recipes**, etc., have to be introduced manually. All this information is later saved as a template. ### How a meal plan template works: * Create a meal plan template according to your requirements. You can choose any of the 3 types o meal templates mentioned above. * [List all available meal plan templates](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/search/meal-plan-template-search) to get its id to either assign it to a user or generate a meal plan based on its id. * [Assign](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/mutations/assign-a-meal-plan-template-to-a-user#required-arguments) a meal plan template to a user. * [Generate a meal plan](https://docs.suggestic.com/graphql/query/mutations/meal-plan/generate-meal-plan#generate-a-meal-plan-based-on-a-meal-plan-template) based on a meal plan template created. ### Available arguments

Argument Name	Type	Is Required?	Description
Argument Name	Type	Is required?	Description
`coach`	Id	no	Unique Id of the Coach. Use this if the third party has access to the Coaching Portal
`customOption`	MPTCustomOptionsInput	no	Object that sends the parameters as if it were using the customMealPlan
`description`	String	yes	Introduce the description of the meal plan template. It can be an empty string.
`fromDays`	MPTFromDaysInput	no	Object that includes all the required fields to copy an existing meal plan.
`fromScratch`	MPTFromScratchInput	no	Object that includes all the fields to create a meal plan from scratch.
`isPublic`	Boolean	no	True if a coach wants to make the template visible to other coaches. Use this field if the third party has access to the coaching portal
`name`	String	yes	Name of the meal plan template. It can be an empty string.

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