# UpdateTemplate
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Use the `UpdateTemplate` operation to update a template from an existing Quick Sight analysis or another template.

Following is an example AWS CLI command for this operation.

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

```
aws quicksight update-template
    --aws-account-id 555555555555
    --template-id TEMPLATEID
    --source-entity SOURCEENTITY
```

You can also make this command using a CLI skeleton file with the following command. For more information about CLI skeleton files, see [Use CLI skeleton files](cli-skeletons.md).

```
aws quicksight update-template
    --cli-input-json file://updatetemplate.json
```

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For more information about the `UpdateTemplate` operation, see [UpdateTemplate](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/quicksight/latest/APIReference/API_UpdateTemplate.html) in the *Quick Sight API Reference*.