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# How to import recipes from YouTube

| **Quick answer:** On iOS, tap **Share** under a YouTube video → **More…** → **CookBook**, then choose **Save** or **Edit recipe**. CookBook pulls the recipe from the video caption or linked website.

# Import a recipe from YouTube

1. Open the YouTube video that contains the recipe.
2. Tap **Share** (below or beside the video).
3. Tap **More…**.
4. Choose **CookBook** from the list of apps.
    * Don’t see CookBook? Follow these guides to **add it to the share sheet on** [iOS](https://help.cookbookmanager.com/en/article/how-to-add-cookbook-to-your-ios-share-sheet-3ltzbe/) or [Android](https://help.cookbookmanager.com/en/article/how-to-add-cookbook-to-your-android-share-menu-4i5j76/).
2. Select one:
    * **Save to CookBook** – saves instantly without opening the app.
    * **Edit recipe** – opens CookBook so you can adjust tags, notes, etc. before saving.
4. Or tap **Copy…**.
5. Copy the video link, then open the CookBook dashboard.
6. Tap **Paste** in the quick-action row, then tap **Confirm**.
7. Review the preview (title, servings, ingredients).
8. If the scan looks right, tap **Save**; to discard, tap **Delete**.
9. On the edit screen you can add tags, images, nutrition data, and more.
10. Tap **Save** to finish.


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# Tips for better results

* Importing works best when the full recipe is written in the video caption.
* If no caption recipe is found, CookBook follows any linked website and tries to import from there.