> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://webscraping.titannet.io/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Use templates and preview runs

> Templates provide reusable starting points for extraction, monitoring, and modular Titan workflows.

They help standardize task creation while still allowing users to create their own task definitions and execution history.

## What templates are for

Templates are useful when:

* Many users follow the same scraping pattern
* The platform wants curated starting points
* Teams want consistency without forcing every task to be hand-built from scratch

Templates belong to the platform's catalog. Tasks belong to the user workflow built from that catalog.

## Preview runs

Preview runs let users test a template-oriented workflow without fully committing to a long-lived task definition first.

At a high level, preview runs are designed to answer:

* Will this scraping pattern work for my target input?
* Does the output schema fit what I need?
* Is the result quality acceptable before I create a recurring task?

## Why preview runs matter

Preview runs reduce friction in template adoption. They allow the platform to offer reusable entry points while giving users a controlled way to validate fit before building a persistent workflow around them.

## Recommended user flow

The template-oriented flow looks like this:

1. Browse the template catalog
2. Select a template that matches the use case
3. Run a preview
4. Convert that workflow into a task when the result is acceptable

## Platform-level distinction

Templates are a discovery and standardization surface.

Tasks remain the control-plane object for:

* Repeated execution
* Scheduling
* Result history
* Operational ownership

## Next steps

* [Create and manage tasks](/docs/use-the-platform/create-and-manage-tasks)
* [What can you build?](/docs/get-started/what-can-you-build)
* [Use the Task Service API](/docs/use-the-platform/use-the-task-service-api)